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Bare root Oaks

  • 15-08-2020 10:44PM
    #1
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,051 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Sorry, new to forum but i can't let this pass, Oak trees that now have nowhere to go are coming out cheaply from a crowd in enniscorthy, see tweet i've pasted https://twitter.com/RewildingIre/status/1294657417108688896


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  • #2
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    What a waste and the loss to the company involved in growing them. Plenty of birch and alder too I see. My own opinion on planting these now would be that it is a waste of time putting bare root trees down at this time of the year. November onwards I thought is the correct time ?


  • #3
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,254 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    They only ship if your order is over €250

    I’ve sent them a message offering to take 200 and pay shipping. See how it goes tomorrow.


  • #4
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,242 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    _Brian wrote: »
    They only ship if your order is over €250

    I’ve sent them a message offering to take 200 and pay shipping. See how it goes tomorrow.

    Let us know. Tks


  • #5
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,051 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    NcdJd wrote: »
    What a waste and the loss to the company involved in growing them. Plenty of birch and alder too I see. My own opinion on planting these now would be that it is a waste of time putting bare root trees down at this time of the year. November onwards I thought is the correct time ?

    Trench them for now is the advice I have because yes November is the time.. Pondering getting a courier to move them, check rewildingire on twitter because I'm a complete amateur


  • #6
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    Trench them for now is the advice I have because yes November is the time.. Pondering getting a courier to move them, check rewildingire on twitter because I'm a complete amateur

    Good idea but I still think you need to make sure the roots don't dry out by giving the area they are threnched in a good soaking.

    I only get some bareroots every couple of years so take my ramblings with a pinch of salt. Plenty people on here that have better experience of tree planting/forestry that will offer some definite advice. I just think it's a bit early to be planting bareroots unless you've the time to water them regularly for a few months if we have low rainfall over the coming weeks/ months. But for that price might be worth the risk 🙂


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  • #7
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,051 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Better giving them a chance and a few quid to the business is my logic. Again I'm a complete amateur just thought it was worth sharing here


  • #8
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I don't understand why they want to lift them now. It's only 2-3 months till frost will take the leaves off them.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #9
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,051 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Unfortunately I've learned they are now mulched. I guess the nursery had no way of holding on to them..


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