planting fruit trees

[daithi]

im looking to plant two apple trees and two plum trees in my garden and maybe a cherry tree
lidl are selling root plants for a fiver each at the minute

does anyone no what i should look for on the plants ie growth wise straight main root etc also do cherry or pear trees need to cross pollinate like apple trees

[wulbert2001]

just make sure there is plenty of fibres roots and thre not dried out not sure about the second qustion just googl it .

[cactikid]

i would have thought the label would have that info like self or cross pollenate

[daithi]

i checked them alrigh there was symbols on it alright for the height they grow etc
il check again tomorrow

[bald rick]

The saplings will be bare rooted and I would wait a few weeks before planting out, the ground is a bit to soggy at the moment.

most fruit trees have been bred to be self pollinating