I'm getting ready to move this bad boy to a grow box too. Based on what I saw on my other live oak, I should be able to cut off about 5" of the root system and fit it into a grow box just in time for the second growing season down here. I figure I better get the root system sorted first.
Originally I planned to wait another year but it grew like crazy in the spring then goes into dormancy in the heat of summer. Right now we are heading into the second growing season in the fall. I figure I can take advantage of having two growing seasons and do the move now.
Doesn't look like the house on the lake or bay here. Did you already move to a new place? The tree is coming a long nicely.
I think I will put it in a pot next year and begin the refining phase or at least working toward it. I am happy with the way the trunk turns out. Now I will spend the next few years to try to heal those big scar.
. Tree improves quickly for you.
With this tree I get a big 3 to 4 ft tall whip right out of the apex I select in about 4 months. The wounds are actually closing in slowly but surely. I might keep it in the grow box another year. Still kind of undecided.
