Collecting loblolly pines

sweetgum_master

Hi,
I just recently got permission to dig on a piece of land 52 acres in size where I found A beautiful loblolly pine between 4'-5' in the literati style growing in rich moist soil it is already bearing pine cones and I need advice for how to collect it.

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Asus101

I dug mine as seedlings in 45*c worked well, although I don't recommend it.

I think there is only one way really to collect it imo.
Dynamite, and lots of it.



Seriously, you could leave it I guess till the cones mature, remove the cones and dig normally, or leave the cones and dig normally.

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MattO

..."already bearing cones.."

Is there new growth evident?
Seeing as how it is in "rich, moist soil" , you are probably going to be dealing with a large root mass and a substantial tap root. You might want to make this a two-season collect..

sweetgum_master

Since I have no experience collecting pines I'm thinking about making a trench around the root ball this spring and back filling with 50/50 Perlite Sphagnum moss(the dead kind used for hanging baskets etc.) mixture and repeating on the other side this fall(and collect the following spring) or do it next spring and dig it in the third year. In the mean time I'm going to collect other pines on the property for experience. it is either growing in sand with a layer forest soil on top or it is growing in pure forest soil