How to Plant a Tree : Planting Bare Root Trees

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An instructional video on how to plant a bare root tree. Tree planting guide for bare root trees. How to plant a tree

Please note that it is best to tie the tree to the supporting stake once the soil has been placed around the tree roots. Bare roots tree do benefit from a gentle lifting while placing the soil around the roots to ensure that there are no air pockets around the roots.
Great video. I can only plant small bare root trees due to the number of rocks in my yard. I've ordered a few bare root trees, but I had a lot of problems getting them to break dormancy, no matter how much I watered them. I recently learned by potting them, they finally broke dormancy and was able to transplant them.