soaking tree roots

danny22 · Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

i'm planting a small apple and a small tree pear tree tomorrow. ive read
that soaking the roots in a bucket of water overnight is advisable. is
this true? i thought roots weren't meant to sit in water!

thanks all

danny

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bmatson34 · Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

On Feb 20, 3:51 pm, danny22
wrote:
> i'm planting a small apple and a small tree pear tree tomorrow. ive read
> that soaking the roots in a bucket of water overnight is advisable. is
> this true? i thought roots weren't meant to sit in water!
>
> thanks all
>
> danny
>
> --
> danny22

I'm really not sure but it could be right because new trees need lots
of water.

Nick Maclaren · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 430

In article ,
bmatson34@yahoo.com writes:
|> On Feb 20, 3:51=A0pm, danny22
|> wrote:
|> > i'm planting a small apple and a small tree pear tree tomorrow. ive read
|> > that soaking the roots in a bucket of water overnight is advisable. =A0is
|> > this true? i thought roots weren't meant to sit in water!
|>
|> I'm really not sure but it could be right because new trees need lots
|> of water.

Overnight is good. For a week could kill them.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Sacha · Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 30

On 20/2/08 20:51, in article danny22.2324596@gardenbanter.co.uk, "danny22"
wrote:

>
> i'm planting a small apple and a small tree pear tree tomorrow. ive read
> that soaking the roots in a bucket of water overnight is advisable. is
> this true? i thought roots weren't meant to sit in water!
>
Are you posting from North America? If so, any advice you get here will not
necessarily be helpful to someone there.

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http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

kayak4747 · Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

On Feb 20, 3:51 pm, danny22
wrote:
> i'm planting a small apple and a small tree pear tree tomorrow. ive read
> that soaking the roots in a bucket of water overnight is advisable. is
> this true? i thought roots weren't meant to sit in water!
>
> thanks all
>
> danny
>
> --
> danny22

This website has been very useful. Thanx

danny22 · Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

no, im from north england lol

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cliff_the_gardener · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 18

Generally I do not soak fruit tree roots for more than an hour, the
Malling roots certainly do notlike prolonged wet. When I soak the
roots I use a propiatory soloution of seaweed extract (the original
Maxicrop in the brown bottle for those in the UK) for an hour. I will
also water some of the tree in with this solution. I know that the
tree is dormant, but some how it seems to help. When watering the
dormant tree is does not need puddling in as you might for a growing
plant.
Regards
Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
working my way through grafting 400 apple trees

Sacha · Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 30

On 21/2/08 07:51, in article danny22.232ee57@gardenbanter.co.uk, "danny22"
wrote:

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> no, im from north england lol
>
I don't know where I got USA from, then!

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http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Campa-Man · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 12

"danny22" wrote in message @gardenbanter.co.uk...
>
> i'm planting a small apple and a small tree pear tree tomorrow. ive read
> that soaking the roots in a bucket of water overnight is advisable. is
> this true? i thought roots weren't meant to sit in water!
>
> thanks all
>
> danny

If they are bare rooted they usually suggest about an hour soaking before
planting.

danny22 · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

my whole village used to be an orchard, so pretty much every garden has
fruit trees. walk for two mins and ull see twenty apple trees and
twenty pear trees. and some plum trees. and citrus in the summer lol.
i think im starting a trend with a self-pollenating sweet cherry tree i
just bought though Smile

anyone know how much i should water them? i have got them sorted in
big pots (as i cant currently plant them in the ground and wont be able
to for a year or so) and i have watered them, but I haven't seen water
run through the bottom of the pot. is this about right for water
volume? any suggestions on feeding them, and when? they are both still
pretty dormant - pear is bare but the apple has half a dozen buds, a
couple of them just newly opening.

thanks all!!!

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