Starting Bare Root Trees in containers
MadameMeow
11 years ago
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Is it easier to start a bare-root tree in the Gritty Mix?
Comments (6)The University of Missouri has a system called Missouri Gravel Beds that was designed to hold bareroot trees for all season planting. The gravel beds are pea gravel and turface which is quite close to gritty mix. Considering they use that system to hold 12 foot trees and gritty mix holds more water, I think gritty mix can work just fine for bareroot trees. It will definitely be easier than barerooting a cotainer plant....See MoreBare root pear trees but no roots!
Comments (6)This is often the case with pears. The roots are not fibrous and just head down and nurseries don't make an adequate effort to lift more root. I believe that's one reason they are so sluggish coming out of he shoot. I've ordered from a commercial nursery that wouldn't guarantee their pear trees if you didn't drastically cut them back. The salesman told me he visited a commercial orchard down south somewhere where 1,000 pear trees died because the buyer failed to do this- whatever the Whitcomb research may say. I don't know for sure what's the best way to manage them but I don't usually cut them back and almost all trees live and give a little spurt of growth the first year....See Morebare root or container?
Comments (11)I have both kinds and what I can say is if you want a big bush full of roses fast, get the bare roots or big container. But buy a quality one, not a bargain one. If you want to choose from hundreds of wonderful roses, buy an own root rose. Some rose growers will even ship out a larger size own root plant ( more $ for shipping ) in case you don't want to raise a newly rooted rose that needs more watching for the first months. Myself, I like growing the cutting sized roses on in pots, eventually to grow them in the ground. The little cutting sized roses look different as young plants than they do when they are big and mature. The stems they grow can be bigger and stronger and show you what the final shape of the rose will be ( narrow, wide, slow growth, fast growing long stems,etc. ) You wait for these smaller plants to grow the roots substantially and then in following years the rose grows its mature canes and starts making roses like a mature bush does. You have to be patient but it is worth it. I like the more natural shape of the plants when they are on roots they grew themselves. I also will buy the grafted roses. You choose the kind of grafted roots that like your soil best. Some roses that wouldn't grow well for me as own root plants, did much much better on different roots. I think the best thing is to find out which rose you really want to grow out of all the choices there are and then ask here to see if they grow well in your area and on what kind of roots. Find the best spot in your yard and treat your rose like a king. The roses that have the best spots in my yard on the best soil getting the most water always grow the best....See MoreStarting bare root from cuttings
Comments (2)Depends on the type of tree, but many fruit trees can't just be grown from seed. Trees like apples, pears, cherries, etc are almost always grafted cultivars. Seedling trees most often do not produce superior fruit, so grafting is used to produce usable plants. Even the rootstock itself is very often a specially selected cultivar. Just as with the scion, a cultivar rootstock is used to provide desirable traits. There are multiple commercial sources for fruit tree rootstock and scions (especially for commonly commercially grown types for fruit), but a good source for the hobbyist is the North American Scion Exchange. They have a Yahoo group, a website, and a Facebook page. In actuality, more activity seems to be concentrated around their Facebook page. You might also want to look into obtaining grafted liners and growing them, if you are really considering doing it on a large scale. Many mail-order sites sell smaller, grafted fruit trees. Here is a link to many fruit tree sources. You will have to review them to figure out which would be of use to your project. The information on the link will give you a general idea of what they sell, contact information, and a rating based on the Garden Watchdog site. Sources for Fruit Trees and Plants...See MoreMadameMeow
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