Evergreen Trees

The neighbor wrote some place and they sent him 8 little evergreen trees free.. The can't be more than 6" tall and he planted them all in a little row and put a high fence around them. They are supposed to be planted 12 feet apart so I would think he is going to have to transplant them all again next year and that could be quite a job to be sure you get the roots. He's not very well and it is quite a job for him to do anything out in the yard. I hope for his sake that they take hold and grow but it seems like it is the wrong time of year to plant them with snow on the way in the next month or so.