Maintaining Wild Tip
by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member
Most bare-rooted trees and shrubs should be planted in February or early March.
Trees arriving by mail order should be planted as soon as possible.
For temporary storage make sure that all roots are covered in moist soil and never allowed to dry out.
Find the spot where the tree trunk ends, and the roots begin by looking for color changes in the bark and a slight bulge called the root flare.
About our new Maintaining Wild series:
To help you keep up with your native garden care in 2026 we’re posting a maintenance tip each week on our website and on Facebook. These tips will include native garden specific tasks as well as some basic gardening advice.
A new tip will appear weekly on Facebook, on Friday at 1 pm.
To join the discussion, comment on our Facebook page.
Stay tuned for a new garden maintenance tip each week to help get you out into the garden and make 2026 a year for Maintaining Wild. Let’s have a discussion and share our knowledge!
View all tips on a single page: https://stlwildones.org/maintaining-wild-tips/
