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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you
determine how many containers will fit in a truck?
A truckload of containers is about 7500 units a #1 container
being one unit, a #2 two units, a #5 five units, a #15 is
twenty five units, and a #25 is fifty units. For a partial
load we allocate 150 units per foot of trailer space.
When can you dig your B&B
trees?
We usually start digging at the beginning of October and
will stop digging mid March, with a few varieties allowing
us to dig till end of March. Flowering plums, flowering cherries,
and flowering pears will break dormancy earlier and have
to be dug by mid to late February.
Should wire
baskets be removed?
Wire baskets are very important in maintaining the integrity
of the root-ball during the harvest, shipping and placement
of the tree in the planting hole.
Because of the potential damage to the root-ball by removing
the wire basket, we suggest it should be left. However, all
twine should be removed from around the trunk, and the burlap
pulled away from the trunk and folded down. After the tree
is placed and straightened, the top ring or rings of the
wire basket can be carefully cut away, as long as the root-ball
remains intact..
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