My father does lots of backyard Railroad and he is in to reworking it from its current configuration. He has a 15-20ish year old Hokkaido elm that is about 30 inches tall and a little less in diameter (see attached pic).
How big a hole are we going to have to dig around this tree to make sure we don't chop out needed roots?
Also, I'm in the greater Portland area in Oregon; will bringing a Hokkaido elm up this direction from Huntington Beach, CA cause large problems for the tree? I'm thinking it should be OK, but you never can tell when something like the Latitudinal Pressure Differential will cause you problems... (That last bit is made up on the spot, haven't posted before so you probably don't know my sarcasm bit yet)
Thanks, just trying to save this guy if I can, its bark and its trunk have great character.
And sorry for the low quality photo, I'll have Dad send me another tomorrow and repost it so you can get a better look.
How big a hole are we going to have to dig around this tree to make sure we don't chop out needed roots?
Also, I'm in the greater Portland area in Oregon; will bringing a Hokkaido elm up this direction from Huntington Beach, CA cause large problems for the tree? I'm thinking it should be OK, but you never can tell when something like the Latitudinal Pressure Differential will cause you problems... (That last bit is made up on the spot, haven't posted before so you probably don't know my sarcasm bit yet)
Thanks, just trying to save this guy if I can, its bark and its trunk have great character.
And sorry for the low quality photo, I'll have Dad send me another tomorrow and repost it so you can get a better look.