How to Plant a Fruit Tree, POTTED and BARE ROOT!

[@jessicaveganjessica2208]

Let's Go! Getting ready to order 30 different veggie seed packets + 3 blueberry bushes + a fig tree!! The start of our food forest! I learn SO much from you, James and Tuck! Thanks so much!! 🙌🥬🥦🍅🍆🥕🥒 You all make such great videos, it puts a smile on my face when I see that notification! 😊

[@rhondamoffit6490]

I love it Jessica!!!!!!

[@jamespetty8468]

JAMES

[@jamespetty8468]

Wonderfful growing kepe up good growing

[@Mrsmetamorphosis2012]

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[@deadoralive26]

Couldn't agree and relate more! Love these guys!! Hearts for Tuck 💌💘💝💖💗💓💓💞💕💟❣❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

[@justintryba]

My daughter and I are transforming our back yard into a food forest our first fruit trees arrive on Friday only got 3 apples and 2 cherry plus we got the peach trees growing from seed thanks for the inspiration and the information keep up the good work

[@lepotagerpiments]

Well done 👍👍🌴🌳, I love james videos 🎥, I follow, too, Pete kanaris from green dream a really good KZbin channel on the food forest, he lived in Tampa bay Florida 🌴🌴🌴

[@Jckuz1man]

That’s incredible, so happy for you guys!

[@SAVEYOURSELF1st]

Lol I’m doing that for my mom too😂😂

[@deeb2021]

Tuck is busy behind helping you diggin a hole . He's so cute. Such good information. Thank you. 💜

[@deborahfont8697]

I think Tuck wants a tree by the fence, he has a nice whole all ready for you. This was some valuable information James, I would not have known any of this. You give your fruit trees the best start ever to a life long production of juicy fruit. Thank you so much.

[@yerneedsry]

Oh yeah he's got the right size hole too.

[@konthoujamdhanapati2653]

James, I am VERY HAPPY to see 32 mins long video. Your new video notification always bring smile on my face. Keep posting more videos. We love all your videos.

I'm new here, and I'm gonna be here for a while. I love to see all the different climates and species binding to them, I'm a grower aswell here in Portugal. If one day you decide to visit my country I would love to share some fruits and veggies with you guys 😀 Cheers

[@DEADYASSASN]

This dudes the Goat

[@dellagriggs4754]

Have you ever thought about writing a book about gardening and all of the knowledge you possess? I would be the first to buy it!

[@MotoDocADV]

Dang. I think I'm going to retire as a Chiropractor and start a huge garden. Looks fun

[@yukey2587]

Hint-o-rama. Dig out a hole about 4 or 5 times wider than the pot. Make sure it is a jagged or square hole, not a circle. Set it in, with the shoulder of the root (just below the graft) about 3 inches higher than the surrounding soil. Backfill (as you do) with the soil gently sloping down from the shoulder to the surrounding soil. Mulch, keep the are weed free. Your tree will girth out and grow in leaps and bounds. Lots of love! Edit: the square or jagged hole prevents the roots from growing in a circle, like they do in a pot. The roots will penetrate through a square or jagged hole way better.

[@JoDayGfm]

Those tree babies are so lucky to have you for a daddy. :-)

[@T-BEEZY]

Let’s go!!! Every garden needs a boss like Tuck!

[@KOALAWALA9]

Hi James! I don't think you need a spade , by the looks of Tuck digging away at that hole near the end of your video! 💖🦮

[@SimpleEarthSelfReliance]

I always come here, clicking on titles that I thought I knew about. Then I learn more. Thanks James. Good stuff

[@Sledhead]

Perfect James, I'm picking up 5 bare root trees in about a week and this is a great reference!

