I've been trying to transplant some Pin Oaks from God's garden to mine
with out sucess. I tried it last spring, last fall and again this
spring..
I'm sure I'm taking a big enough rootball, the soil conditions are the
same from where I'm taking then from to where I'm replanting
them..poor at best.

I'm digging my hole twice as big as the rootball, giving it good
composted soil and a slow release fertilizer. Yet they die within a
week or two..

I just don't get what I'm doing wrong..I've transplanted other trees
with out any problems...These darn Pin Oaks have me stumped.

Any suggestions?

TIA...Mo

(kahunamo) wrote:


I'm digging my hole twice as big as the rootball, giving it good
composted soil and a slow release fertilizer. Yet they die within a
week or two..

I just don't get what I'm doing wrong..I've transplanted other trees
with out any problems...These darn Pin Oaks have me stumped.

Oaks are notoriously difficult to transplant. Try sprouting the
acorns yourself and planting them where you want oaks.

Tsu

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To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
- Jules Henri Poincaré

they have a tap root. you cut it when you dig them in the wild. either get some pin
oak acorns and plant them where you want them or get some small nursery grown ones.
here you go... http://www.musserforests.com/prod.asp?p=PIO
musser forest. good company. Ingrid

(kahunamo) wrote:

I've been trying to transplant some Pin Oaks from God's garden to mine
with out sucess. I tried it last spring, last fall and again this
spring..
I'm sure I'm taking a big enough rootball, the soil conditions are the
same from where I'm taking then from to where I'm replanting
them..poor at best.

I'm digging my hole twice as big as the rootball, giving it good
composted soil and a slow release fertilizer. Yet they die within a
week or two..

I just don't get what I'm doing wrong..I've transplanted other trees
with out any problems...These darn Pin Oaks have me stumped.

Any suggestions?

TIA...Mo



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Thank you for the link....Problem solved.

I really love Pin Oaks.......mo







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they have a tap root. you cut it when you dig them in the wild. either get some pin
oak acorns and plant them where you want them or get some small nursery grown ones.
here you go... http://www.musserforests.com/prod.asp?p=PIO
musser forest. good company. Ingrid

(kahunamo) wrote:

I've been trying to transplant some Pin Oaks from God's garden to mine
with out sucess. I tried it last spring, last fall and again this
spring..
I'm sure I'm taking a big enough rootball, the soil conditions are the
same from where I'm taking then from to where I'm replanting
them..poor at best.

I'm digging my hole twice as big as the rootball, giving it good
composted soil and a slow release fertilizer. Yet they die within a
week or two..

I just don't get what I'm doing wrong..I've transplanted other trees
with out any problems...These darn Pin Oaks have me stumped.

Any suggestions?

TIA...Mo



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.