Early spring is when we plant..................some people like to do that in the fall for next year.................prepare the soil mix with mulch, dip the hole 2 times the size of the rootball....fill the hose with water.....fill it in make sure that it is straight........sprinkle horsemanure around the tree away from the stem and then in sprinkle lime around it right before it rains or use a garden hose to disolve it............use dormant oil spray in the spring up to the bud stage and then we stop because it will kill the bees. We need bees for the buds. They are the ones that polunate the fruits. Happy spring is coming.