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Best time to transplant oak tree in the Deep South?
Posted on 11/15/19 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 11/15/19 at 5:19 pm
I am having a 3 caliper shumard oak planted at my house. It is still at the nursery right now. I read February is best for moving oaks: Does that sound right?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Posted on 11/15/19 at 5:34 pm to weagle99
Really anytime after the first freeze and Feb. I would plant it now to give the tree as much time as possible to recover from the planting before it gets hot again.
Posted on 11/15/19 at 5:58 pm to weagle99
What did the nursery tell you?
Posted on 11/15/19 at 6:14 pm to The Nino
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What did the nursery tell you?
He didn’t make much of a recommendation other than don’t do it while hot temps
Posted on 11/15/19 at 6:14 pm to Zappas Stache
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Really anytime after the first freeze and Feb. I would plant it now to give the tree as much time as possible to recover from the planting before it gets hot again.
Thanks
Posted on 11/15/19 at 7:35 pm to weagle99
Balled and burlaped? Has it been dug?
Or container?
Or container?
Posted on 11/15/19 at 8:08 pm to ItzMe1972
I generally like to plant trees in December.
Posted on 11/15/19 at 10:17 pm to ItzMe1972
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Balled and burlaped? Has it been dug?
It is still in the ground so I guess it will come to me balled.
Posted on 11/17/19 at 8:09 am to weagle99
Make sure to install the tree slightly elevated and use the native soil to backfill to grade. You want to avoid water holding in the hole so make sure to break up large clumps, etc. You can too dress the top of the rootball with garden soil and then mulch. 
Posted on 11/17/19 at 8:18 am to weagle99
LSU Ag Center has some article and publications on transplanting trees and proper watering, fertilizing, etc.
Proper Balled-and-Burlapped (B&B) Tree and Shrub Care
From Trees for Louisiana Landscapes:
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Proper Balled-and-Burlapped (B&B) Tree and Shrub Care
From Trees for Louisiana Landscapes:
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Trees are usually available from nurseries in three basic forms: balled and burlapped, container grown and bare root. Large trees are normally sold balled and burlapped. However, there is a trend toward marketing trees in larger contain-ers.
Container-grown trees may be planted any month. This method of marketing trees extends the planting season beyond the traditional dormant period. Plants grown in containers offer the most shockless form of transplanting.
Fall is the ideal time to plant in Louisiana.
LINK
Posted on 11/17/19 at 7:56 pm to Twenty 49
Thanks again everyone
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