Hi all,
Yardadori project here from a beginner. Dug up an ornamental pear from someone who wanted it gone. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much of a root ball, the soil was very sandy and I got to most of the surface roots which were quite thick and fibrous so I gave up digging further and just used some loppers/tree saw to break it free.
I was hoping to get some advice on where to from here.
1) For any future digs for deciduous species like pear, any tips on how best to ensure survival of the specimen? Or do you guys reckon this guy will probably do okay.
2) Trunk chopping: How best to approach this, how hard (what height), how best not to leave a big scar etc. Any advice would be welcome.
3) As you can see in the picture, its got a pretty unsightly root that curls around on itself at the base. Any tips on how best to address this? Or basically just saw it off?
Thanks is advance.
I'm guessing your in Australia and the tree is currently dormant?
If so i would advise planting the tree in a wooden box, fill the box with pumice and anchor the tree down very well ( if you move the trees trunk the box should move in tandem ). The aim of the game here is to let a good amount of oxygen move to the root system to help it recover ( watering might be more frequent once a root system begins to establish ).. If you can get some warmth to the soil that will also help. before doing any further work make sure the tree recovers and puts on new growth, usually with collected trees its a good idea to let them recover for a season or 2 before beginning work.
Once you have a decent root system and good growth on the tree you'll need to work on cutting the big thick root in the nebari on an angle so they aren't just flat cut.
Once the tree is growing vigorously it is a matter of developing the tree as normal in terms of branching etc.