Well with the warming, my lovely bride is in the gardens, not much but still she is getting out in the sun so thats good,, Anyway there 2 small white pine trees that have been growing for the last 2 years maybe, I want them out but she says she doesn't know where she want them... NOW she wants them out, i wnt to wait till is a good change of staying warm, soooooooooooo what is the best way to dig them up so they have the best chance of surviving. OH I forgot, they are growing inthe middle os a patch of creeping hemlock,,I think that's what its called,, ever green that creeps over everything ... And I dont want to do much damage to them if I dont have to.
Wheres the tree guy I got questions
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How big around are these two year olds???? 1" 2"?
YOU best have a new hole dug......and a shovel that is sharp!!!!
If up there is still cold (here it is too warm now) you might have a chance before the root ball starts looking for food and you'd have a good chance to get it in a new place before the spring sap starts it's run. But being in a mix of other trees it might be hard to get the ol ball out and not hurt IT or the other root systems!
YOU best have a new hole dug......and a shovel that is sharp!!!!
If up there is still cold (here it is too warm now) you might have a chance before the root ball starts looking for food and you'd have a good chance to get it in a new place before the spring sap starts it's run. But being in a mix of other trees it might be hard to get the ol ball out and not hurt IT or the other root systems!
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1 foot around the tree and about a foot down and you'll get 90% of the roots, and this is the best time of the year to move them.
Wolfman is right, but depending on the size you want to go one foot from the drip line not the trunk.1 foot around the tree and about a foot down and you'll get 90% of the roots, and this is the best time of the year to move them.
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Skeets - The best time to disrupt a tree is when it's dormant.
You're much further south than me. Now really isn't a good time here, since things are normally frozen.
But I'll bet your good to go in Coal Country if you don't have a frost and temps are above freezing.
Guessing your 2 year old WP seedlings are a foot or 2 tall, and only half-inch diameter at most? Little guys?
They have real tender roots, and not a lot of them. Just make sure they don't dry at all. If real small, could almost just free it up and pull it bare root-stock, but REAL carefully.
After it's moved, make sure it gets a good drink when transplanted and lots of water when spring does spring. Will help settle the soil around the roots, and help the roots take to their new surroundings. Some mild fertilizer isn't a bad idea at first, but white pine is pretty well accustomed to our soils and climate otherwise.
Good luck!
You're much further south than me. Now really isn't a good time here, since things are normally frozen.
But I'll bet your good to go in Coal Country if you don't have a frost and temps are above freezing.
Guessing your 2 year old WP seedlings are a foot or 2 tall, and only half-inch diameter at most? Little guys?
They have real tender roots, and not a lot of them. Just make sure they don't dry at all. If real small, could almost just free it up and pull it bare root-stock, but REAL carefully.
After it's moved, make sure it gets a good drink when transplanted and lots of water when spring does spring. Will help settle the soil around the roots, and help the roots take to their new surroundings. Some mild fertilizer isn't a bad idea at first, but white pine is pretty well accustomed to our soils and climate otherwise.
Good luck!
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If you use fertilizer keep it a foot or more from the roots. Fertilizer will burn the roots if in contact or too close. Even on larger well rooted trees fertilizer is only added at the drip line and just a couple of inches deep.
May was our time for the spring lift,thats when the rows of seedlings are pulled and bundled and planted in june. A few years back i assisted with the fall lift and set a snow cache. Thousands were buried in hundreds of bales loose straw and covered in snow and more straw to insulate. Planting occurs usually late may/early june.
Im about to do a bunch of work for forestry, may hit them up for a few hundred white spruce. Guy running the program likes me.
Im about to do a bunch of work for forestry, may hit them up for a few hundred white spruce. Guy running the program likes me.