Now is the perfect time to start planting fruit trees. Getting them in the ground during the cool, moist winter months gives them lots of time to establish themselves before the hot, dry summer season.

Just in time for planting season, Ploughshares is offering bare-root fruit trees and blueberries that survive and even thrive in our temperate climate! Come by and check out our bare-root varieties, including apple, cherry, peach, nectarine, persimmon, pear, pomegranate, and fig.

We also offer fruit trees with several varieties grafted onto a single tree, so that they produce fresh fruit all season long. We even carry a "fruit salad" tree, which produces a succulent assortment of peaches, plums, nectarines, and apricots.

What Does Bare Root Mean? A bare-root plant is a shrub or tree with most of the dirt around its roots removed. One of the primary advantages of using bare-root plants is that they tend to have robust, well-developed roots from being raised in the ground, rather than grown in containers without much space to take root. When these trees are handled well, their root systems are left fully intact and they have an excellent chance of rooting well when planted. Bare-root trees are also less expensive to ship and sell because they are lighter and easier to handle than container-grown plants. To learn how to plant and care for bare-root plants, come talk with our knowledgable staff, or join our upcoming Fruit Tree Basics Workshop (below).

Upcoming Workshops

Fruit Tree Basics: Pruning, Planting, and Maintenance
Saturday, February 28th, 11am-1pm
FREE

Come to this hands-on workshop and learn everything you need to grow thriving fruit trees. We will cover how to plant and care for bare-root trees, including tips to help them get established, pruning and basic care for young trees, and maintenance for more established trees.

Designing with Native Plants
Saturday, March 7th, 10am-12pm
FREE

This workshop will help you recreate your outdoor living space by integrating native plants to create a thriving, drought-tolerant garden. We will learn about the advantages of using native plants, selecting plants, and garden design techniques.

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