I've never purchased a bareroot tree so I was apprehensive but when they arrived (4 trees) I was very pleased with how healthy they were We planted them immediately, approximately two weeks ago and our apricot tree is already leafing out. I just ordered another two trees and are looking forward to receiving them. Since we're retired, we can only afford an "x" amount of trees but I plan on ordering from Willis next month and next year for more fruit trees. We'll also be looking at the flowering trees for our three acres. Thanks Willis we're very pleased with our purchases.