In early August 2021 I was driving down the street and saw the county (Miami-Dade) removing a bunch of yaupon hollies from a median. I quickly dropped my son off at his aunt's, turned around, grabbed a large plastic bag and returned to the scene!
I asked the guys if I could take one or two (I only took one cause I didn't have room for more) and they said sure. The guy on the front loader quickly pulled 5 or 6 trees (in like 10 seconds) and dropped them in front of me. I quickly picked the one I thought was the best, bagged it and went home.
I root pruned, selected branches and did the initial wiring. There were so many roots that I figured it would be.no problem to remove at least 60% and then put it in a make shift pot that I made from Home Depot. I let it grow for a few months without touching it and then I started making some more detail choices. Here are some pics of the process.
I asked the guys if I could take one or two (I only took one cause I didn't have room for more) and they said sure. The guy on the front loader quickly pulled 5 or 6 trees (in like 10 seconds) and dropped them in front of me. I quickly picked the one I thought was the best, bagged it and went home.
I root pruned, selected branches and did the initial wiring. There were so many roots that I figured it would be.no problem to remove at least 60% and then put it in a make shift pot that I made from Home Depot. I let it grow for a few months without touching it and then I started making some more detail choices. Here are some pics of the process.
