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bare-rooted hedging plants
I ordered some bare-rooted plants for a hedge, and they were dispatched on
Tuesday. Unfortunately the carrier seems to have messed up and they have not yet arrived. If they don't come today I am guessing the earliest is Monday. Will they still be okay? I haven't used bare-rooted plants for many years, so I'm not sure how long they can be out of the ground. They are a mixture of quickthorn and blackthorn with possibly a couple of other native species. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Karen |
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"Karen" wrote in
: I ordered some bare-rooted plants for a hedge, and they were dispatched on Tuesday. Unfortunately the carrier seems to have messed up and they have not yet arrived. If they don't come today I am guessing the earliest is Monday. Will they still be okay? I haven't used bare-rooted plants for many years, so I'm not sure how long they can be out of the ground. They are a mixture of quickthorn and blackthorn with possibly a couple of other native species. So dead tough, and at this time of year you can be reasonably sure they will not have been stacked in a hot place or got completely dried out. They won't need much light at this time of year either (no leaves). I'd guess they will be perfectly fine, but of course take a good look when they arrive and make sure the wood doesn't look dry and wrinkly (should be fat and smooth), that there are healthy looking, if small, leaf buds in place, and they have not been too badly knocked about in transit. Victoria Clare |
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In message , Victoria
Clare writes "Karen" wrote in : I ordered some bare-rooted plants for a hedge, and they were dispatched on Tuesday. Unfortunately the carrier seems to have messed up and they have not yet arrived. If they don't come today I am guessing the earliest is Monday. Will they still be okay? I haven't used bare-rooted plants for many years, so I'm not sure how long they can be out of the ground. They are a mixture of quickthorn and blackthorn with possibly a couple of other native species. So dead tough, and at this time of year you can be reasonably sure they will not have been stacked in a hot place or got completely dried out. They won't need much light at this time of year either (no leaves). I'd guess they will be perfectly fine, but of course take a good look when they arrive Yep, I think they will be fine as long as they have been packed properly. The main problem would be if the roots had dried out. As long as they have been wrapped etc. they should be fine. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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bare-rooted hedging plants
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 09:46:35 -0000, "Karen"
wrote: I ordered some bare-rooted plants for a hedge, and they were dispatched on Tuesday. Unfortunately the carrier seems to have messed up and they have not yet arrived. If they don't come today I am guessing the earliest is Monday. Will they still be okay? I haven't used bare-rooted plants for many years, so I'm not sure how long they can be out of the ground. They are a mixture of quickthorn and blackthorn with possibly a couple of other native species. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, I once met an old gentleman who had two gardens, one around his home and another on a large (one or two acres?) lot in the far suburbs. (The second was far and away the more beautiful, I might add.) Among the features of his "other" garden was a small apple orchard which, as things are done around here, was planted from bare-root stock. The relevance to your question is that he described once receiving a shipment of young bare-root whips that had been delayed in transit and were badly desiccated. He simply immersed them in water for a couple of days before planting them, and they established without a hitch. It's certainly been my experience that the real risk when plants are shipped is rot, from excessive moisture, rather than desiccation. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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from Chris French and Helen Johnson contains these words: In message , Victoria Clare writes "Karen" wrote in : I ordered some bare-rooted plants for a hedge, and they were dispatched on Tuesday. Unfortunately the carrier seems to have messed up and they have not yet arrived. If they don't come today I am guessing the earliest is Monday. Will they still be okay? I haven't used bare-rooted plants for many years, so I'm not sure how long they can be out of the ground. They are a mixture of quickthorn and blackthorn with possibly a couple of other native species. So dead tough, and at this time of year you can be reasonably sure they will not have been stacked in a hot place or got completely dried out. They won't need much light at this time of year either (no leaves). I'd guess they will be perfectly fine, but of course take a good look when they arrive Yep, I think they will be fine as long as they have been packed properly. The main problem would be if the roots had dried out. As long as they have been wrapped etc. they should be fine. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds My order from Buckingham's last year got left at a depot and forgotten about. It was a full two weeks before I got them and the package was slightly damaged. I contacted Buckingham's who said they were packed to last two weeks but made a note of the damage to the packet and of the fact that I thought some roots had dried out a bit. In fact I lost one yew plant out of 25 and one tree, which they have fully replaced this year with more mature plants to compensate and allowed me free postage on this year's order. So I would agree: inspect the packing; if you're in any doubt phone the nursery and put your worries on record, hope for the best but follow it up if any die. Janet G |
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