I think I made a boo boo. Ordered my first fruit trees and opted to receive them in the fall instead of next spring. Someone told me they wont survive the first winter here...am i doomed?
2006-09-19 12:44:25 · 4 answers · asked by el 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Ps it was an assortment of dwarf: sweet cherry, pie cherry, apple, peach, blueberry bush, and japenese plum...
2006-09-19 12:45:14 · update #1
Japanese, sorry.
2006-09-19 12:46:07 · update #2
I agree with Bruce.
Fall is actually a better time to plant than spring. In the fall you have a cool moist season, followed by a dormant season, then followed by another cool moist season before the heat and stresses of summer.
I would be sure to use a root stimulating fertilizer, containing microbial fungi. Definitely mulch (about 2-4 inches) over the root ball. I might recommend staking the trees if they will be in a windy location. Many fruit trees are also the target of rabbits and mice. They chew on the bark in the early spring to get water. Wrap the trunks with paper trunk wrap.
Don't do your pruning this fall. Wait until the spring, as you will likely have some twig die back.
I also think that you might have some problems with the peach, cherries and plums. Those plants tend to be a little tender in zone 5.
Keep them all watered until Halloween, and maybe as late as thanksgiving if the fall is dry.
I hope that this helps
Good luck-
2006-09-20 04:45:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your trees should be OK. The catalog companies like the one you ordered from send the trees when the planting time is right for your area. They are also already dormant when you receive them. During the dormant stage, the trees roots are still developing, which will help support all of the new growth come spring time. Stark Bro's also has a one year "Promise of Satisfaction" guarantee that states if you are not satisfied for any reason within one year, they will replace, If you pay to ship the new plants,or refund your order. With that kind of guarantee you can be confident that they know what they are doing. If it wasn't safe to plant in your area in the fall they would have made you wait until spring. Just plant them as the directions say, and be sure to mulch around the base of the tree's and give them a deep watering a few times a week, and occasionally if needed throughout the winter. Best of Luck!!!
2006-09-20 01:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by Valkyrie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should be just fine. Be sure to plant the trees to the first main root off of the trunk. After you have them planted add about 4-6 inches of mulch on top of the soil, making sure to push it away from right around the trunk. If you have a typical zone 5b winter you should have no problem. p.s. make sure you keep your trees watered through out the winter,,, GOOD LUCK...
2006-09-19 13:22:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO MATE i think u made a boo boo too
u should have received them in spring as that is the best time to plant
u can still save themm just make sure your soil is neutral and they get more sun than any other plant
IF it full snows where u are uhave no hope your proberly better of putting them in a pot in a shed or warm area (green house) or somewhere were u can control the climate.
GOOD LUCK
HOPE I HELPED
2006-09-19 13:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by darknightmare01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