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Did I just kill this tree?

7 months ago

last modified: 7 months ago

Been transplanting pine trees to my yard. I've did 8. 3 died. 5 lived and were doing great. Did another as a replacement. I learned how to do it better, but still 6 out 9 seems pretty like pretty good results, I think.Anyway I was weed eating and being extremely careful when the string hit the metal tree stand and bump me into the tree. If I had been less careful I would have probably never hit it in a million years. I'm very annoyed I did this. It didn't go all the way around the tree but it did take some of the bark off. This tree was doing so well. Also what kind of pine is this? Is it loblolly or long leaf, of anybody can tell by the pictures? It is about 2 to 3 feet tall.If I have to transplant another I will but dang this tree was looking so good. All in all I plan on doing at least another 6 to 10 trees anyway but I hate to keep back tracking.I did not see how to upload images. Here is the tree from up close and back a bit.Edit: I tried over and over to get an image to upload even at the advice of the comment below. The beat I could do was this image link.https://ibb.co/z6fH1wH

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
7 months ago
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Avery Justice thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
Avery Justice
Original Author
7 months ago
last modified: 7 months ago
Maybe this will work now. It did, after all that. If you click it the resolution clears up.
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L Clark (zone 4 WY)
7 months ago
It should be fine imo. just give it exceptional care from here on out
cearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
7 months ago
You'd be well served to weed and mulch under all those trees- a string trimmer shouldn't be coming any where near them.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 months ago
bingo ...

remove the grass.. i would use round up ... then some mulch..

and ergo.. just dont get near them with the weedwhip ..

the green edge you see in the wound is the cambium layer.. aka.. the vascular system of the tree .. if you break it around the whole trunk.. the plant above is dead ..

at best.. it looks like you injured what.. 10 or 15 % of it ... so what ... all other things done well... nbd.. it should easily recover ..

yo should be able to do better with moving small pines.. as your experience level increases ... do it at the right time of year.. in dormancy.. and move smaller plants.. and you should be all set ..

compare your method with this primer: https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub

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Avery Justice
Original Author
7 months ago
You can spray round up around trees like this? Didn't know that.

Yeah, I wish I had mulched them from the start. Yeah, I'd say it's no more than 20% around. I am so mad I did.

I'll try to get the grass up/sprayed and some mulch on them. Thank you.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
7 months ago
I you don’t want to spray (which I wouldn’t) you can make a clear area by laying cardboard or layers of newspaper around the tree and putting mulch on top of it. Alternatively you can cut the turf out and invert it then mulch on top of that.

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