Efficient delivery of info and you hit on exactly the things I needed to know about. Thank you. I transplanted a Tulip tree the other day, cut the taproot probably in half, and lost some other bigger roots. And didn't do a thing to the branches or leaves. (Tree is maybe two feet high, with big leaves). Yesterday I looked at it, and several leaves were turning black. Few things I did wrong, so will trim it up a little bit and mulch it. Other thing I wanted to know about was cuttings, esp Dogwoods, and I see you have a video! Subscribed, and thank you.
Thanks! Yes, I've got a few videos about dogwoods. As far as this tree transplanting video, I'll have an update of the tree out soon. Good luck and have fun!
Yeah, too much going on. Looking forward to getting the project done and moving forward more on my landscaping. It's bittersweet because we're excited about the house, but our property looks pretty tore up right now. All the rhododendron beds are still in great shape though and I'll have plenty of blooms to film this spring. Just had the foundation guys out this morning, started putting the footing forms together.
Hahaha Johnny 🤣, always gotta make his presence known. That's a great idea for root pruning 😉 so looks like you didn't get the doghouse after the tree move and trim lol. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and time Mike! Looking forward to more!
She's still not happy about the tree, and made it known again tonight, lol. I just keep trying to convince her that everything will be OK. She doesn't get to see it all in one video though, she has to wait for a few years, haha.
You ever transplant a Cyclamen Ciclamen (Cyclamen Persicum? after it rooted in the ground and I had to break the roots from the soil and then the plant wilted
Great tips, brother. Pruning a year in advance is tough, for sure. I got some great notes on the rest of it though! Johnny Rooster Productions, eh? Nice
I bought roots around a year ago and wanting your advice as to what to do with them now. I was told they may be something else and that is willow but unsure, would love to send you a current photo!
I’ve just removed a large shrub from my old house to new house. The leaves have started to fall and am really upset as these are Edgeworthia Grandifora. Please help
Such a beautiful plant! You must be in the northern hemisphere? If so, the tree isn't dormant yet and that's a bad time to dig a plant up and move it. It's like doing surgery on a person while they're awake. Would be better to do this in the winter, during dormancy. You may not have had that luxury due to time. It's probably in a little bit of shock. Will it make it? I'm not sure, time will tell. I'd prune some of the top growth back, plant it in good soil while trying to fill in any air pockets around the roots, use a transplant solution that will give it the necessary nutrients to recover, mulch well, water it in, and wait for spring to see what happens. One final step, you may want another Edgeworthia Grandifora on back order just in case. I wish you all the best and hope this one pulls through for you.
Do all this in February or March. Maybe I missed it but you left out seasonal effects. You sort of got there but didn't explain the reason to do all this cutting and uprooting when the tree is most most dormant which is late winter. This reduces the shock and gives it a full season of growth to make it's rebound smooth and the warmth needed to settle into it's forever home. Trust me. My name is Gardiner I never considered the root prune so thanks for that great tip.
May 8 2023 - thanks Mike for sharing. I am at my daughter's in Wilmington NC - sandy soil and impatient daughter. Pulled up 15 yr Gardenia - I cringed. I always use Bach Flowers energy tincture for shock. Do you think I can save a branch of this beautiful beauty?Saddens me to see this Thanks - Nanc
There are many variables so it’s tough to say from where I’m sitting. When deciduous trees are stressed, they can lose their leaves but will regrow them back.
Sir I’m in the desert in west Texas and palo verde tree has sprouted too close to existing trees. The roots are so deep that I can’t get to them. Can I cut the root a foot below and treat it with hormone powder and replanting? Thanks
Very cool video Mike. I finally got to root myself long enough get to watch the video. We always want the fungus amungus. Which I just found out is British game lol
I have 8 three year old fruit trees, in containers, that have grown roots out the bottom and into the ground under the container. They're solidly grown in place. Problem is I need to move them this year to their final place on my property. What is the best way to un-attach these trees from the ground? Or are they doomed.
Sever them now. You already have a strong root ball in the pot. Cut them now while they're dormant and get your trees planted. Make sure to break the roots up in the pot while planting.
Awesome! Bonsai is a fun hobby. I've played around with bonsai a little but am definitely not a pro. Have a few projects around here that I'm working on. Good luck and have fun with it!
Mike, what do you think is the best medium to use in pots for newly germinated acorn trees that won’t actually be planted for another year? I’ve got 8 different kinds of trees that are started in a green house but need to be transferred to bigger pots to dry until I plant them and want to make the right medium for them to live in. Thanks alot!!!
So are you going to show your house build on this channel or are you going to start a second channel so you can get more income? I don't have a RU-vid channel, but I've seen some guys that seem to bring in the bucks with multiple channels. If the math worked I'd do it. Good luck whatever you decide to do.
I have a good number of small 1 to 3 foot tall volunteer trees I have started transplanting to other parts of my 3 acres. My soil is for real an ancient flood plain, it is about 50% river gravels, or Missoula floods gravels as it were. Can't even push a spade into the ground, what a job this is.
Soil conditions can definitely make a difference on the job. We have a ton of rock here and it makes it tough to ball and burlap plants. The soil is good between the rocks though, lol.
You can start root pruning after it goes dormant, but you won't get the full benefit of leaving it in place one more growing season, but hey, if you have to move it, you have to move it.
Okay 😮 I have an apple tree that needs to be MOVED TO keep it from being a goner SO CAN I USE THIS Process to remove it has about a 10 inch trunk base what do you think I could do?
You can definitely move it but not by hand. You're going to need some serious equipment for something that size. I'd follow the plan I laid out here but you could use a small backhoe to dig a line around the surface roots. I have a huge apple tree that I'm debating on moving or cutting down. Still haven't decided, but if I move it you can rest assured I'll be using the excavator.
Make Mine Mulch was one of the best books I read as a kid. She used old hay cor high nitrogen-demand plants like sweet corn, straw for lesser need, and woody mulch for berry plants. I'll take anything I can get. Right now, 2 loads of palm fronds are soon to be history. The leaves rot fast but the woody parts resist decay yet hold onto moisture well. The sunchokes need to be dug and fermented and the bed is not rich enough to support that 10' growth they had in years past. More growth, more tubers. More greens for Termite the confused dog to browse. Hasta, nieto!
@@MikeKincaid79 Yeah, need more mulch! When it gets hot, mulch melts, even wood chips. The chipper has gotten a major workout this season. A neighbor a few doors up has a landscaping business and told us to take all we want. that's much better than haunting alleys like some mulch ghoul haha.
Congrats on the new home build! I'm planing to put a small company cottage on my property for visitors. We live near Myrtle Beach so we can save family a lot of money on lodging. This info makes the planning much easier as I draw on paper the idea in my head. There are a couple of young crepe myrtles that will need to be moved. Thanks Mike!
Good advice I'm one who didn't know that trick I'm missing the background noise You must be somewhere Henry can't hear you I'm waiting and will be watching every episode of your house building Hope all goes smoothly but you know there's always a Murphy's Law in that equation 😻. 🇨🇦🦩
