Emery Davis wrote in news:aie26qFdin8U1
@mid.individual.net:

Does anyone have an idea about how long I can go safely before planting
bare root trees? Normally I bung them in as right away, but the snow
and frozen ground are preventing me at the minute.

I expect it may depend somewhat on species, these are a pterocarya
fraxinifolia and a sycamore atropurpureum, both about 4m.

They were dug up yesterday (Thurs) morning at the nursery, I've put them
in a shed to keep the roots from freezing.

cheers,

-E

Surely bare rooted trees would store for at least 6 months, being so
freshly dug, if kept in moist soil or compost. Even at 4m. Its not as if
you expect a harvest from them, not like a fruit tree. A 4m sycamore is
going to need a big, deep stake to protect it from the very strong winds we
can expect over the next 2 - 3 months. That would be my only worry.

Good luck, best wishes, Emery.
Baz