Your planting dates by zone

[Rickey]

Why are your planting dates for fruit tree in your zone? Be sure to include your zone so others can get an idea. Before I started learning more about trees I used to plant them at my time and thought the summer was the best time to plant just because that's when they were sold. What say you?

 

[boot]

In NW Kansas, Zone 6, we planted apple trees last year in late June and they didn't make it, so this year we put them in mid-May and they are looking not too bad. Any trees that we plant are usually planted Mid April through early June before it gets too hot.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Zones 5 and colder you can plant as soon as the frost goes out of the ground in the spring. Zone 6 you can plant in the fall or spring depending on the weather you are experiencing in the fall. Zone 7 and warmer tends to plant in the fall so that trees can establish some root growth before the heat starts the next year.

 

[badgerfowl]

Agree TC. Zone 4 here and I've planted as early as mid March. Latest for apples I've done is mid April. Wouldn't feel real comfortable doing them any later than that.