[@lilspittin313]

Love to see the hard work of the tree planting and Tuck playing in the dirt aha

[@dianegreiner4054]

Great video and tips! Greetings from Michigan! 😊

[@jamesprigioni]

Thanks Diane! ❤️

[@nildaotero2933]

Good morning James, thanks for all the info. ❤❤ for Tuck

[@silvertonguedaywalker9116]

Hi James you VID came at the right time x Very interesting of how to Plant a Fruit Tree. When we move we hope to have some Fruit Trees. Cheers To you and Beautiful Tuck x 🐞🐞🐞🌻🌻

[@mamacelestesgarden8367]

Perfect timing! I have plum, peach, raspberry, asparagus etc. Coming soon.

[@borracho-joe7255]

Tuck ran from the rolling pot like Indian Jones ran from the boulder!

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

I like planting my trees with the root ball sticking up above the ground a little. They seem to do better when I do that.

[@Hephzibah40]

Love this! Love how Tuck was digging too! Haha! Love that doggo 🐶 thank you for all your videos bro I really appreciate them! God bless you all

[@robertmattner6610]

Great Knowledge James. I expect my 12 trees this week from RAINTREE . I "bit off more then i can chew" but Ill deal with it. Ciao!!!!!

[@olivercollier38]

I love the videos man

[@jamesprigioni]

Thanks Oliver, me and Tuck have a lot of fun making them 🐕❤️

[@olivercollier38]

@@jamesprigioni This really just made my day, you and Kevin from Epic gardening are the people who inspired me to start my own garden in which i am now growing food for my whole family so thank you!

[@rke-td]

We planted 2 new fruit trees today. Your video is so on time :)

[@jamesprigioni]

Let’s Goooo!!!

[@lochnessmonster9823]

Nice! I just received and planted my first 7 fruit trees from Raintree. 🌳 🌳 Thanks for the pointers, James and Tuck!

[@jamesprigioni]

Good Stuff!!

[@lochnessmonster9823]

Thank you! Liberty and Belmac apples, Mary Jane peach, Bartlett and Duchesse pear, Kuban Delight plum and a Flavor Punch pluerry. I also got strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and more! Can’t wait for my Food Forest to become even half of what have created!

[@apicard06]

Nice to see you and tuck this season :)

[@bago696]

Man that soil is sandy! It's very impressive the crops you get considering the soil

[@moh_probs]

you are an inspiration james!! let's goo

[@deannewilliams3321]

So smart to plant in the chicken pen! Super charged actual Earth, not “soil”. Very Tuck approved! Let’s Go! 💕

[@PeterKontor]

Just got my 8 new fruit trees Thanks for the knowledge

[@TheRealDonLayton]

I just got done potting 11 fruit trees - can't plant them yet because I'm still prepping the site. But I put them in a potting soil mix, mostly organic compost. Then I watched this video again where you advise against doing that. I'll be putting them in their permanent homes in about 1 month from now. I sure hope they make it and prosper. I can hardly wait to get this going.

[@judethio]

Ciao James, good to see you back. I am from Italy, near Rome, reading your surname i think ur origine from here too😊...usually i like planting flowers specially roses. Watching your videos inspired me to transform my backyard to food forest so i planted yesterday my three fruit trees, apple, peach and cherry. when it is time I am gonna plant veggies too...grazie grazie mille per tutto. God Bless you and Tuck

[@Sheenasalesthriftytreasures]

Great video I am zone 7 a as well glad your back in the video groove ❤️

[@danhaley4465]

Let’s go! You’re the best dude… love your videos!

[@EkselEntertainment]

hey bro, do you have any fruit salad trees in your collection? been following you for a lil while but havnt noticed you talk about them yet. send me the link if i have that wrong though. appreciate you tips bro happy gardening 🙌🏽

[@robertmattner6610]

James and tuck are great teachers.

[@michaelclapper6312]

Watching from work on my break, love all your videos man, I'm so motivated to start my own food forest.

[@henrystyle4879]

How is the tree going to keep growing upwards if you just cut the central leader?

