How to plant a fruit tree

[Adam_W]

Here's a quick spring garden project I just finished filming.

Planting a fruit tree the right way.

[Jason]

@Adam_W,

Great stuff, many thanks for sharing. I've moved your post so it can be more easily found by community members. I'm sure some will also have questions for you.

Jason

[greygardener]

Great tips! Many thanks Adam.

[Ben]

That was really helpful, thanks @Adam_W!  I've got a few fruit trees to plant in the garden of our new house with the kids, which I haven't done before, so this advice is excellent.  I appreciate your presentation style - very easy to understand!

[AHoy]

Looks like I have been doing the wrong thing compressing the soil too much.

[Adam_W]

Yes, that's a logigical & easy mistake to make @AHoy
People often compress the soil with the aim of stabilising the young tree but ironically in the long term it has the opposite effect - the compressed soil is harder for new roots to establish in & it's the roots that provide real stability.