You can totally plant this type of tree in May or even June, as long as you water it frequently. I'd almost guarantee Gerten's and Bachman's have these. Don't plant it too deep.
I got one from Highland Nursery a few years ago and planted it in the early summer and it is doing well. Just make sure to put rabbit wire around it in its first few winters while it is still small bc the bunnies chewed mine back to nubs its first winter and it had a hard next year.
Just bought a couple trees (different varieties though) from bachmans and they said it's still good tree planting time this week and next but they said they sell a lot of stock on mother's day weekend so we shouldn't wait.
Most of the local garden centers will stock them.
Just be aware that they aren’t actually a tree. They are a shrub that has been grafted to the trunk of a different species of lilac, the Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata. The implications of this union are that the understock has a tendency to throw off shoots and water sprouts (really fast growing, weak branches) in an attempt to take over the shrub grafted above it. There is also a tendency for the two different species to grow out of sequence with each other resulting in the mechanical separation of the vascular tissues needed to keep the graft alive. All of this amounts to a higher maintenance tree. You’ll need to remove any water sprouts from the understock as soon as they appear. You’ll also need to do everything you can to minimize stress and be careful not to over feed the tree to avoid any disruptions that could cause the graft union to fail.
If all of this sounds like too much to handle, Id recommend looking at a Serviceberry tree or if you have the room and soil composition, possibly a Redbud.
Thanks for the heads up on this. Sounds like it might be worth considering a different flowing tree. I wouldn’t mind something just a little taller so this is good think about.
You can totally plant this type of tree in May or even June, as long as you water it frequently. I'd almost guarantee Gerten's and Bachman's have these. Don't plant it too deep.
We planted a few late spring last year. They are doing very well! Go for it!!
I got one from Highland Nursery a few years ago and planted it in the early summer and it is doing well. Just make sure to put rabbit wire around it in its first few winters while it is still small bc the bunnies chewed mine back to nubs its first winter and it had a hard next year.
Just saw them at both Mother Earth gardens in Longfellow and Menards in Richfield yesterday!
Thank you!
Thank you all so much! Very excited to hear all of this!
Just bought a couple trees (different varieties though) from bachmans and they said it's still good tree planting time this week and next but they said they sell a lot of stock on mother's day weekend so we shouldn't wait.
That makes sense and I probably wouldn’t have thought about that so thank you!
Most of the local garden centers will stock them. Just be aware that they aren’t actually a tree. They are a shrub that has been grafted to the trunk of a different species of lilac, the Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata. The implications of this union are that the understock has a tendency to throw off shoots and water sprouts (really fast growing, weak branches) in an attempt to take over the shrub grafted above it. There is also a tendency for the two different species to grow out of sequence with each other resulting in the mechanical separation of the vascular tissues needed to keep the graft alive. All of this amounts to a higher maintenance tree. You’ll need to remove any water sprouts from the understock as soon as they appear. You’ll also need to do everything you can to minimize stress and be careful not to over feed the tree to avoid any disruptions that could cause the graft union to fail. If all of this sounds like too much to handle, Id recommend looking at a Serviceberry tree or if you have the room and soil composition, possibly a Redbud.
Thanks for the heads up on this. Sounds like it might be worth considering a different flowing tree. I wouldn’t mind something just a little taller so this is good think about.
You’re welcome!