The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

When planting a bare root tree digging a cone-shaped hole about twice the width of root spread and just deep enough to get the tree in the ground is one step in getting it off to a good start. Lee ...

Deciding when to plant a fruit tree depends on several factors. The ideal planting time for bare-root trees is different from the planting time for container-grown trees. The type of fruit tree, as ...

If you think you don't have space to grow a fruit tree it's time to think again. Now you can get a great choice of easy and reliable small and dwarf varieties of fruit trees in bare root form that ...

Bare-root fruit starts becoming available for gardeners to plant in November. These dormant plants offer a more budget-friendly way to add fruit to your garden than buying pricier container-grown ones ...

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 ...

The ideal planting type depends on whether the tree is bare-root or container-grown, and other factors. Deciding when to plant a fruit tree depends on several factors. The ideal planting time for bare ...