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["David Consolvo" <fruitopia@firstva.com>]

I agree with you Barbara about it being best to plant in late Fall, but if it 
is a
species tasty to voles, then the voles have all winter to find it.  Apples are
particularly susceptible.  And voles seem especially hungry in February and 
early
March.

Moreover, dwarfing roots (i.e. weak roots) make it harder for the roots to 
outpace
the voles.
~David Consolvo
Hungrytown, VA

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Rosholdt <rosholdt@erols.com>
Reply-To: rosholdt@erols.com,North American Fruit Explorers
<nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date:  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:32:16 -0400

>Steve Herje SW Wisconsin Usda zone 3/4
>
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>Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Group:
> >
> >
> > When is the best time to transplant deciduous trees/shrubs: Fall or
>Spring? I figure Fall since there will be days when the temperatures are
>above 32 F. and root growth can, then, occur; conversely, I would expect
>spring just in case reduction of feeder roots could be a problem during
>dry weeks, free of snow cover, when further die-back occurs when the
>upper-most layer of the ground freezes continually.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve - NJ 6b/7a
>
>--------------------------------------
>In the midAtlantic, the weather is unpredictable with sometimes a
>drought or two, either in winter or in spring.  This is then followed by
>summer heat and humidity.  In Virginia, we plant in the late fall, (like
>November-December for apples) hoping that the winter will give the roots
>enough time to adjust before the tough summer season.
>
>If you plant in the spring here in 6c/7a Virginia, you have to do a LOT
>of watering that first year.
>
>Barbara Rosholdt
>Central Virginia
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