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[pappy19]

All depends on the species of tree. I have seen fruit trees that have "bark" on the roots make the transplant as long as it is during the dormant stage without problems. On the other hand, I have seen pine, spruce and fir seedlings have very poor success when not planted correctly or carefully. Best day to plant is a cool, damp, even rainy day, as long as it's not a downpour. Direct sunlight, a warm or hot day along with warm wind, is deadly when planting trees. Soil needs to be cool and very moist. Trees need more moisture than fertile soil to get started, but not drowned, if you get the picture.

 

[woodchuckie]

Our planting season in central Alabama is from Dec. thru Feb for bare root pine seedlings. With the containerized trees you can probably go through march.
They are shipped in bundles of from 1000 to 1500 seedlings. The green needles are exposed on each end of the package with all roots in the center.They are packed with some of the sawdust and loam they are grown in and are watered when packaged. The planters keep a smaller amount in a personal size bag which keeps the roots from drying out as they go down the rows planting trees. Pine trees don't go dormant in the winter like the hardwood which require less care.

 

[ToadHill]

If you use a planting gel and dip the roots of bare root plants into it just before you put them in, my experience is that the success rate goes up dramatically.