fruit tree planting

[astraman1]

ive just bought some fruit trees from asda 3 apples and a pear got them in at £5 per tree

reading the instructions it says not to plant when wet or frost

at the minute its raining and later in the week its going to be cold there bare root in plastic bags

what do it do should i plant them considering the above or should i wait how long will they be ok for

[Guest]

not to plant when wet, but you will have to water them in that doesn't make sense. As long as you are not due to get severe weather conditions where you are I would plant them

[astraman1]

thanks i thought that too were due abit of rain and temp of 10 lowest so think i will get them in tomorrow one less thing to worry about then

[boundtothesoil]

I'd get them in now, provided your ground isn't entirely waterlogged for days and/or frozen. The roots might even make a bit of growth before winter sets in for real.

[FB.]

Do the trees have leaves on?
Are the trees potted or bare root?

[chrisdb]

He said they were bareroot. If they're from a supermarket, probably they have been allowed to dry out and have been kept in warm conditions like that. At the very least they probably need to be moistened a bit, but I'd think the best thing is probably to just plant them.

Remember to stake them since they will probably need it.

[FB.]

He said they were bareroot.

Yes, sorry. I missed that.

If they're from a supermarket, probably they have been allowed to dry out and have been kept in warm conditions like that. At the very least they probably need to be moistened a bit, but I'd think the best thing is probably to just plant them.
Remember to stake them since they will probably need it.

It's very peculiar to be selling bare-root trees at this time of year - my fruit trees are in full leaf and no way could they be dug up, bare-rooted at the moment.
I hope the trees from Asda are not leftovers from last winter because at worst they may be dead and at best they are still waiting for spring to arrive and will be very confused to go from winter to autumn and back to winter again without seeing a summer!

I'd check whether they're actually alive. Some pictures would be helpful, including some fairly close-up shots of the bark and twigs.

[Guest]

Yes, sorry. I missed that.



It's very peculiar to be selling bare-root trees at this time of year.

October usually seems to be the start of bare root season to me. My local aldi has bare root fruit bushes, rose bushes and fruit trees in. Last year I bought 12 bare root roses in October and they are all doing well. All my fruit trees are bareroot supermarket specials from over the years again not one failure. I have in the past had a couple of cheapy roses fail from range but I wrote a letter and I got store credit. And yes I am a cheapskate no £35+ specimen plants for me!

[Paulieb]

October usually seems to be the start of bare root season to me. My local aldi has bare root fruit bushes, rose bushes and fruit trees in. Last year I bought 12 bare root roses in October and they are all doing well. All my fruit trees are bareroot supermarket specials from over the years again not one failure. I have in the past had a couple of cheapy roses fail from range but I wrote a letter and I got store credit. And yes I am a cheapskate no £35+ specimen plants for me!

Bareroot season is usually Nov-Mar, but really depends on the plants being dormant, which is governed by the weather, and with the pretty decent weather up to now, in general I'd say its perhaps a bit early for buying bareroot 'anything'.

Having said that, if you've got space for trees and they're available then go for it. However, in my opinion with something like a fruit tree I'd rather spend an extra fiver to get the quality for something that will last 20+ years.

[Alison]

Having said that, if you've got space for trees and they're available then go for it. However, in my opinion with something like a fruit tree I'd rather spend an extra fiver to get the quality for something that will last 20+ years.

Also have noticed some very dodgy labelling on supermarket trees, I can spot when they're saying a pear us an apple but not between different varieties of the same type so personally I like confidence of type, especially when I spend a lot if time choosing varieties which should do well in my soil / conditions.

[chrisdb]

I have a friend who has what he calls an 'Aldi Cox'. He's pretty sure it's not a real Cox, but isn't sure which Cox lookalike it actually is.

[Philplot]

Bought a cheap Plum tree from a Poundstretcher store.
After growing for a year or two I was wondering where the fruits were.
Funny how the tree spontaneously turned into a Birch tree.

Not funny when I noticed, but very amusing looking back.

[Guest]

OK, ok I have an aldi pink bush rose which is actually a purple climber. However the one time I decide to treat myself and spend sensible money at a nursery to get a greengage I wait three years for it to fruit to find it is a plum

[astraman1]

hi sorry not been on been abit busy with life

i decided to plant them upon opening them they were not bare root like i thought they had some compost round the roots and plastic wrapped and bagged

the trees did not have any leafs but it has got buds on

all trees are staked aswell and watered in will prob water them again tomorrow

they have two choices now so we will see what they do thanks for all the help