I received some bare root trees and shrubs as a gift and would like to know how to plant and care for them. — Jerry Rosen, Skokie. That sounds like a great gift, just ahead of the growing season.

The most significant downsides to bare-root trees are their limited window of availability, and short planting time frame.

Although figs, dates and pomegranates are the traditional tree crops of the holiday, I will plant a persimmon tree this Thursday. Bare root tree planting is generally best at this time of year ...

A bare root tree can be a canopy tree or an understory tree. Some readily available and easy-to-care-for native bare root tree species include white oak, bald cypress, longleaf pine, red buckeye ...

Early spring is when bare root trees and shrubs become available for sale at local nurseries and garden centers, so let the planting season begin. The term “bare root” means a plant sold ...

The best conditions for planting bare root trees is in the winter and early spring, when the soil is dry and the weather is cool but not freezing. That seems like a contradiction, ...

Let’s get one thing straight: The fruit from the jujube tree has nothing in common with the corn-starch confectionary of the same name.

A website bearing the title “Gardening Know How” refers to the jujube tree as an “exotic”, which is certainly true around Tehama County. We were introduced to this tree through ...