January in the garden is bare root season; from shopping to planting, here’s what to know

For The Union-Tribune Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden wish for 2025? Plant new deciduous fruit trees, vines, and shrubs Bare root fruit trees, vines, roses, and other deciduous shrubs that arrive in local nurseries month. “Bare roots” are one- to two-year-old plants grown in the ground, dug up and their roots washed clean of soil. They look like scraggly sticks with a wad of roots at the base, but don’t worry, they grow into vigorous, producing plants. Some […]