You didn't discuss what your expectations were for this particular tree by making such a cut.

I can't for the life of me find where to buy the high impact plastic option. Anyone have a link they can post?

I really like the hard plastic water device I have been looking to get them. I cant find them. I googled high impact water and i am not having any luck. I wish he gave more info for that one. My trees are not near a hose. Im looking for a solution.

They are all weak because of the geoengineering. See Geoengineering Watch. nano aluminum clogging cambiums, soil acidity, dessicant effects, etc.

Diagnosis the tree with stem girdling roots. Fails to mention the gaping hole pretty much at eye level. 9:45

Thank you - very informative and to the point.

I assume "stem" means "trunk"

Watering with food? What food?

Can u also stake bushes? I have some bushes that are starting to fall over. I think from the high winds in my area. Can I stake it similar to a tree?

Nice boots... Whites?

I'm starting to plant quite a few trees to try and establish a new woodland and this was extremely helpful. Many thanks and all the best from Greece.

Where can I get the tubes for my trees

Exactly the video/answer I needed. Thank you, sir

perfect vid, thanks!

This professor is funny. I think hungry rabbits will chew through paper too

Gary Johnson you were my Professor at UMCP IAAA in 1990! Wow Looking good Gary hope all is well. Adam Jones Thanks for the helpful post. Obviously I'm still at it!

Grateful for you all sharing your experiences with the whole 🌎 Dropping critical information for a brighter future.

Knowing all these ways to water is extremely helpful, cool.

You take a 5 or 6 gallon bucket. You drill a 1/16 hole in on one side of the bucket. You fill the bucket up to the very brim, and your tree will get that water at its trunk over the course of an hour. Make sure the side of the bucket with the hole in it is the side against the tree.

The flare clearing work was done well. Pretty much in line with the standard procedure in the root management standard. And the editing was very well done! The root is still girdling the stem. A cut could be made just beyond the point of grafting, using a chainsaw and then a chisel. It would be good to review the literature before delving into unfamiliar practices! The July 2007 edition of Tree Care Industry magazine shows some examples of removing embedded portions, like the one left in this video. And the proceeds of the third Landscape below ground conference has a peer reviewed protocol at the very end. If there are any questions or comments about these two references I would be happy to answer them.

Looks great!!!

So in 20 years when all the ash are dead will the eab die out? Could ash be planted again at that time?

wonderful introduction.

This guy, man. EVERYONE that works with trees should be forced to watch all his videos. It would've saved me a lot of money and frustration from incompetent planting-expert geniuses that worked on my property

Thank you for the presentation 🙏

Thank you Kaitlin! Great study. We are struggling with how to help preserve trees on private property here in Sandy Springs , GA

From my experience as a horticulturist air spading and removing stem girdling roots. I like to stay under 25% root cuts or less of the DBH of the tree. I also stay away from cutting roots that have grafted to the tree. That root I cannot tell but seems to be grafted possibly and is huge for the DBH.

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Help, where to buy plastic tube ring?

Help, where to buy plastic tube ring?

How often do you fill buckets if you choose this method and am curious why it doesn't cause root rot?

I really appreciate your mention of research proven methods. It is clear your experience and success was gained respecting simple scientific method...along with the obvious years of your own trial and error. It's clear there is a lot of misguided advice out there you even went over a few examples of methods that have been proven wrong regarding remedies of containerized root bound trees. That birch example really imprints the importance of how important fixing those roots is! Thank you for sharing the "boxing" method and the confirmation of its success. I actually found your video after reading the Connecticut CAES Tree Owners Manual. It mentioned the importance of pruning any circling/encircling or "girdling" roots, not being familiar with the term I did a google search and wound up here! Glad I did as everything you go through is mentioned almost exactly in the manual albeit much more vague. This video was the in depth guide I needed to see! The manual also reiterates of the importance regarding removing any soil over 1" above the roof flare or subtracting the measurement from the hole depth. I never knew how important proper hole depth is, boy is that root collar depth important. One other thing I found interesting was the mention of roughing up the walls of the hole if soil glazing is present. Never knew what that was until today! I'll be planting 10x containerized "Thuja" Green Giant variety Arborvitae soon and I wanted to thank you for this video. I plan on doing the drainage test in the manual and submitting soil samples to our local lab for a "Morgan Soil Test". Be interesting to see if any amendments will be needed or recommended. Having a green thumb really is just as much of an "art" as it is a "science". All the best & wish me luck!

A lesson on tool use???

Interesting insights. Thank you!

Backpack blower can make this easier too.

You're the man. UM looks cool.

the dude abides

Thank you!

I know there's a risk, but I'd have loved to see you carefully remove the root that was integrated into the with the oscillating tool. I don't know what's best, but it would've been satisfying to see.

Great video. The tree diapers will be great for summer heat stress. Gonna pick some up.

If I am planting 3’ trees (Podocarpus Maki) in a very windy spot (15mph+ 24/7), How to get them to grow straight all the way up with branches on all sides? Should I have multiple attachment points up the stake so the top doesn’t grow bent over?

8:09 Treegator ... Product placement :|

tough call on that one.. The cut you made is going to have zero effect on the girdling problem for about next decade or more. You didn't remove any portion of that root that was touching the main stem. The main stem would have to grow quite a bit wider to reach the effected area, so again, what you did has zero chance of having any beneficial effect for at least another 10 years. On the other hand making that large cut on the roots of a tree that size could kill it well before the 10+ years you''' have to wait for any beneficial effect. My experience in dealing with girdling roots is limited, but what I have seen would indicate that by the time a tree reaches that size, it's too late for root pruning to do it much good. If you are going to cut girdling roots, you need to get the trees when they are much younger.

step 2 with the knife looks so dangerous. why not a small spade? sharp but not slice you open sharp.

😁 ?? 8:57 And after this root gonna be in contact of a moist soil. I dont understand why cut here ...

Thank you for a lot of really great information from this presentation. Hoping you can clarify though, I got a little confused around the 30-min mark when explaining the production system. It goes propagation trays in March for 2 months then 1 gal in May then 7 gallon in July.....then it stays in the 7 gallon for another 1-2 years? Thank you!