Yes.

Right now, I'm potting up all of my bareroots because I don't have garden space yet. Some of them stay in pots, but you would probably have to bring them inside during the winter in your zone.

I'm curious (hope you dont mind me asking this question here) but IF potted up...how to you correctly lay out the roots the way you would if planting into the ground? the bare roots I just got, have pretty significant root systems in place, and to spread them out properly would appear to take a very large pot...I was considering using the big black nursery plastic pots if need be....any thoughts?

I...don't. I try to spread them out as evenly as I can. But then, I don't even plant them the "right way" when I plant them in the ground. I don't have the patience. They should all be dead...

I'm not talking about nursery pots, I'm talking about plastic faux terracotta pots, 15" - 24" diameter. I only use nursery pots for own-roots and maidens. Most bareroots that I get are too large for the nursery pots that I have and I have no patience to go out searching for larger pots.

Whether or not potting them up is going to help depends on what the problem is.