Slightly urgent fruit tree planting questions about frost

[Mark Lottie]

Hi

Sorry to make a seperate thread so quickly but I need some urgent advice and wanted to catch the attention of those who may have not clicked on the other thread


I've got a load of trees to plant (23 apple, 2 pear, 1 cherry) mainly along a cordon frame

Over night there was a light frost but no rain. Right now we are due sunshine for rest of day and not much wind. The ground at the cordon is damp and the ground is clay based and hasn't been dug in years. When you stick a spade in, it goes in fine and you turn up soil that while damp, crumbles a bit; so not waterlogged.

I want to know if I should plant today or heel them in on a nearby strip that is more loamy and with better drainage and wait until there's a few frost free days and no rain.

Or would you go ahead and plant today or tomorrow? ( no frost or rain forecast in next 24 hours)

Thanks!