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Shohin
I have been trying for awhile to find an opportunity where someone wanted old landscaping ripped out, and I think I finally found it. 3-4 yews of varying sizes, with this one being the biggest with the best picture of it. Ive never collected a yew before, and this one looks to be about 8' wide and 4-5' high with a 8-10" trunk. Its a whole lot of tree. I will be doing this solo, so I need to get it down to a size where A) I can carry it. B) I can fit it into the trunk of my hatchback. This is where you all come in. I can see very few interior buds, but some exist. Do I have to cut back to foliage, or can I treat these like a deciduous tree and expect prolific backbudding after chopping way back? Two, how much of a rootball do I have to capture? I am thinking a 20-24" diameter rootball is all im going to be able to lift and carry by myself. That alone will weigh 100+ pounds. It looks like a nice opportunity to get some big chunky material with a little bit of elbow grease. I guess before I go ahead and dig these, if I cut back and dig a rootball as I have diagrammed, what are the chances of survival, and having a usable piece of material? Anyone see a tree in that mass of multiple trunks?
Patrick
Patrick