It’s the perfect season to get dormant plants in the ground, from fruit bushes to winter flowers – but can you plant trees in winter?

As it turns out, you can. In fact, it’s the perfect time to plant fruit trees and ornamental trees alike, as long as the ground isn’t frozen – and there are actually a fair few benefits to adding a new tree to your garden when it’s cold outside.

Here’s why you should plant a tree in winter…

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1. Less strain on the tree

Whether you’ll be planting a bare-root tree or a container-grown tree this winter, doing it now will put far less strain on the tree than in other seasons. That’s because…

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