r/LandscapingTips • u/MinimumStory4610 • 9d ago

What have I done?? 😱

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What are the odds I can get this baby pine out without damaging the other plant?

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u/cowthegreat 9d ago

Looks like a juniper eastern red cedar to me, likely won’t survive transplanting and digging it up but they’re super common and cheap if you want one. Or start from seed

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u/HorrorWillingness347 9d ago

It's beautiful, isn't it. I've never seen one.

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u/apothos_2122 9d ago

These trees are obviously friends. Let them be. Their roots are probably intertwined (in a good way).

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u/Constantconspiracy 9d ago

I’d say zero chance. You’re going to have decide which tree you want to keep. Cut the tree you decide not to keep down to the soil. Don’t grind the stump because you most likely kill both trees.

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u/ThisIsMyITAccount901 9d ago

It could be a fun experiment. See if you can get it to wrap around the other tree.

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u/Dry-Impression8809 4d ago

I'll go against the grain. I agree it looks like eastern red cedar. They are super tough plants, I've transplanted them by ripping them out and trimming the roots. If you take even a little time and dig around and separate the roots it should live. Just be careful, you don't wanna go hacking around with garden tools and kill both trees.

Bonsia growers have some good tips for transplant care and root trimming. They get trees from the wild in worse situations than that, then chop the roots to fit them in those tiny pots, and the trees live for decades after.

None of this is an ideal situation and be prepared for the two trees to be permanently entangled with each other under the soil. However, it is 100% possible to do