FourMileMarc
Mame
I have been taking my time with this one. Last year I found this beauty, 6" base by 16" high and about 24" wide. It was about 12 feet tall when I topped it last year. At about the same time I trenched about 20" circumferance and 15" deep. The only problem is that, like I suspected there are not allot of surface roots. The climate in this region, being at 1300 feet msl is above the marine inversion so it is very hot and dry for about 9 months out of the year with no rain.
After trenching I sprinkled Osmocoat around the base. The growth last year was excellent on top. The deer had a much better style in mind than I did and they have been doing a great job at maintinence and styling.
This March I plan to extract but I have a feeling it is going to be tap root to China. In preparation, today I dug down a bit and scored the trunk deep with my screwdriver in a few places. The I applied rooting hormone and some more Osmocoat to the immediate base, then recovered with mulch. Hopefully I will be able to get some more surface roots to grow over winter. Our winters are very mild.
I hope I can pull this one off.
I am very fortunate to have access to this area of plenty in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One of my clients is planning on developing some day and allows me to dig on over 300 acres of mixed Oak and Redwood. I have my eye on 2 other oaks for now. I am taking it slow and conservative until I know I can be successful.
After trenching I sprinkled Osmocoat around the base. The growth last year was excellent on top. The deer had a much better style in mind than I did and they have been doing a great job at maintinence and styling.
This March I plan to extract but I have a feeling it is going to be tap root to China. In preparation, today I dug down a bit and scored the trunk deep with my screwdriver in a few places. The I applied rooting hormone and some more Osmocoat to the immediate base, then recovered with mulch. Hopefully I will be able to get some more surface roots to grow over winter. Our winters are very mild.
I hope I can pull this one off.
I am very fortunate to have access to this area of plenty in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One of my clients is planning on developing some day and allows me to dig on over 300 acres of mixed Oak and Redwood. I have my eye on 2 other oaks for now. I am taking it slow and conservative until I know I can be successful.
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