when is the best time of year to transplant an oak tree?

Answer 1

Oak trees seldom survive if transplanted. You might be successful if the oak is very small, less than a couple of years old.

Your best bet is in fall or winter, after the leaves have fallen and the tree is dormant.

But don't count on having the tree survive.

Answer 2

Transplanting Oak Trees

Answer 3

I do totally agree with the proper time in transplanting an oak tree. Though this is what happened to me and the results. At the site where the company was working at, there was a number of Live oak sapling all over the place. I wanted to get a few trees to transplant in my yard. I knew it was not the correct time of the year. It was sometime in June or July. I live in Louisiana. I also knew that if I dug them up, they would have to be transplanted very soon. We were finishing up the job soon and I was only going to get this one chance. So I dug up four saplings. When got home dug four holes. Place mulch and root simulator in each hole. Planted the saplings and watered every day afterwards. After a couple of weeks the leaves were dying off it seemed. Come to find out, I needed to back off on the watering to two to three days. This was six years ago, those trees are now on avg twelve feet tall. So no, I am no expert, but this is what I did and the results. Take it for what it is worth. Happy Planting. Doug

Answer 4

The best time is when the tree is dormant. Late fall or early spring. Oak trees are not the best trees to transplant. You might be better off buying a new balled and burlaped oak and trying that. As for rooting hormones and that other junk people are suggesting make no difference what so ever. Oaks transplant hard because their root system has a tap root. If you decide to transplant or buy a new tree just remember to water water water it makes all the difference.

Answer 5

You might want to check out the link below for transplanting oak trees.
Transplant tolerance of different tree species.
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/trees/f1147w.htm
Transplanting is different from planting
you can plant in early spring and fall.
Transplanting requires digging up the tree and this causes stress. I have done it in early spring with small trees. Not with and Oak. What kind of oak? I have pin oak.
I would do it after the sap has gone down and before the ground freezes if you live in a area with cold weather.
(Also I would use a rooting hormone/or stimulator)
Walmart sells soil specifically for trees and shrubs I'd use that as well. I just finished planting 4 fruit trees and the soil is great.
I find that checking out the online website the nearest University Extention will give a multitude of planting information.

Answer 6

In general, most oak species are difficult to transplant. Pin Oaks (Quercus palustris) and Red Oaks (Quercus rubra) are the most tolerant oaks and therefore, the easiest to transplant. Younger trees transplant better than older trees.

Transplanting success can be greatly enhanced with root pruning in late summer/early fall. Root pruning is simply the process of using a sharpened shovel to sever the roots of a tree at the edge of your planned root ball. Root pruning helps to stimulate a denser root system and concentrate photosynthates (chlorophyll, etc.) into the planned root ball zone prior to harvest. Oaks generally have a narrow harvest window. The absolute best time to harvest (transplant) an oak is in early spring, after the ground has thawed but before the tree has broken bud. Here in NE Illinois that is usually April & Early May. Oaks can be harvested during July & August, but this is a higher risk period than the early spring period & not recommended for the DIY. Late fall & winter are actually high risk periods & not a recommended period here in Illinois. Contact your local nursery association for the best periods in your area if your weather patterns differ greatly from those in NE Illinois.

Answer 7

Young Oak Tree

Answer 8

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when is the best time of year to transplant an oak tree?

Answer 9

I agree with Scott S......late fall or early winter after the leaves drop. Try using Miracle Grow's Transplant Shock treatment when you move it....that may help it suvive the shock. It comes in liquid form in most large lawn dept. stores, like Walmart. And I also agree it should be a young tree to survive a transplant. It's worth a try! Oaks are beautiful, including a fall color change, and grow for literally hundreds of years, and can get quite HUGE!

Answer 10

you don't feed the transplants for the first year.it will only make more roots,water as needed not soggy.