Potted grafts from this year

[AtomApple]

I have a dozen or so grafted trees from this spring still in pots. What do you do with them so they don’t die over winter? Zone 4

thanks

 

[Diesel5610]

Plant them.

 

[homerj1]

Either plant them or dig holes for the pots and "plant" the pots. Whatever you do, make sure you protect them from rodents.

 

[AtomApple]

So planting is option #1.
is there an option #2 ? I just don’t have the space, time, or resources to protect every tree. Could just be 50 rootstocks was a bit aggressive and I will have to take some losses.

 

[H20fwler]

Get screen on each one.
Put them all close together touching pile some dirt up around them over pots, run fence around the whole group.

 

[rogersb]

I have an enclosed garden that I sink pots into each fall. This year will be 9 chestnut trees and 4 pears. Then plant in the spring.

 

[cavey]

Window screen the trunks of each at least above some lower buds above any grafts; Heel them in the ground (in pots), in a bunching; Rabbit screen the lot.... Pull pots when you want to plant next year - done deal. Same as above advice. I do 50 to a hundred per year that way. Your protected from the cold and from the critters. If you like paint the trunks white.