Hey everyone, maybe someone could help me with these two trees growing between my neighbor and my property . One is an oak, just don't know what kind ? The other I don't know what it is. I'd like to transplant the oak to my front yard if possible, but I don't know if trying to dig a 7-8' sapling out of the ground will kill it. Also if it is possible , when is the best time of the year to do this? Thanks!!
Transplants are best done when the tree is dormant but at 7 or 8 feet tall you probably have far more roots than you could easily dig up.
Thanks , it's in a tight spot too.. I may just have to leave it or cut it. It's at the corner of two fences
If I remember correctly, the tap root on oak is really long. Break it off and the tree won't make it. I'd say it is too large to successfully transplant. Yes, in the red oak family but not sure what kind. Won't try to ID the others.
My vote is apple on the second tree. I have a crabapple right outside my back porch and it was the first one I though of. It has a few different shaped leaves. It was transplanted without issue last year at four feet and it is now over 8'. I hope to get fruit off it in a few more years.
I think it is possible to transplant the oak. Dig up as much of the roots as possible after the leaves have fallen. Transplant carefully, spreading the roots like they were before transplanting. I'd save the central leader on the top, but prune a lot of the side branches to make them shorter and reduce the amount of leaves in the spring. You'll have to water this tree regularly all next summer, because it will take a while for the roots to regrow. I think the oak is Red or Black Oak. I don't recognize the other tree. If you want an oak tree it might be a better idea to transplant a smaller one. Oaks can suffer transplant shock for years with larger ones more susceptible, and it is likely a smaller one would outgrow the big one.