[@FarmandFoodFoundation]

Backyard fruit 🍉 always delicious 😋😀😀😀

[@ellendavis9940]

Thank you for showing how to properly plant a fruit tree.

[@henrymaxwell8683]

Great timing James and Tuck. I just got 2 bare root fruit trees and a potted blueberry. 😍

[@loisbrace1669]

OMG!!!! I just got my square foot gardening book today and already planted 1 bare root dwarf cherry tree. Thank GOD for you bcs we'd be planting all wrong. I know I would. I just saw ALL the mistakes I would have made in planting a potted tree. Thank you James and "the BIG Tuck". GOD Bless you both!!

[@CurtisBrandt]

Nice presentation! Another Raintree fan here. Just planted a Nectaplum from them! Have a great growing season and enjoy your new trees!

[@shammamurphy4172]

Thank you! I learned some things I need to change for my next Raintree order. You’re the best! 🍎I’m so glad we on Long Island are in the same USDA zone as you.

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

I just put in a new strawberry patch today. It’s going to look nice when the plants start spreading out.

[@nathaliep8512]

I learned something new today! Don't bury the union below ground, leave a couple inches. Thanks so much! I'll be watching more of your videos so I can not do some of the mistakes I've done in the past. I love the no nonsense approach and of course, the little Tuck pup. Great videos!

[@Nikkioq]

Glad you and tuck are still doing great 😊

[@terrychrist1383]

Thank you 😊 God bless you and your family 💕🙏🤗🐕🐾🐾🐈🐾🐓

[@madmob5060]

Will you please do a video on properly pruning a plum tree? I have a Santa Rosa plum tree that is doing great but I want to set her up for success… thanks

[@shanebep3135]

I prefer coco coir as well! It's much more environmentally friendly and sustainable compared to peat moss :)

[@Mr2twenty2]

Love your content - thank you, how about this! First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap, Forth year you reap!

[@pampam2dapam]

Information that I need! I would never have been so aggressive with the pruning at planting but I will now!

[@haventli]

Super informative, thank you James and Tuck‼️

[@DavidfromMichigan]

Planted a contender last week and I'm still waiting for my red haven. Fingers crossed. I do hope they do well. Great time it is for gardners.

[@lynettetucker544]

Hi James thanks again for sharing this video on how to plant fruit trees and bear root trees 🌳 very good information today

[@Ms.Byrd68]

I don't know if you RE-POSTED or KZbin is just 'throwing' your OLDER videos into my FEED but if it's you, James, thank you! I'm ready to see these and honestly I'm not filtering through anyone's OLD videos! PLAYLISTs people... PLAYLISTs!

[@stephanietate6221]

Ahh I love your videos and Tuck!!! I would love to order a hoodie but they only go to 2xl. Unfortunately my husband and I both would need a larger size for now.

[@ahoffman1979]

Highly recommend Cummins Nursery to those looking for bare root trees. They have hundreds upon hundreds of varieties of fruit trees, plus full and detailed information about each variety, including required cross-pollinators, rootstock options, etc. I just received four bare root apples from them this week, and they look amazing. Their prices and shipping costs are also better than many other companies. One caveat, though, is that you have to order early to get exactly what you want. The trees I received in April are ones I ordered last June.

[@albinbunjaku9314]

Bro I like your channel and your style. I think if you would show some other gardens or just interesting gardening or food production stuff around the country it would give your channel much more diversity. Respect! Albin

[@yerneedsry]

Burnt ridge nursery has high quality trees and bushes also big I love them.

[@minervaway5542]

Right on time. Bought a potted apple tree and your video provides all the information I needed. I see the Boss helping you dig holes. Thanks a bunch

[@Bubblebuddy11]

Let's go! Getting so antsy in Zone 5a... have to wait til Mother's Day over here. Thanks for the pruning tips!!

[@hamzaahadaf4399]

God bless you from Morocco

[@Lichinha87]

Perfect timing i just ordered some today!

