Better Homes & Gardens on MSN

Should you plant bare-root or potted fruit trees? Here's how to decide

Planting. Fruit trees should be planted about as deep as they were growing in their nursery pot, but high enough so that all ...
Southern Living on MSN

When Should You Plant Bare-Root Fruit Trees For Successful Spring Growth?

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

Basic rules for landscaping around tree root systems

Follow a few basic rules if you plan to landscape around tree root systems. Failing to do so may damage or even cause death of certain trees. One’s objective should be to prevent physical root ...
The News-Gazette

In the Garden | The root of it

In fact, over 90 percent of tree root biomass occurs in the upper 18 inches of soil, with almost 50 percent of that biomass concentrated into the upper 6 inches of soil. So, the mirror image of ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Gardeners should also take care of trees’ roots. Here are the do’s and don’ts

This live oak with its mass of surface roots was a poor choice for parkway planting. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram To a shade tree, the first part of that supply chain is its roThere’s not ...