new trees

[samw04]

After getting some fruit trees at lidl last week i'm a bit stuck on where to plant them. i need to move my shed and get rid of path and washing line before i can put them in the garden. we had planned to do this thru summer so would it be ok to put them in large pots this year then plant them next year in there final places? i have read that you can only pot grow if they have always been in pots but i don't know there history.

[veg4681]

For a start, what fruit trees are they ? Not a fruit expert myself but hopefully somebody will come along with the advice. I only grow bramley, victoria plum (that never works) and now a pear that I only got last Dec.

[Nicos]

Hi there!
I bought 2 plum trees from Lidl- (I think there were also apple, cherry and pear when I was in)
They didn't have much of a rootball, and it's important to get them planted whilst they are dormant and before the rootball dries out.
If you've not planned your new orchard yet then I'd soak them in a bucket of water for a few hours and get them into a pot each - planting with the soil level about 4" below where the graft joins the rootstock.
At least then they'll be less disturbed than being moved around the garden.
Ideally of course they'd be better going into the right spot now.

Watch out for them blowing over in all this wind though!

( excellent idea getting rid of the washing line)

[peanut]

I've had lots of fruit trees all in pots for years and all are doing well. Apples, Apricots, Cherries, and Pears. They're all planted in John Innes No3.

[samw04]

thankyou all i will risk potting them up and maybe try not to be such an impulse buyer in future (not) and if they don't live, then next season my garden will be ready. and thanks nicos coz they didn't tell me how deep to plant them again i should read up before i buy.