Bare root trees are usually available from December through February or March, but before purchasing a tree it’s a good idea to select an appropriate planting site and properly prepare it.

Bare root trees are typically one to two years old and grown in a loose medium, such as sand, allowing full root development without being constricted by a plastic nursery pot.

The nursery offers 50 species of bare-root seedlings for sale each year, and they usually get several thousand orders. Due to the rainy summer, they have a limited supply of some popular trees ...

Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger explains the advantages of planting bare root tree whips from the Virginia Department of Forestry and why it is important for young trees to establish strong root systems ...