[@tylerporter2171]

Super Awesome video 👍 Thank you for sharing 👏🏼

[@meganw3397]

We put 5 trees in last year and the final two are coming today from Raintree! I spent yesterday prepping the area. I'm so excited! Happy spring. 😊

[@matthewing3342]

Lots of great information! Thanks

[@sweatfocusrepeatbelieve952]

Always learning so much from you and Tuck!! Thank you James & Tuck!!

[@jelinavance]

Great info as always.. Glad you caught that grafting area on that potted plant. I will pay more attention to that in the future. Tuck was making me laugh with his enthusiastic hole digging help. I did order the micos and use that regularly with everything i plant. Thank you.

[@holisticheritagehomestead]

It was nice to watch a step by step video, because I’m a visual learner. We will be planting lots of trees for our new food forest project soon. Thank you!

[@winningrabbit9843]

You are one of the best teachers on the Internet! Every minute is full of shared knowledge. Thank you for presenting the way you do James!

[@lisaskilton3746]

great tips which am sure many people really didnt know a out the grafting top and the pruning as probably they just get planted and nothing else as they think its ready to go! I have taken a few tips and have about 20 apple tree seedlings as have grown them from seed and about 10 pear trees the same way - just need to plant them in our orchard! The seeds are from the trees we have in the orchard so keeping the same/similar variety tree! just got to try to keep the non native grey squirrel and rabbits from digging them up here in the UK!

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

THAT was awesome! Love the granular, "root-stock" information. Thanks James!!

[@tiffanyfrehleyyeshuaismy0153]

… Wonderful to see you for this years gardening 👨‍🌾 season, James. 🤗 💕

[@Nurtureddreams815]

Hey.👋🏽 It’s the pink lady apple tree beginner grower. I responded back to the on the next day. At the time you messaged me, we were going through a storm; & I didn’t know of it until the next day. Since when I’ve responded back to you, the trees 🌳 look to have grown even more healthier. I’m worried about its location, also. I need to do more research on it though. Keep my wishes up high for me to succeed with their growth. And, you do great detailed & informative videos. Very helpful.

[@nunyabiness1097]

TUCK is digging in the garden like his Dad, James sooooooo cute ;0 Linda in Oklahoma ;)

[@barbarapascoe5673]

Such clear, excellent teaching. Thank you.

[@vj563]

I love these kinds of videos. Now I know what to do when I'm able to get a fruit tree and you made it easy to follow. ❤

[@autumndaquelente3239]

Perfect timing on this video! Our trees from raintree nursery just arrived today and we’re excited to plant!

[@dustinabc]

5:33 I've heard it's good to dig a square hole with clear, sharp corners at the bottom, so that when the roots grow to the edge of the hole you dig to plant it, that they are less likely to circle around and more likely to spread out. Dunno if it's true, but seemed to make sense to me. And that's the same with adding lots of compost and nutrients to the soil you put back into the hole you dug. If it's significantly richer than the soil around it, when the roots get to the edge of the hole you dug, they won't want to explore the less nutritious soil and so the root growth may concentrate on the smaller area.

[@faithwillis1861]

Thanks for such inspiring videos

[@fordfalcao9061]

Great and informed video James, thanks very much.

[@JonShep93]

Just bought my first bare root fruit trees, 2 different apples and a peach, need 2 pear trees and the side of the driveway will be set to go! Birdies raised beds on the way to finish up the kitchen garden - let’s go!

[@ginaroller9289]

Greetings from the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico. I am a new subscriber. Love what you and your handsome helper are doing there in New Jersey! So educational and inspirational! Love your attention to detail, your passion for growing and your humility. it is also clear to see that your handsome helper is not just another pretty face. He has discriminating taste and has his own planting style. ❤

[@MaluseedGrowers]

Nice, i just recently did a Short on Transplanting a One year Apple tree here in Jamaica. Will be using some of these tips. By the way, i started adding Mycorrhizal Fungi to my tree roots during transplant.

