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Ready; Get Set; PLANT! – it's the beginning of a seasonal goodwill to plants

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November 2025

English Woodlands explain what bareroot planting means and how to get your hedges, trees or shrubs established

Ready; Get Set; PLANT! – it's the beginning of a seasonal goodwill to plants

November might feel like the approach to the year-end, and one step closer to the 'C' word, but here at English Woodlands, it is a fresh new season! It's all about bareroot plants, as the planting season has now commenced. Make the most of the short daylight hours and the valuable moisture that occurs naturally during autumn and winter. This is your chance to get bareroot plants into the ground so that their roots can begin to establish before the freezing weather hardens the soil.

WHERE MIGHT YOU USE BAREROOT PLANTS?

These are ideal when creating hedges for wildlife, livestock, shelter and for screening.

For woodland and copse creation on smallholdings, farms and estates.

To create shelterbelts for livestock and dwellings.

For specimen trees within parkland and gardens.

Perfect for enhancing public green spaces and community projects encouraging wildlife.

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