In the last day or so, I’ve planted trees from both Chinese Red Date and Bay Laurel nursery (DWN).
Chinese Red Date:
Caliper: 6/16" to 7/16" for most, with one 11/16"
Roots: Large, with plenty of fine roots
Bay Laurel:
Caliper: 11/16"-12/16" (just under 3/4").
Roots: Less than CRD and especially lacking in smaller/finer roots.
The bottom two trees are apricots (Tomcot and Harcot), whose roots were really butchered (especially the Tomcot). The jujubes weren’t cut back as far. I wonder if that was by design, or just luck of who was pruning them ready for shipment.
I’m going to be watching to see which jujubes get a faster start and put on more growth in year #1. But, it’s important to correct for the planting location. I put a couple of the trees at another property and it was night and day different from my yard. It had few rocks and was almost a joy to dig. I was able to dig a bigger hole and with far less effort.