Third oak planted
October 11, 2024
Over the course of five hours, I dug up, drove, and planted a third oak tree, from MH/DW's place. This one was about 8' tall, just a bit taller than than the one MH and I had transplanted from their place in May 2023. I had originally planned on bonsaiing this one (just I had the other), and so about two years ago I topped it at about 12". At that time, it had probably been 4' tall. Grew back with a vengeance. Two-thirds of the five hours was digging it out. It was tiring, dirty work, and I wasn't able to get the tap root out complete. The drive in the little car was thankfully smooth, and so was digging the big hole to put it in. I also found a cool surprise while digging the hole at home: two glass bottles made in my hometown. If my dad were alive, he'd probably be able to tell you what they were and the approximate year they were made.
EDIT, 2025-10-07: I originally referred to this as the second oak, but it was indeed the third that I planted.
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