Planter Information

Planting Fruit Tree Seedlings

  Bare root seedlings a. Coordination The supply date of the seedlings should be coordinated with the nursery – at least 48 hours in advance. b. Planting time A bare root seedling can be planted only in winter, between January …

Transportaion Intructions

Shutan Nurseries congratulates you on the purchase of the seedlings.

To maintain the high quality of the seedlings, be sure to follow the following instructions

Selection of Rootstocks and Seedling Varieties

Selection of Rootstocks and Seedling Varieties

1. Rootstock selection

The soil composition influences the selection of the rootstock

Rootstock Types

  Shutan Nurseries offers a wide selection of rootstocks. For additional information about the different available rootstocks, click here for PDFor WORD file formats.  

Seedling grafting

The seedling consists of a rootstock and a scion.
Rootstock – contains the qualities of the root system.
The scion is grafted onto the rootstock, which serves as the basis of the tree

Pre-planting preparations

Pre-Planting Preparations Pre-planting preparations include the following actions: 1. Preparation of the field 2. Installation of an irrigation system 3. Sampling the field for presence of nematodes   1. Preparing the field for planting • The field, which is designated …