Picture this says it's an escarpment oak
I've looked to buy this plant before and have never found one.
This is in a bad spot right next to my wall. I wonder how deep I'd have to dig to move it safely
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I think most oak taproots can be pretty big and grow quickly but I feel like you should be fine transporting it out as long as you’re gentle, try to keep it in a larger ball of dirt, replant it in similar conditions and dig to go as deep as the stalk of the plant is tall.
If it’s right in your yard you might have a mature tree somewhere nearby to try your own from acorn! Or maybe it was a bluejay just doing its thing.
I’d guess that the length of the tap root is aroundd 7-9 inches deep. Winter is a great time to transplant! I like to use sharpshooter shovels for transplants.👍
I transplanted about a dozen oak seedlings away from a spot where there was gonna be construction (so they'd have died anyway if I left them, and figured it couldn't hurt to try). I think three of them are still surviving. So definitely worth a shot!
I unfortunately couldn't wait until they went dormant, so that probably hurt my odds. If you do it in the late fall/winter/early spring, ideally after there's been a lot of rain, dig a deeper and wider hole than you think you need to to, be very gentle pulling it out and moving it, plant it correctly, mulch it, and keep it well watered for its first year or so — there's a chance it could make it. Good luck!
Ideally it's best to move oaks when dormant. Try to get as much of the taperoot as possible but most oaks will grow just fine if you chop it (often done to spade size with planting trees seedlings).
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I dig the perimeter with a shovel then go in there with my hands. find the roots and excavate the rest by hand.
Good luck. I’ve tried a few times myself but have killed each one when transplanting.
I think most oak taproots can be pretty big and grow quickly but I feel like you should be fine transporting it out as long as you’re gentle, try to keep it in a larger ball of dirt, replant it in similar conditions and dig to go as deep as the stalk of the plant is tall.
If it’s right in your yard you might have a mature tree somewhere nearby to try your own from acorn! Or maybe it was a bluejay just doing its thing.
I’d guess that the length of the tap root is aroundd 7-9 inches deep. Winter is a great time to transplant! I like to use sharpshooter shovels for transplants.👍
I transplanted about a dozen oak seedlings away from a spot where there was gonna be construction (so they'd have died anyway if I left them, and figured it couldn't hurt to try). I think three of them are still surviving. So definitely worth a shot!
I unfortunately couldn't wait until they went dormant, so that probably hurt my odds. If you do it in the late fall/winter/early spring, ideally after there's been a lot of rain, dig a deeper and wider hole than you think you need to to, be very gentle pulling it out and moving it, plant it correctly, mulch it, and keep it well watered for its first year or so — there's a chance it could make it. Good luck!
Ideally it's best to move oaks when dormant. Try to get as much of the taperoot as possible but most oaks will grow just fine if you chop it (often done to spade size with planting trees seedlings).
Maybe try propagating by air layering
I don't know, but I don't suggest planting an oak unless you have lots of space and don't mind not being able to plant other things nearby.