sometimes you forget to plant a hundred apple trees

sometimes you forget to plant a hundred apple trees. ask anyone and you should not transplant a tree that’s flush with new growth and on a hot day.. so that’s that I did this morning. Bare root and zip tied in bundles, heeled in to some pots they were dormant 2-3 weeks ago. I expect some wilt and shock and maybe they’ll stop growing for a month, but hopefully they won’t defoliate. Like most of my transplanted trees this year, when you have hundreds they’re ok with high density and I plant them in small groups in each hole, like a buddy system. some rain and clouds in the forecast. these need to size up a bit for next year’s rootstocks. I have a weird problem where last year several beds of Siberian crabapple barely grew, and now they’re taking off and I have way more than I need. these are ideal full sized rootstocks for zone 3/2 apples. #plantingtrees