Replacing an oak tree

[renewablejohn]

Forgive my ignorance, what’s a “royal” oak?

As the post above the oaks come from the royal windsor estate. You could apply and get free ones as part of the Jubilee celebrations.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

@jellybean if you wanted to spend money you could always buy something with a head start.
We built a new house and wanted a bit of instant tree cover, so moved various ones from elsewhere, all in unsuitable places so needed moving anyway. But also bought a Pin oak as a bit of a specimen tree just outside the house. The home grown ones were a mixed bag of success and failure, but hoping the purchased 1 goes on ok!

 

[Bogweevil]

We lost this tree in a storm 2 years ago and the deer really miss the shade in this current weather. they do have shade at the bottom of the field but there is no breeze there and they also like to be able to see what is going on around them.

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I want to plant 4 or 5 individual oaks across the slope but they will obviously take a long time to provide any shade. The most cost effective deer fence for tree protection using standard materials would be a square with each side 14 feet.
Italian alders do well on this ground and grow fast. Could I put one in each corner of the 14 ft square to act as nurse trees with an oak in the middle and if necessary take out the alders at a later date.
Or any other suggestions gratefully received.

Italian alders, good choice, also silver birch, Scots line and beech, they will fill in before the oaks are ready. Keep weeds down for first two years, weed mat if glyphosate/kerb don't suit.

 

[organicguy]

@jellybean if you wanted to spend money you could always buy something with a head start.
We built a new house and wanted a bit of instant tree cover, so moved various ones from elsewhere, all in unsuitable places so needed moving anyway. But also bought a Pin oak as a bit of a specimen tree just outside the house. The home grown ones were a mixed bag of success and failure, but hoping the purchased 1 goes on ok!View attachment 966577

Pin oaks in my original acorn plantings have not done well, have 4 in pots from last autumns foraging which I hope will do better.

 

[ollie989898]

Ok, how much for these ready grown trees?

I would really like to replace my laburnum that blew down in the wind.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Ok, how much for these ready grown trees?

I would really like to replace my laburnum that blew down in the wind.

How big do you want to go? £100 odd to £1000
Prices are set by girth circumference with our local tree nursery. Guess you could find cheaper places, but will they have been looked after ready for transplanting? These lot keep them dug around to concentrate the roots and give them better survival results as well as quicker uptake to continue growth.

Prices | Pixton Woodlands

pixtonwoodlands.co.uk

 

[ollie989898]

How big do you want to go? £100 odd to £1000
Prices are set by girth circumference with our local tree nursery. Guess you could find cheaper places, but will they have been looked after ready for transplanting? These lot keep them dug around to concentrate the roots and give them better survival results as well as quicker uptake to continue growth.

Prices | Pixton Woodlands

pixtonwoodlands.co.uk

Thank you. I now have a lead on a birthday present for the wife.

 

[jellybean]

Thanks for all the input. I am now thinking of doing a long thin strip across the slope, just 4 strainers needed and can have a gate at one end for access. Maybe 100 or 150 metres long; disadvantage would be having a line of trees rather than individuals dotted around but fencing costs much less., but still tossing up the various options. Did think about buying secondhand ring feeders as tree guards.

 

[Dry Rot]

My uncle, who was a great man for planting trees, always regretted that his ancestors had not planted walnut. But will they be needed in the future? He planted quite a few but I gather that area is now all concrete so it wasn't the anti shooting lot that got them.

 

[Turnip]

Requires a bit more effort than just plonking it in the ground but pays off.

Especially if you give compost tea instead of water.