For that short period just keep them in a cool place out of the sun. If you really must wet the roots usually you can poke some holes in the wrapping, dunk them in water, then drain off the excess. But if they arrive in good shape, another day or two in a cool place won't matter.

Any reputable nursery will ship them wrapped in plastic with damp newspaper or something similar around the roots. Put them someplace cool, like a garage/basement and they will be fine for several days...

Thank You Fruitnut and TheDerek! That puts my mind at ease! Phew!!!

My trees often sit under a shady spot in their box for 2 weeks.

Yep. Just have your house sitter set the boxes in a shaded spot. Have a great weekend and don't worry about the trees.

gary

Just make sure they are not left on your porch.

I got some trees the middle of last week, couldn't plant until the weekend. All I did was open the packaging up to make sure the roots were still moist, then closed up the box and laid it on the north side of a lilac bush where it wouldn't get any sun on it. Figured they wouldn't be hurt in the same temps. they would have been in if I had planted right away. Daytime highs were mostly in the 50's, maybe a low 60. Nights around freezing.

Planted them on Saturday and they all looked good.

Wow! Thanks for your help everyone! I feel so much better! I'll just have our house sitter check them and then put them in our cool basement Friday night and soak them Saturday night! :-)