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Help transplanting burr oak saplings (self.greenspace)

submitted 7 months ago by xoggy to c/[email protected]

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Last autumn I stored several acorns in a 5-inch pot that was filled with potting soil and covered. I took the cover off 2 days ago to discover 7 saplings between 3 and 7 inches long. They are too big for the pot I was storing them in. Are they safe to transplant at this stage? What size pot should I transplant them in? How do I safely move them without damaging them?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

My oak experience isn't with burr, but they have relatively fragile taproots at that stage of development. I have successfully extracted some from a similar situation by sssssllllloooowwwwwwllllyyyyyy submerging the pot in a 5 gallon bucket until the potting mix and saplings floated themselves out of the pot, allowing me to separate them.

@LibertyLizard might be able to offer better advice than I can, they've been doing some oak transplanting as well.