6 Tips for Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees


Santa Barbara and Fruit Trees

Planting Season for Fruit Trees in Santa Barbara



Planting Tips for Bare Root Fruit Trees



Why choose bare-root

You have much more variety to choose from since most nurseries have space for only a small selection of fruit trees in containers.

Bare-root plants are less expensive than those in containers because they don’t have to be potted up for sale, and come from the grower in soil-less bundles.

This means they’re light and easy to transport.  Just make sure roots are packed in something like damp sawdust—if they dry out at any point between the nursery and the planting hole, the plant may die.

They establish themselves faster than the containerized fruits that nurseries sell later in the year.

Are there any fruit trees that don’t grow well in Santa Barbara?

Believe it or not, there are actually fruit trees that don’t produce well in Santa Barbara. Trees that require cold, frozen winters will not produce well in Santa Barbara.  Peach and cheery tress are two examples. These trees may, however, produce well in the mountain areas and in the Santa Ynez Valley.

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