Fall is the best time to plant many trees, since they'll put out new roots until the ground freezes and get a jump-start in spring. But according to Bonnie Lee Appleton, Ph.D., an associate professor and extension horticulturist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, research shows that the trees listed below don't generate many new roots in fall. These trees prefer spring planting: 'Bradford' Callery Pear Cherry Dogwood Japanese Maple Magnolia Pin Oak White Birch Willow Oak
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