Yes – a video about fruit trees! After planting an orchard of over 60 fruit trees the other weekend at our experimental growing site, there were a few trees left and so I thought I would create a video to demonstrate the most simple way of planting out a bare-root fruit tree, why you should plant in a square hole, and why I don’t add compost or any other fertility when planting a fruit tree in the ground.
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Thanks, Huw. Doing the same here in the school garden. Children are really chuffed.
Your soil looks incredible. Wow.
if we didn't have a male dog, I would've planted fruit trees awhile back, but so far he has killed a grape vine, a blueberry, three raspberrys, and two blackberries; so maybe it's not for me
Hi Huw, quite surprised you did not use mycorrhizal fungi whilst planting as making that connection is so important, is there a reason why you refrained from using it?…Steve…🙂
You can also soak the bare roots in a bucket of water before you plant it. Arborists recommend soaking them for at least 20 minutes.
Loved the opening drone shots with the dramatic fog going across! We're also making more of an effort to plant lots of trees this year -G,x
Thank you Huw for this informative vid. In the last 2 successive years We’ve planted one Russian hardy crabapple and a cortland. I had ‘eyed’ bare root but as a novice wasn’t familiar with them. This vid helps for any subsequent consideration of fruit trees. I’m in zone 4b so hardiness is important. Would you have any suggestion as to what could complement these two, in bare root? What would be the difference in maturity to fruit, if any? Enjoy your perspectives on gardening, “from across the pond”. Karen
Square hole for travelling roots. 👍
Huw you are Always giving us Vital Information that helps us in our gardening Endeavors
Amazing method 👍👍👍
Thanks for tutorial
Curious, what happens to the stake when the tree gets bigger?
Great video Hugh as usual, but why on earth are you promoting the old ‘square hole’ myth. There is no evidence for this, rather what evidence there is favours round holes which are much quicker and easier to dig.
Earth needs more teachers like you. I love your videos!
The soil looks so good and healthy ☘️ thanks for the tutorial
Thank you Huw for another great how to video! Always very helpful. Blessings on your day Kiddo from Holland Ohio USA 🥰🌻🐛💕
Exactly what I wanted to know about today. Thank you!
I would suggest you to put the support stick on the north side so it will never shadow the plant/tree. You can put a small piece of foam between the stick and the tree so the wind won't break the stem into the stick.
I can tell you have soaked this tree in water for about twelve hours which is usual advice. Thanks very much on explaining the rationale for a square hole I also uused to wonder about he positioning of stakes. Thanks.