Best Time To Plant A Tree

Category: Home & Garden

The Best Time to Plant a Tree Was 20 years Ago. The Second Best Time is Now! It rings true at any given time. With summer almost behind us, take advantage of continued warmer weather and plant trees and shrubs. The warm ground will encourage newer root growth before completely going dormant as it starts to cool for winter. As we approach Thanksgiving, temperatures generally begin cooling off (– we hope they do!). Ground temperatures do not equal above ground temperatures. For example, temperatures above ground can read 45 degrees while just below the ground surface it is a comfy 55.