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Author:	Andut [ 21 Nov 2023, 15:56 ]
Post subject:	Field Grown White Pine
Does anyone have any experience of lifting a field grown white pine please ? My relatively new neighbours have what I think is a white pine growing in an exposed position in their front garden that they want to remove. It's been there 10yrs + and has plenty of healthy and substantial growth in all directions as it has been left to it's own devices for the duration. I think it's a real shame that they want to remove it, but if it's going to happen, then I'm determined to give it a chance of a future. I'm thinking of trying to lift it in the Spring next year and will try to keep the soil close to the root ball whilst backfilling a large pot with free draining aggregates, but it's inevitable that I will be removing quite a lot of roots when it's lifted. I'm wondering if I should be thinking about removing some (a lot ?) of the top growth and thining out over the next month or 2 ahead of lifting. Any thoughts, advice or ideally practical experience would be interesting to read and appreciated ! Thanks in advance ! Andy

Author:	johnbaz [ 03 Dec 2023, 20:27 ]
Post subject:	Re: Field Grown White Pine
Hi Andy I've never lifted a JWP but have read that they hate the rootstocks being completely cleaned of soil! I think if I were lifting it, Spring would be the time but i'd get a spade and chop the roots a little on two opposite sides so that there are more fine feeder roots next year and longer roots that coulkd be difficult to fit in to a pot can stay in the ground!! JWP are five needle pines with a white stomata on the underside of the needles although there are other five needle Pines but i'm not sure if they have the white undersides Hope it turns out good John

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