Native Hunter
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I ordered a few rooted ROD whips. They were indeed rooted.
Are these willows?
Are these willows?
We don't have red osier dogwood in the South, so I am unfamiliar with it. Will you just plop everything in a hole as is, trim the roots, or dig a wide and deep hole and spread the roots out?
Are you planting your ROD? Are you tubing them or just planting in clusters and a fence as a barrier?
I ordered some from the VA nursery as well. I’m picking up this week and just wanted to get some more opinions on planting. I have tubes, but they are smaller ones. I was thinking about planting a few clusters and caging them as I believe that would be easier.I'm caging the RODs like I would an apple tree, because they are so small. And, I only had 8 of them. Once they get bigger, I will remove the cages. After that, I will take cuttings and reuse the cages for the cuttings. I'm not caging the transplanted grey dogwoods and arrowwood viburnums. They will get some browsing but survive, because I got a big root ball when I dug them. The RODs are just little bareroot whips that I got from a nursery.
I ordered some from the VA nursery as well. I’m picking up this week and just wanted to get some more opinions on planting. I have tubes, but they are smaller ones. I was thinking about planting a few clusters and caging them as I believe that would be easier.