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Depends on the size of the trees and the pot. Biggest problem to be aware of with potted trees is root circling. It will eventually kill the tree if not corrected when planted.

We are putting in a small plot as well. We are getting a $150 per acre sign up incentive and 50% cost share so establishment wont cost us anything and might even come out a little ahead.

Magnus if you want to PM me I have a SMALL number of fire blight resistant pears remaining. Need to know by Thursday though as they are all dug at this point and we will be putting any remaining trees back into the nursery beds this weekend. We would need to ship them to you as we are done with...

A.M Leonard has free shipping during April.

There are a number of fire blight resistant pears. None are totally immune to it, they are just better at fighting it off. Kieffer is typically pretty fire blight resistant. You can spray for fire blight control, but most guys planting for wildlife dont want to bother. Fire blight enters through...

For some reason I keep getting error messages when I try to respond to PMs currently. Please see my post in the "For Sale" section. Chris

Our nursery is in south central Nebraska. Chris

We still have a few fruit trees available for spring planting if anyone has been looking for some for wildlife or home. Our current varieties and quantities available can be found at the direct link below. We can ship and will be delivering to the Omaha, NE area as well at least once this...

Yes we have a small nursery. PM if you would like further details. Chris

Plenty of good apple choices that are hardy and disease resistant for Iowa. Variety depends on when you want the fruit on the ground? Chris

If you can plant them in your garden or someplace similar over winter that would be better than pots. Water them in well and protect from rabbits. Transplant them in spring before they break dormancy.

Wow! What a awesome deer. I would give a body part to shoot something similar. Great trail cam pics to go with it.

Potted trees can hypothetically be planted at anytime if you can maintain the rootball with the soil intact. High temperatures do create alot of water stress on a disturbed tree, but once we get into fall weather trees start to shut down and prepare for winter. The longer the roots have to...

Make sure you protect them once you plant them in the ground from deer, rabbits and even mice. All three can cause a lot of damage to young fruit trees. Since they are potted once the daily temps start to consistently stay in the 70s for highs I would plant them. When you plant them keep the...

Dunstans are susceptible to winter die back as well. I had a number of seedlings that I started from seed last year. They all experienced winter die back, as we all know it wasnt a typcal fall and winter for the upper Midwest though last year. I believe the Chinese chestnuts might have better...

Sevin controls Japanese beetles well. However it does have a short residual period so needs to be applied fairly frequently.

It would be nice to see a little sunshine. Moisture is much appreciated here, but when its not raining it seems to always remain cloudy lately.

LHArcher prune back to live buds on your peach, you have winter die back. Make sure there is a live bud or fresh growth. Lots of bud kill this winter, the wood might be green but you want a live bud. Preferably ones that are outward facing. Peaches are best grown with an open center form...

Here are some disease resistant apples that cover from late summer to early winter. Pristine, Williams Pride, State Fair, Redfree, Galarina, Liberty, Enterprise and Arkansas Black. Pears are a little more challenging as many are not cold hardy in zone 4. However their are the following...

Hard to go wrong with some of the crabapples such as Dolgo, Chestnut, and Kerr. What growing zone are you in? Make sure they are hardy for your zone, disease resisant and growing on a cold hardy root stock.