Heritage Raspberry Semi Bare Rooted Plant PLANTS WILL BE DUG UP AFTER PAYMENT TO GET YOU THE FRESHEST PLANT AND GIVE PLANT A BETTER CHANCE. Plant may trim short during the shipping due to very tall for full growing season for better survive Semi Bare root may trim the leave to better survive during shipping, please put in pot or ground immediately. Water throughout and avoid directly sunlight covering with paper or cloth on first month. If the plant is stress during the hot shipping season, please take out the plastic wrap and put in water overnight. From October to March, We ship these plants in their dormant state. This means they will have no leaves. The stem will be strewn with buds for this coming spring's growth. If you live in a southern state, these will push new growth upon planting them as dormancy is dependent on hours of daylight and temperature. We are located in PA State and temperatures can differ drastically around the country. Apache is an excellent variety for the home gardener. It produces really big fruit that have a very sweet flavor, on erect, thornless canes. Bred at the University of Arkansas, each fruit will weigh around 7-10g each. They are produced mid-season and will keep well after being picked. This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring. Garden care: Prepare the ground well before planting. Remove all weeds and dig in plenty of well-rotted manure. Allow 2m between each plant and 2m between rows. Plants flower on one-year-old wood, so the new canes need to be separated from fruiting ones. After cropping, cut the fruiting canes down to the ground and tie in the new ones that have grown that year. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: any soil Rate of growth: fast-growing Hardiness: fully hardy Customer Service: Your success is our success. If you feel like you cannot leave us a 5 star rating or if you have any issues with your order, like damaged or wrong items etc...just send us a note and we'll promptly resolve the issue for you. Please contact us first and we'll be more than happy to replace or refund your order before you open the the case.