Tree planting question. Please advise.

[AlphaDog]

Hey guys and gals,

I've got a Weeping Cherry tree that I started from seed this spring. It is about 1 to 1 1/2 feet tall and putting on new leaves everyday.

I'm wanting to put it in my front yard, but I need to know if it would be ok to do it now during the fall, or to wait until next spring??

I'd like to go ahead and get it planted and give it a little time to adjust before winter gets here, but I don't wanna put it in the ground yet if it's not the right time.

Can anyone please advise me on this??

Thanks...

[unicorn2564]

http://www.landscapingideasonline.co...herry-tree.php

[AlphaDog]

So planting it in the fall is not a good idea?

If that's the case... should I just bring it inside and put it in a bright spot until next spring??

[unicorn2564]

Thats what I would do. Maybe a grow lite if it starts looking bad or something.

[GARDEN GUY]

Did you know that most of the weeping cherry you see in landscapes are not seed grown, but grafted plants grown on other rootstock.
Take a peek here....hope it is of some assistance to you.

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Gro...Trees-18630193

[AlphaDog]

Ok, so on the chance that I may sound like a dummy...

CAN they be grown from seed??

[unicorn2564]

Ok, so on the chance that I may sound like a dummy...

CAN they be grown from seed??

If you want to try, the seed requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification (moist chill at approx 40F) To provide that, you can sow about 1/4" - 1/2" deep in pots now and place outdoors, or use your refrigerator. The seed can be slow, sometimes taking 18 months to germinate....you've picked a project that requires some patience for your first seed growing attempt

[AlphaDog]

I put the seeds in the refrigerator for 35 days back in early May and then took them out and sowed them. In about 2-3 weeks they sprouted and are about 1-1.5 feet tall now.

I'll take a pic of them tomorrow. You can help me decide if they are actually what the guy on eBay said they were. lol

[unicorn2564]

Yes that will be the true test

[GARDEN GUY]

Apparently a tree can be grown from seed but it may not be a true weeping cherry. As it gets larger just graft it to a cherry tree trunk. I am sure that you can get one quite inexpensively from a garden center....ask them to get you a bare root tree. They are very cheap.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...ruit_trees.asp

[Mandy]

Alpha we transplant our baby trees in the Fall and they do just fine. Now's a great time to do it. When they go dormant, that's the time. We've never had any problems. We've transplanted shrubs that way also, still have every one of them. Check out www.arborday.org, lots of great info there. Good luck!

[trudy]

I see no reason not to plant it now. Fall/Winter is the best time to plant trees, shrubs an perennials (as well as moving them). The roots develop better an stronger while in dormancy. The best way for me to explain it is: The top grows best in the spring/summer, an the roots grow better in the fall/winter. You'll have mother nature keeping the roots watered for you, which is better. October (here anyway) is our dryest month, so if you wanted to wait til Nov/Dec. it would be ok. Regardless of when you plant it you'll need to keep it watered for the first 2-3 weeks til our rains get going. Then only water it when its really dry or stressed. If your reluctant to plant them all, then save a couple for spring planting an plant the rest of them out.