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| Moving spruce trees. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 3 2016, 01:36 PM (342 Views) | |
| Renegade | Jun 3 2016, 01:36 PM Post #1 |
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Moved some spruce trees to some property lines. Some were only 2-3 feet tall and some were around 5 feet tall. I have been giving them plenty of water. Be interesting to see how they take. Certainly going to be some transplant shock as it is impossible to get the entire root ball. The idea is to give our critters more security from prying eyes and poachers. |
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Beamer
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Jun 6 2016, 06:33 AM Post #2 |
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Rene, I am an aborist by trade and transplant lots of trees on my property, spruce are fairly hardy and transplant well. Rule of thumb is spring and fall for transplanting when they are not actively growing, in Ontario you are usually okay until early June or before you see the new growth or "candles" appear. I'm sure they will do fine, good luck |
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Bocephus_86
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Jun 7 2016, 10:38 AM Post #3 |
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Nice! I am planning on getting some planting of spruce and pine done next spring along the fence line for the same reasons...hoping the deer will start using more of the one side of my property if there is a bit more cover.Hope the spruce trees work out for you! |
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| Renegade | Jun 7 2016, 02:12 PM Post #4 |
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We just reclaimed existing trees in the ditch that are doomed to township pruning nearby. I would do a handful at a time as time permitted. The last 6 that we moved had pretty extensive new buds and look like weeping willows now after transplanting. Not sure how well they will do. We will pick away at this over the years. Seems like the best time is late April early May like Beamer suggests. |
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Bocephus_86
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Jun 10 2016, 09:06 AM Post #5 |
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Right on, I don't think you have a Conservation Authority where you are, but where I live the local CA has a tree planting program where they sell you the trees for next to nothing (0.15/tree) and they come out to your property, develop a planting plan with you and then come back the next year and plat the trees. It is a great program to take advantage of for any one looking to do some reforestation or create food plot screens. |
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Nice! I am planning on getting some planting of spruce and pine done next spring along the fence line for the same reasons...hoping the deer will start using more of the one side of my property if there is a bit more cover.
2:31 PM Jul 11