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[grahamatlocking]

Hi all, I need a little bit of advice.

I want to buy a Cherry, Apple and Pear tree from Bakker along with a rose tree for the lottie,

I am getting my shed in a couple of weeks and need to sort the plot out a bit as I haven't had it long,

Will it be okay to plant the trees in a clear area of my plot and move them around when my plot is a bit more clear??

Thanks G x

[grahamatlocking]

[ceres]

Are you buying them in pots or bare root?  If in pots, leave them in until you have their final resting place ready.  If bare root, put them in pots until you're ready.  Less root disturbance that way.

[grahamatlocking]

Will they be okay in pots in the house as I think they will probably be robbed from the allotment if they are not planted?

G x

[ceres]

I wouldn't think indoors would be too good for fruit trees especially if the central heating is on.  Why don't you just wait until you have the space ready and then buy them.  Autumn is the best time to plant fruit trees and bushes anyway.

[jennym]

Agree with ceres, don't keep them indoors in pots. If you order them from a proper nursery, such as:
http://www.blackmoor.co.uk/index.php?osCsid=9bab5ce5bcf36a375eb2c2ad1daf3b96
or
http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/search.aspx
or
http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/introduction/
for example, and order them bare rooted, they will come when dormant, in winter and by that time you will have everything prepared.

[Amazin]

Agree with all of the above.

Can also recommend Buckingham Nurseries:

www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk

[kt.]

Check your contract first - most councils now do not allow tenants to plant any more trees or ANY kind on allotments.   ::)

[grahamatlocking]

Thanks for your advice, I have checked my contract and I am allow 2 meter trees

Thanks G

[kt.]

You want a M9 Rootstock which grows to about 7ft (2m).  M27 Rootstock grow to about 10ft (3m).

You usually pay a little more for M9,  but if it keeps the status quo...

[Eristic]

My advice is to be sensible and wait till the plot is ready for them before making a purchase. Better to buy them in the winter anyway.

Have the holes dug prior to parting with the money and plant the trees the day they are delivered.