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How to Store Bare Rooted Trees and Shrubs
Bare-rooted plants are dug up at nurseries in late autumn. They are then either supplied to retail outlets or direct to gardeners without soil. Many fruit trees and roses are supplied in this way. Damp growing material such as peat or compost is packed around the roots to prevent them from drying out. If you buy bare-rooted plants, you should either get them into the ground as soon as possible, or store them in the right way. You need to keep the roots moist and out of the frost.
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To store bare rooted trees and shrubs for short periods: a frost proof garage, shed or cellar; some sacking or old newspaper; plant labels. For longer periods: space in the garden to dig a small trench; a fork or spade; plant labels.
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If planting is only delayed for 3 or 4 days wrap the plant roots loosely with newspaper or old sacking. This helps to keep the soil around the roots intact. Don't use plastic. If planting is delayed for more then 3 or 4 days you'll need to heel in the plants. This means digging a small trench in a sheltered spot - a corner of a vegetable plot, or a space in a border are ideal. Use a spade or fork to dig a trench that is shallow on one side, and a spade's depth on the other. Stack the soil along the trench as you go.
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If planting is only delayed for 3 or 4 days leave the plants stacked loosely against a wall in an unheated but frost-proof place - your garage, garden shed or cellar. Make sure the plants have weatherproof labels. If planting is delayed for more than 3 or 4 days set the trees or shrubs in the trench. Angle the plants so that their trunks and main stems are supported.
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If planting is only delayed for 3 or 4 days, check the plants and water them if the roots get dry. If planting is delayed for more than 3 or 4 days, cover the roots of each plant in the trench with the soil you dug out of it. As you fill in the trench, break up any large lumps in the soil, then firm the soil by treading it down with your feet. You will need to check that the soil around the roots of the plants does not dry out.
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Dig a small trench in a sheltered spot |
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Angle plants in the trench and cover roots with soil |
Use your feet to firm the soil around the plant roots |
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