Harvesting wild tree with lots of Driftwood

[Perrywinkle]

Hello everyone. I'm thinking about harvesting a Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) I found growing outside. It's growing in a nice curved fashion and the entire trunk is rotting driftwood on one side. The tree must have had a big accident years ago. My question is if you guys think such a seemingly fragile tree can successfully be transplanted? I'm afraid it might not bud back if I decide to chop off the top.

For reference I live in East Texas (9a) and it will not be dropping below 40F until probably late November, early December.

 

[Cypress187]

I think it has rotted to much compared to the trunk thickness, almost half of the trunk is gone.

 

[sorce]

Damn.... Thursday?

Welcome to Crazy!

Friend of mine had a rental once....it was perrywinkle blue.

Sorce

 

[JPM]

Damn.... Thursday?

Welcome to Crazy!

Friend of mine had a rental once....it was perrywinkle blue.

Sorce

Did he give it to his mama?

 

[sorce]

Did he give it to his mama?

In the back seat?

Sorce

 

[JPM]

In the back seat?

Sorce

Lol I thought you were quoting something from the movie snatch where he says he wants to periwinkle blue caravan for his mama!! Guess that must’ve been just a coincidence I’ve never heard someone make a suggestion about a periwinkle blue caravan and not be talking about the movie snatch!!! Lol

 

[sorce]

the movie snatch

I didn't think anything in that movie was supposed to be intelligible!

Dags!

Sorce

 

[leatherback]

it should backbud IF the tree is strong when you chop it. From the picture it is a little hard to tell. I would probably leave it fairly long upon collect. PLant and let it root. Then the next year make the cut as you want it.

 

[ConorDash]

I didn't think anything in that movie was supposed to be intelligible!

Dags!

Sorce

Hey, i'll have you know that's my people you are talking about there Sorcey boy!

The cockneys, not the gypsies..