Best way to heel in bare root trees and shrubs?

Dawn Bowman wrote:Could someone please advise me on the best way to heel in bare root trees and shrubs. My order came a month early and the orchard site is not cleared of the tree roots. I hope to do this before creating the swales and mounds. There will be a mixture of fruit trees, black locust, mulberry , basswood, linden, and goumi shrubs, buckthorn,clover ground cover insectary plants and perennials and herbs. I would also like some input on grouping the trees into guilds and the ratio of nitrogen fixers to fruit trees. Thank you for the advice Miles. The trees and shrubs are temporarily in my shed in some Rubbermaid containers until the weather warms and the orchard site is ready.