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[nottke <nottke1@earthlink.net>]

Bruce,
Thanks for the comment.  It may be because we are in zone 7A, where we
occasionally get a long frost-free Fall, or the high organics in the
amended red clay that I backfill the hole with, but my experience is that
if I set out a tree seedling before it starts going dormant it will get a
flush of new growth that does not harden off, dies in the Winter, and then
requires pruning in the Spring and does not branch as well.
Jim
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>If the trees are potted you do not have to wait until they are dormant. Be
>careful not to disturb the potted soil while planting. I have planted over
>100 apples this month which I grafted this spring
>
>Bruce
>z5, MI

Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC
Hardiness Zone 7A