Fruit trees in ... be a ‘great beginner plant as long as they are not planted in too big of a pot’. Use a container only a few inches larger than the tree’s root ball and keep transplanting ...

Tribune Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden ...

You also need to be aware of the potential size your tree will grow to and whether it's self-fertilising. Self-fertile trees will produce fruit without ... in a container or bare-rooted.

The cool, short days of winter usher in the bare-root planting season. Bare-root plants have been tended in commercial growing fields for several years, then dug and supplied to retailers with their ...

Fruit trees ... container, roots that reach the sides of the container keep growing in a circular pattern, eventually leading to a root-bound condition that can limit growth or kill a plant ...

How is this better than a tree sold in a container? One, bare root plants have more root mass. Their roots have been allowed to grow long and fibrous, whereas container trees typically have been cut ...