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What is the cutoff time for planting trees in garden?
Hi: My gardner seems to have let me down again. I gave him a shopping list in March of trees I wanted for my garden - and he still has not got them. Is it true I have miss the window for planting and that I now have to wait till October? I wanted the following trees: Apple tree - Pink Lady, or something similar as I understand this is grown under licence, i.e. Katy, or Red Discovery. River Birch Tree (Betula nigra). Looking for a tree with a good girth A weeping spruce, e.g. C. Nootkatensis 'pendula' (2 close to each other to act as wind breaks), or the P. Brewerana, or P Omorika. Magnolia Soulangiana Rubra, with a good girth. Weeping Cherry (Large) - 'Kiki-shidare-zakura' looks like a nice tree. Apricot, Farmingdale (ripe July) Pear, Doyenne du Comice, of Concord, again a good girth (ripe November-December) Nectarine, Lord Napier (ripe Early August) Apple blossom tree for the front. Lots of blooms. I could buy them in pots but need to leave them till later to plant. I live on the Isle of Sheppey and its really windy, and they would probably all die - money thrown away? Thanks for your comments on this.
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You've missed it for bare root trees but container grown van be planted if you're willing to give them care through the summer
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi Cat. I'm assuming you were you looking for bare root trees. If so, giving him a list in March would have been a bit late for him to get specific varieties as that's the end of bare root season. If you want to plant potted specimens you can do so any time as long as the ground isn't waterlogged or frozen. Perhaps you get get a few potted ones and the rest in autumn as bare root. I'm familiar with windy sites as I'm in Scotland, but you can give young trees some protection with netting which is made for the purpose and is readily available. Hope that's of some help
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Snap nut!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In the sticks near Peterborough
Bare root will not come in the sizes you want.
agree with nut, but would advise that they are well staked and well watered, and if rabbits and deer about well guarded.
AS AWB notes - a key thing is you must keep them very well watered and yes you can plant potted trees throughout the year