If you buy bare root trees and plant them correctly you may require staking.
Planting deeper to avoid staking is not a good idea. We have a method of
staking trees that is acceptable. It is also recommend as a solution in
Richard Harris's Arboriculture book. The place in Potsdam won't even use it
as a suggestion on their site. So I am not recommending them any more.

The trees should be planted at the depth the roots come off the trunk.
Here is a picture of bare root planting with CAMB GUARDS
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/camb/project-1.html


--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.


http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/camb/

No order too small.


--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.



--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.