On 25 Jul 2004 19:44:05 GMT, Ed Clarke opined:

I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay
this spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither
time nor place to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large
plastic pots. They're doing well.

I'm in southern New York, zone 6. Can I get these trees into the
ground this year, or should I try to over-winter them in pots in
the basement?

You can plant container grown trees or plants any time, but make sure before
you plant them you fully saturate them in the container. Never plant a dry or
slightly moist container plant in the ground. It will be very difficult to get
water to the center of that root ball once in the ground. I also recommend
giving them an ample amount of water using some liquid seaweed in it before
planting.


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