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Posted by Txguy on September 08, 2005 at 19:35:00 from (152.163.101.7):
In Reply to: Tree help posted by memmo on September 08, 2005 at 12:36:44:
All interesting answers, but not exactly as I was taught. You didn"t indicate what part of the country your in, I suppose that could make a difference too. I was taught to always transplant in the winter, and the colder the better. Obviously if your up north in the frozen tundra I"m sure January would be out of the question. But, when I lived in the Dallas area I transplanted quite a few trees in December and January and they were larger that the 4 feet your talking about. I pruned the trees, usually took a lot out of the top. After digging them up, I did a lot of root pruning which I was told encouraged growth in the spring. I was also told to dig the hole twice as wide and twice as deep as the root ball, that is the most fun part! Of course once you get it set in the hole and backfilled, I always made a damn around the hole to help hold in the water and I watered them a lot even in the dead of winter. Oh yea, don"t forget to stake them so they don"t move around. I used some 3/4 galvinized pipe to drive in the ground, and some heavy wire or rope to attach to the tree. A minimum of 3 stakes, and don"t tie to tight as you want to allow just a little bit of movement. Every tree I ever transplanted survived well, so either I was lucky or I was taught correctly.
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