Doing a major reno and install landscape project at this residence, talked the homeowner into letting me dig this one out instead of cutting it. Put it at a local nursery on consignment for next spring, they are going to put it in a box type planter, hence the open rootball is ok for transfer time of 20 minutes prior to potting at arrival at the nursery. Prep time to dig and drum tie was about 2 hours for 2 people, Hiab'd it onto the truck deck and layed her over for transport. No taproot (driver didn't believe me that it wouldn't have one) 80 % of roots were about 6 inches below to about 12 inches below soil surface in sandy loam soil. No roots over 3/4 inch encountered, tree was planted about 10 years ago according to homeowner. 6" at inch caliper at 6 inches above grade.
Moved it instead of removing it
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There is a planting plan that a lot of people follow. It's called the "G'Dunk Method"
Here's how it develops. The people go to the nursery and buy this cute tree in a ten gallon pot. They get help wrestling it into the trunk of the car. But when they get home all they have is the little wheelbarrow with the flat, solid tire. Somehow they manage to flop the ten gallon into the wheelbarrow. They start to totter across the yard but on the way the wheelbarrow gets the best of them and..."G'Dunk"...it falls over. Well, that looks like a good place to plant the tree.
Later on, we're called on to be euthenasiasts and put the poor crowded and hacked up tree out of its misery. Fortunately, some of these plants find a kind soul that gives them a second life.
Tom
Here's how it develops. The people go to the nursery and buy this cute tree in a ten gallon pot. They get help wrestling it into the trunk of the car. But when they get home all they have is the little wheelbarrow with the flat, solid tire. Somehow they manage to flop the ten gallon into the wheelbarrow. They start to totter across the yard but on the way the wheelbarrow gets the best of them and..."G'Dunk"...it falls over. Well, that looks like a good place to plant the tree.
Later on, we're called on to be euthenasiasts and put the poor crowded and hacked up tree out of its misery. Fortunately, some of these plants find a kind soul that gives them a second life.
Tom
I have a red Jap maple planted three feet from my house. No problem with a tree that size. It is now approaching 20 feet by 20 feet.
It's well complemented by a double trunked green Jap maple in my back courtyard, which is now over 30 feet tall and 30 feet crown spread.
Of course I agree, we all have the pet peeve about trees and shrubs planted too close to houses, pwr lines, other trees, etc etc.
It's well complemented by a double trunked green Jap maple in my back courtyard, which is now over 30 feet tall and 30 feet crown spread.
Of course I agree, we all have the pet peeve about trees and shrubs planted too close to houses, pwr lines, other trees, etc etc.
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