[@maureenodonnell9600]

Perfect timing for me! My 2 plums just arrived, bare root. They’re looking good. I used to amend my clay soil with compost and composted horse manure. Today I’m following your formula and adding a bit of peat moss to my hole and that’s it! It’s always so exciting to plant more trees in my mini orchard. Thanks again, James!

[@michaelschroeder937]

Great Video, I'm picking up my Bare Root Trees this weekend. You said it, there are so many different varieties of apples out there. I read a great book from the library (great resource) called Apples of Uncommon Character and actually chose 2 varieties from this book I had never heard of. I would recommend taking lots of time and researching/reading books to find the type of apple/fruit trees that would best support your families needs. Keep up the great work

[@truthserum8326]

Where's the link for the trees you showed?

[@slowpoke4557]

Tuck was getting a hole ready for you to plant something else, lol ❤ I just bought a bare root peach tree and another blueberry bush. I have a BUNCH of different fruit trees in trying to grow from seed. I know it'll take a lot longer that way, it's just something that I've always wanted to do. More pride in it if i grew it from seed, even if it doesn't produce the same tasting fruit. Love your energy dude! Keep the awesome videos coming!

[@slowpoke4557]

I remember what else I was going to say! Would you be able to get any of those pruned clippings to root since the tree was still dormant? I saw a video on doing just that with fig tree cuttings in and and I was wondering if it was possible?

[@dianepuskas6362]

Thanks so much for mentioning when to spray Surround on your fruit trees. I wanted to tell you that I saw a review for Surround and someone sucessfully used it on their hazelnuts to deter squirrels. Just a thought.

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

You have motivated me into planting my bare root pear tree in-ground James. I was initially going to plant it in a large pot but this detailed video has me wanting to do otherwise! Thanks so much man!

[@talldave1000]

James, Congratulations on your new trees. The video looks good. Smart and informative. You need to find an ENVY apple tree. They are the best tasting apples I have ever had. Good luck with the harvest this year.

[@jamesprigioni]

Thanks for the support Dave. Appreciate the feedback and I’ll definitely look into the ENVY apple I love trying new things 👍

[@georgecasper5829]

It's always a pleasure to watch you and Tuck giving us all good advice. I've learned so much from you in the past year. I'm a novice food forest gardener so every little bit of advice helps. I also especially enjoyed watching the hole digging prowess of Tuck, he has amazing form. Till next time, cheers.

[@craigslistsales4424]

You are my go to guy. We are a kindred edible spirit.

[@MikeB_2112]

So glad the King is back! This is my first year for planting fruit trees. They are currently in containers but with this helpful video, I feel empowered and confident that all will go well. My plum, peach, navel orange, Meyer lemon, grapefruit and pomegranate will all be in the ground this year to provide fruit for years to come. Thank you James and the Big Boss Tuck!!

[@marysenatore8856]

This was such a great video full of information for planting trees. We are thinking about ordering trees and I think you just pushed us over the edge LOL raintree nursery is going to get a lot of orders I think haha. Thanks for all the great information your channel provides.

[@backyardadventureswithandy]

I am a newer subscriber and enjoy the videos I've seen so far. I just planted a Cosmic Crisp and have been playing around with grafting. I learned a couple things similar to what you talked about. First, if you buy potted trees from nurseries in the winter-spring, many seem to be bare root that were recently thrown into a pot of dirt, but now cost 4 times the price. Second, I learned that it is PAINFUL to prune so much of the tree when doing the initial planting, as the tree becomes so small. I get the need for root and scaffolding branches, but it was sad. Anyway, nice work!

[@borislavborisov82]

Hey James and Tuck. Another wonderful video! Thanks. Have you ever tried the Ellen White Method of planting trees? I just planted 3 using the method and am still to see how that goes where I am living, but for what I see from other people that planted some years ago looks great. They all say that the trees grow better, faster and bigger.