When to Plant
Planting time for our trees are the months of July and August, We post our bare rooted trees at this time. If you're not immediately ready to plant you can "heel" in the young trees in a temporary position for a week or so by just digging a hole in any garden soil and completely covering the roots with damp earth.

Choosing a site
In these dry times, the site should have a good water supply especially during summer. The position should idealy get a good amount of sun while being protected from the northerly and westerly winds. There is constant debate whether to plant East to West or from North to South in rows. For some there is no option, but take into account water drainage and erosion of soil, which is better up and down the slope. Keep out of the root zone of eucalyptus trees. Our dwarf fruit trees fit very happily into a back yard vegetable garden grown on fences.

Preparing the Orchard
If you have the foresight to prepare planting positions 6 months in advance it will be well repaid in early tree growth and health. We recommend digging holes 30-40cm deep and wide and filling them with compost, organic matter, scraps, manure, actually anything organic and letting it rot down for 6 months. When planting time arives the worms and soil organisms have broken down this into a rich humus and created a perfect planting environment.Plant no closer than 1m apart. Get your esplaier hardware, watering system setup before planting your trees, and have mulch ready already composted rather than fresh. Young trees should never have to compete with weeds so make sure you create an area free of weeds, particularly perennial grasses. Have a strategy ready to proctect against pests, especially rabbits, and wallabies that just love to graze on new trees, with good fencing.