Bare-root trees need to be planted quickly to keep their exposed roots from drying out. Here's the best time to plant so ...

Bare-root deciduous fruit trees are now arriving in nurseries and home improvement centers. In order to squeeze these trees ...

I received some bare root trees and shrubs as a gift and would like to know how to plant and care for them. — Jerry Rosen, Skokie That sounds like a great gift, just ahead of the growing season. Bare ...

When I was a less experienced gardener, I was intimidated by bare-root fruit trees. Piles of sticks bedded down in sawdust would show up in the nurseries at the new year, and I would watch serious and ...

A bare‑root tree is sold without soil around its roots. It’s dormant, lightweight and easier to handle, which helps roots ...

JOHN AND KAYLEE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, CAITLIN. ARBOR DAY IS HERE AND IT’S A DAY TO FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND GROWING TREES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. YEAH, TODAY, 27 TREES WILL BE PLANTED ACROSS GRETNA TO ...

I got a look of disbelief when I told a friend I had planted a tree that had been shipped from a nursery 2,000 miles away. As I went on to explain that the tree had been sent bare-root, I could see ...