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Ok I’m starting this thread to see what everyone’s through to are some scoped material on the collection block.
Two American Hornbeams , they are monsters but would be so coool. They’re along a service road so I will be asking the power company for persimmon EA5FD9DF-8183-4279-A2B7-93FF03BB5B68.jpeg562FE358-55CE-4B16-B9BE-874BD62F9805.jpegB4C45079-F652-4868-9846-DA2F6298F373.jpeg
 

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Do you have access to equipment to dig and move the at least (probably more) 5 foot+ diameter root ball that you would need for those?
Not even sure a heavy duty pickup could handle the weight of the root ball
 

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Do you have access to equipment to dig and move the at least (probably more) 5 foot+ diameter root ball that you would need for those?
Not even sure a heavy duty pickup could handle the weight of the root ball
Don't worry, we got this;)

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That first one has a fat base with taper and is probably the better tree but the second one with the hollow is my favorite of the two.
 

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Do you have access to equipment to dig and move the at least (probably more) 5 foot+ diameter root ball that you would need for those?
Not even sure a heavy duty pickup could handle the weight of the root ball
Have you ever done meth?
Pattycakes.
 
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Perhaps the best approach would be to cut them back hard now... and then come back later to lift them.

I have been developing a beech tree that is on my property the same way. Chop first, wait for recovery, then lift.
Work smart, & not as hard later. Good advice. You should start a website. 🤣
 

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Alright I’m asking for input and some of you are just making it about meth
Crack works too 🤣. j/k…. Invite friends, buy lunch and beers afterwards and try to get as much root as possible. Leave all the dirt and wrap in wet burlap for the ride. Gonna need a big ass box to plant in or just plant in your yard for a year or two. The one with the hollow is dope. Godspeed to you.
 

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Alright I’m asking for input and some of you are just making it about meth

Those trees are too damn big to handle.
Even if you do manage to get permission to remove them, in addition to the damage to the area and other trees you would have to kill to get to them, your chances of success are slim. These would need a very large root ball, and heavy equipment to dig, lift and move.

The reality is that there probably aren't enough roots close to the trunk for a chance at survival. What roots there are are long and/or deep. So cutting with a Sawzall, if that was a serious answer, won't work.

Let them live, leave them there and choose projects that are more manageable
 
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I will be asking the power company for persimmon
Aha! Spilled the secret :p

So approximately how big is the root flare?

From my brief experience with American Hornbeam, they can take drastic beating and grow well the same season. I have high hope on these if they're not overly huge.
 

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I collected one this year with almost no roots and it’s doing fine, although I’m not sure if an older tree will respond the same way.
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