Female: If you’ve never planted bare-root shrubs before then pay close attention because they’re different from planting any other form. First of all, you want to take a plant off the bundle just one at a time and then cover the rest back up so they don’t dry out. And then before putting them in the hole, cut about a quarter inch of the end of each root, and this is to promote new growth.
Male: You want the hole, about six inches wider and six inches deeper than the roots themselves so these holes aren’t exactly going to be massive. You also want the crown of the plant, that’s the area where the roots start to be right at the surface level.
Female: Okay, let should do it. As soon as you get the right depth, you want to make a mound of dirt on the bottom of a hole for the root mass to sit on. Now, it should be high enough so that the crown is just above ground level or two to four inches higher if you're planning on having mulch.
