Bare-rooted Trees – Flemings
Episode: #8 19/05/07
Presenter: Melissa King
Come winter nurseries are jam-packed with a huge range of bare-rooted trees which are generally cheaper than their potted counterparts, so it is the perfect time to choose a feature tree or get that long awaited landscape project off the ground.
You can buy most deciduous plants bare-rooted, that means everything from roses to fruit trees and ornamental trees.
Flemings Nurseries produce over a million bare rooted trees a year. The trees are all field grown in paddocks and harvested when they are dormant in the winter. Then shipped off to garden centres ready for planting. The plants are graded according to size and loaded onto trailers. Any that are damaged by the digger or are too small are discarded.
When you get your tree home from the garden centre the key thing to remember is to keep the root system moist, you don’t want it to dry out. Ideally you want to get the tree in the ground as soon as possible.
For a start you should do your planting in the cooler wetter months so that the plants can establish easily and require a lot less water during the establishment phase than trees planted in warmer months
When the trees are harvested a lot of the roots are lost so growers recommend pruning bare-rooted trees, especially fruit trees, to put the top back in balance with the root-system. The approach depends on the type of tree so check out the instructions on the label.
There is no need to fertilise until the trees start coming back into growth in spring. Give new trees just one or two buckets of water a week to get them off to a good start. Mulching is a always good idea, but keep it away from the trunk by at least 150mm and make sure it does not divert water away from the root system.
Buying a tree that looks like a stick is not exactly inspirational, so Melissa gives us here pick of trees you can pick up in your garden centre bare-rooted this winter, only this time in their full autumn glory.
Claret Ash (Fraxinus rotundifolia subsp. Oxcarpa ‘Raywood’) and Golden Ash (Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea’) are a classic choice and paint the landscape with contrasting colour.
Ornamental Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Glen’s Form’ Chanticleer)makes the ultimate screen. For year round beauty you can’t beat the Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), which spring to life in summer with vibrant flowers.
Trees in the lipstick range boast some of the best colour around. October Glory Maple (Acer rubrum ‘PNI0268’ October Glory) is a top choice for larger gardens with exceptional lipstick pinkie red foliage.
Check out the beautiful Autumn Blaze Maple (Acer x freemanii ‘jeffersred’ Autumn Blaze). At bare-rooted time you can take home colour like these trees without breaking the bank, what more could you want!
Fleming’s Nurseries
Fleming's Monbulk Nurseries Pty Ltd
Fleming Lane
Monbulk Vic.
Ph: (03) 9756 6105
Presenter: Melissa King
Come winter nurseries are jam-packed with a huge range of bare-rooted trees which are generally cheaper than their potted counterparts, so it is the perfect time to choose a feature tree or get that long awaited landscape project off the ground.
You can buy most deciduous plants bare-rooted, that means everything from roses to fruit trees and ornamental trees.
Flemings Nurseries produce over a million bare rooted trees a year. The trees are all field grown in paddocks and harvested when they are dormant in the winter. Then shipped off to garden centres ready for planting. The plants are graded according to size and loaded onto trailers. Any that are damaged by the digger or are too small are discarded.
When you get your tree home from the garden centre the key thing to remember is to keep the root system moist, you don’t want it to dry out. Ideally you want to get the tree in the ground as soon as possible.
For a start you should do your planting in the cooler wetter months so that the plants can establish easily and require a lot less water during the establishment phase than trees planted in warmer months
When the trees are harvested a lot of the roots are lost so growers recommend pruning bare-rooted trees, especially fruit trees, to put the top back in balance with the root-system. The approach depends on the type of tree so check out the instructions on the label.
There is no need to fertilise until the trees start coming back into growth in spring. Give new trees just one or two buckets of water a week to get them off to a good start. Mulching is a always good idea, but keep it away from the trunk by at least 150mm and make sure it does not divert water away from the root system.
Buying a tree that looks like a stick is not exactly inspirational, so Melissa gives us here pick of trees you can pick up in your garden centre bare-rooted this winter, only this time in their full autumn glory.
Claret Ash (Fraxinus rotundifolia subsp. Oxcarpa ‘Raywood’) and Golden Ash (Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea’) are a classic choice and paint the landscape with contrasting colour.
Ornamental Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Glen’s Form’ Chanticleer)makes the ultimate screen. For year round beauty you can’t beat the Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), which spring to life in summer with vibrant flowers.
Trees in the lipstick range boast some of the best colour around. October Glory Maple (Acer rubrum ‘PNI0268’ October Glory) is a top choice for larger gardens with exceptional lipstick pinkie red foliage.
Check out the beautiful Autumn Blaze Maple (Acer x freemanii ‘jeffersred’ Autumn Blaze). At bare-rooted time you can take home colour like these trees without breaking the bank, what more could you want!
Fleming’s Nurseries
Fleming's Monbulk Nurseries Pty Ltd
Fleming Lane
Monbulk Vic.
Ph: (03) 9756 6105
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