Fruits and Nuts: Fruit trees for moist landscape?, 1 by mrs_colla

mrs_colla wrote:
My response would be to not plant them IN the ground, but ON the ground. You dig an inch or 3 deep, set the plant in it bare root, and "fill" it up with soil around it so it sits on a hill like. Than mulch it deeply.
That way it always has some dry roots when the floor is under water.
Don't forget to water a bit more in summer though, they also dry out faster in summer!
I planted several fruit trees like that, partly because we have drenching winters here, and partly because the soil had other roots so I couldn't dig too deep.

Take a look at my trees if you like. They have grown so much this year, the roots find their way!
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Christie