








Planted a Wildfire Black Gum in New Orleans, LA. over the weekend. 15gallon from a local nursery.
It was severely root bound, so I used the box method and cut about 1.5 inches from each side and an inch off the bottom. Just looking for some advice on how the roots and root-flare look, how the lean in the tree looks, and if I should reduce the co-dominant leader now or wait until the roots establish?
For the lean, most of the day the sun is coming from the direction away from the lean. So I am hoping it will straighten itself out.
And that hole near the roots is from a broken bamboo support. I didn't want to disturb the roots too much more so I left it in.
Any advice is appreciated!
by fricky_fracks

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It’s in a constricted area, so it needs all the help it can get. Wait a couple-three years if you can before pruning.