Can I plant a red bud tree in an 18" X 3' hole drilled into limestone rock, 50 miles south of Ft. Worth, Tx?

Answer 1

You *can* but it won't live long if the roots can't expand out. Tree roots expand out more than down, and typically, a redbud will push roots out to a radius of about 40ft. They also will do better in a shady environment down there. (You're near Waco - give or take?) Is there ANY topsoil, or are we talking bald limestone and caliche? If there's at least some topsoil over the limestone, you can fill the hole with dirt, plant the tree high in the hole, mound some dirt up around the tree's root ball, and hope the roots can extend out along the surface. We grew these in San Antonio, and they did OK. But note that they don't have a good life expectancy down there. They do better in East Texas back to the eastern seaboard...

Answer 2

that will depend on whether the hole can drain out the worst rains you'll get and not drown the tree.....fill the hole with water and time it for how long it takes to run out and go dry.... if it's longer than24 hrs, then consider a little pool there instead... or bog or water edge plants....

Answer 3

You can do it but it will become root bound in the future and will slow the growth down.Red buds are pretty hardy so I would give it a shot.