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Post by honker on Jun 4, 2017 20:21:34 GMT -6
Anyone have a good technique for transplanting native Oak saplings to other areas? Time of the year, how deep to go, how big the sapling can be before it is pointless to try? I have a few spots that I mowed last fall and they are coming in thick with saplings. Would love to relocate a few, but haven't had much luck in the past even when I have kept tap root complete. Otherwise, my youngest son loves planting acorns around the place so I'll keep putting him to use for that as long as he is willing.   |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 4, 2017 20:58:17 GMT -6
I've never had much luck transporting oaks, except a few that were small from a sandbox.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 4, 2017 21:08:22 GMT -6
They never seem to come up where you want them. For what it costs to get a minimum order of trees from Itasca, honestly, I'd just buy the oak plugs you want and get it done. I'm no millionaire, but time is most precious commodity I have, and plugs just seem too practical to mess around with transplanting.
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Post by nhmountains on Jun 5, 2017 4:46:47 GMT -6
You need to transplant when they're dormant. In the early spring before they leaf out. The roots are going to be down twice as deep as the tops. I'd go to plan B. Gather nuts from the mother tree this fall and plant the nuts where you want them. Or order seedlings and plant those. If they're bare root soak them over night before planting and you'll get better results.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 5, 2017 6:04:53 GMT -6
I have not had any luck transplanting oaks. Got to agree with Stu and the rest of the gang. Go buy some plugs or just plant acorns.
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 5, 2017 6:23:57 GMT -6
There is a way that I've read about but haven't tried. It works similar to how rootmaker pots work by pruning the taproot and getting radial roots to form.
Go out with a spade and start cutting a circle around the one's you want to transplant.
Do this periodically throughout the spring and summer, going deeper and more towards the center each time. Eventually you will have the roots completely cut, but the tree will still be in it's original location and undisturbed. This gives it a chance to grow new roots within the spaded circle without transplant shock.
This fall when it goes dormant pull the whole plug and transplant.
Otherwise I've got to agree with other; plant seeds where you want them.
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Post by DoubleLiver on Jun 13, 2017 5:41:15 GMT -6
If you did it while dormant you might have a chance. What sucks is the roots arent twice the size of the tree they are about ten times the size and usually go a mile and half straight down.
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