rich985

This spring when I planted my fruit trees and had no clue about gardening, I planted them a little too deep, like 1 foot too deep. The idea was to hold water in the basin, but I later figured out I would have to fill it when the tree becomes mature, and that the base of the tree would be way underground and may rot. When I figured this out, I removed most of the topsoil to reveal the rest of the tree trunk, and it has been growing great ever since. The trees have grown several feet until now, but I'm still concerned about the large hole surrounding the tree.

So my question is, in the fall when the trees become dormant, could I dig up the trees and raise them to ground level? Would this cause too much shock for the second season? Maybe cause them to not fruit, or will they recover over the winter and perform better? Most of the trees are about 6 feet tall, a few are 8 feet.

Any help would be great.