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I hope you're not thinking of doing this now!!!! When you do transplant them, you probably won't be able to get all the taproot. Get what you can, try to get a good clean cut, and don't worry about it. The transplants will develop a modified root structure that should serve the plant just fine. With oaks this size, I'd probably plan to get a rootball about time and a half as deep as what I'd get for a non-taprooted specimen (because it's practical to do so). Generic Rootball Size Guide Planting a Tree or Shrub

Thank you, Patti, for your Father's Day wishes. How nice of you to think of me! DW showed me my older daughter's blog this morning, where she did a sweet mention of yours truly. It made my little old heart swell a bit and gave me a tiny sting in my eyes. How cool that your daughter is visiting and I hope you all have a great barbeque today. Happy Birthday to your mom. You are lucky to still have her. If it will help, I would be happy to bring your rain up here for the day. We can use it! TM

I see my dad just about every day at work and we're working together today. He told me he thinks 'Fathers Day' is a stupid holiday created by retailers. (along with Mothers Day) He said if kids want to honor their parents, they should do it every day, why make a holiday to buy a bunch of crap? I guess he's got a point. Nevertheless, I invited my siblings over to have a BBQ for Fathers Day. (and I still got him a card) SD is with her dad this weekend and I am working both days so she gets him all to herself. My DD is working and won't call her BD. She is trying to establish a stronger relationship with DH and got him a card and will probably do something nice for him. My younger son hasn't decided if he will text his father. He hasn't spoken to him in a couple of weeks and they're at a stand off. He is also getting along much better with DH but probably not to the point of acknowledging him on Father's Day. It's my older son's first Father's day and I'm very proud of how he has matured in his role as father. I had many concerns about his maturity and readiness to be a parent, but he has stepped up. I don't know if he will call his father today. The last I heard, his father had just been released from prison and was staying with a girl that didn't have a phone. That was several months ago, he doesn't talk about his father to me much.