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Transplanting Loblolly pines right now.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 1/28/24 at 12:29 pm
I just dug up 5 Loblolly pines that are each about 5 ft. I dug them up in Natchitoches in very sandy soil so very easy to dig up. I'm Bringing them down to our property in Breaux Bridge where I have several mature Slash pines. My question to you guys is have you had any experience digging up this size Loblolly with success? Left most roots unscathed but did trim some back.
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Posted on 1/28/24 at 2:02 pm to CajunTiger78
I mean sounds like it’s happening regardless. Stick it in a hole and keep some water on it. Should be good to go. I have several here in Thibodaux and they are beautiful .
Posted on 1/28/24 at 5:14 pm to CajunTiger78
Boy that’s a lot of work for a pine tree. You could probably get some barefoot seedlings for free and they’d be 5’ tall in a year or 2 with just a little TLC.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 7:42 pm to turkish
Lol, we have a 2nd home in Natchitoches. I was up there since last Wednesday so figured I'd dig some up that were nearby and bring them down with me to Breaux Bridge today.
All are already planted. I'll see how they do in the spring if they make it.
All are already planted. I'll see how they do in the spring if they make it.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:28 am to CajunTiger78
Be sure to protect the tap root, and make sure the tap root is planted straight, and not curled over.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:07 am to FlyinTiger93
Thanks for the tip on the tap root. I made sure to dig each hole according to the length and depth of the remaining roots. I'll let you guys know over the coming months how they faired.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 3:40 pm to CajunTiger78
So far so good, I only have 2 trees that are looking like they will not make it.
Edit: that's 2 out of about 14 trees planted.
Edit: that's 2 out of about 14 trees planted.
This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:48 pm to CajunTiger78
Make sure the trees are planted far enough away from any buildings so they won’t do any damage if they fall during a hurricane. Take it from me, pine trees are nothing but trouble with the needles, pine combs, roots and fear of being uprooted when they get tall.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 7:53 pm to TigerKurt
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Make sure the trees are planted far enough away from any buildings so they won’t do any damage if they fall during a hurricane. Take it from me, pine trees are nothing but trouble with the needles, pine combs, roots and fear of being uprooted when they get tall.
Actually pines are quite strong in storms. Much stronger than water oaks and pecans
Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:23 pm to CajunTiger78
Pines snap. Water oaks uproot. They both suck in a strong hurricane.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:32 pm to AyyyBaw
ive never seen a healthy pine break over from a storm.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 8:21 am to Warwick
Lake Charles after Laura was a prime example. Many pines broke 20-30’ from the base. You can definitely still see this just from driving on I10 in that area.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 8:47 am to AyyyBaw
Oh I know and am very familiar with the aftermath of the Hurricanes in Lake Charles. Not many trees survived those storms. Not many can. But in day-to-day weather in the southern yellow pines are quite strong.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 6:52 am to CajunTiger78
I think pines don’t catch as much air as broader leafed trees do .
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:14 am to AyyyBaw
How about neither a pine or a water oak.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:40 am to CajunTiger78
I like to let my pine saplings get to be 2 or 3 feet tall. I then make sure there are no big branches or stumps in the area. Then I run over them with my Scag and make sure they are gone forever.
There are probably a hundred trees better suited for your yard than a pine. How bout some fruit trees or maybe a fast growing oak like a Sawtooth. Pines are dirty, the entire year with the needles and pine cones. You'l be glad down the road.
There are probably a hundred trees better suited for your yard than a pine. How bout some fruit trees or maybe a fast growing oak like a Sawtooth. Pines are dirty, the entire year with the needles and pine cones. You'l be glad down the road.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 1:00 pm to RockoRou
I love pines. The look, the smell,fast growing, I just like them. Plus I have close to 3 acres and all of my pines are mainly on the edges of my property.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 2:18 pm to Warwick
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ve never seen a healthy pine break over from a storm.
I can show you an area on the way to my property from 8 or so year ago a tornado went through.
Thousands of pines snapped in half. Where there were hardwoods, they got blown over.
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