You may have seen the term “bare root plants” in nursery catalogs and websites and wondered what it means. Basically, it’s exactly what it sounds like: Plants are shipped without soil or a container.

MOORHEAD - Spring is here bringing planting season. Early spring between the time that the ground thaws but before bud break is one of two optimal times during the year for planting bare-root trees ...

Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden wish for 2025? Bare root fruit trees, ...

I ordered some bare root shrubs by mail and would like some advice on how to achieve the best results in planting them. — Ed Reilly, Warrenville Bare root plants are dug from the field while they are ...

Bare root plants are having a moment. These freshly dug, pot-free plants may look unassuming, but they’re affordable, sustainable, and surprisingly resilient — which explains why more gardeners are ...

Relative to more typical nursery stock, bare root stock is substantially less expensive, less cumbersome and less distressed from transplant.

Bare-root planting saves money, but time is running out. Here's what you need to know. Planting bare-root stock comes with some serious advantages, not the least of which is that bare-root plants ...

I got a look of disbelief when I told a friend I had planted a tree that had been shipped from a nursery 2,000 miles away. As I went on to explain that the tree had been sent bare-root, I could see ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

Have you been thinking of adding a fruit tree or two, some roses, or other productive plants to your garden? This is the perfect time for plants that are sold in “bare root” form. Most deciduous fruit ...