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Posted on 3/28/19 at 8:52 pm to Cow Drogo
Ours was about that size when Andrew came through, it’s huge now 20” diameter, about 40’ tall beautiful shape, reminds me of a giant acorn. Give it plenty of water in early years
Posted on 3/28/19 at 8:55 pm to Cow Drogo
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guy at the tree nursery advised me to trim off the top 3 feet of each tree in order to make them grow more canopy-like
Horrible advise
Posted on 3/28/19 at 8:57 pm to Cow Drogo
How much of the rootball did you dig? What size?
After transplanting like that, it goes through a phase:
First year-Sleep
Second year-Creep
Third year-Leap
I would use slow release fertilizer next year.
After transplanting like that, it goes through a phase:
First year-Sleep
Second year-Creep
Third year-Leap
I would use slow release fertilizer next year.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 6:01 am to ItzMe1972
I dug like a 2 foot or so diameter root ball
Probably 2 foot deep
Probably 2 foot deep
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 7:47 am
Posted on 3/29/19 at 6:01 am to Pussykat
Yeah I wish i wouldn’t have did it
Posted on 3/29/19 at 8:51 am to Cow Drogo
Sounds like you got a decent root ball dug. Just keep them watered and mulched and exercise a little patience.
The tops will probably straighten out as well. If not you can prune with a tall ladder down the road.
The tops will probably straighten out as well. If not you can prune with a tall ladder down the road.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 9:15 am to ItzMe1972
Thanks man
How often should I water?
How often should I water?
Posted on 3/29/19 at 9:33 am to Cow Drogo
Water as needed.
Twice a week if really dry, less if you get a good rain.
Twice a week if really dry, less if you get a good rain.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 6:00 pm to Cow Drogo
It will probably develope a new leader, it wants to grow taller
Posted on 3/29/19 at 6:30 pm to ItzMe1972
How long should I keep it staked after moving it?
1 year?
1 year?
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 3/29/19 at 8:39 pm to Cow Drogo
Yes one year.
And let it have some movement while staked.
And let it have some movement while staked.
Posted on 3/31/19 at 9:34 am to tke_swamprat
Are drake elms the ones that drop the little helicopter seed pods? I think that’s what my neighbor has planted over my driveway and that thing is crapping something all over my cars year around. It’s lopsided now from me pruning as high as I could reach with a pole saw standing on a 20’ ladder.
Back to OP, mature Shumards
Back to OP, mature Shumards
Posted on 5/13/25 at 1:19 pm to Cow Drogo
How are those trees looking now?
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