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  1. lxskllr

    How Long To Leave A Black Oak Lashed?

    Three years is definitely longer than I had in mind. 1-1.5 years was my guesstimate. Enough to say "Look, you can grow straight now", and get it started with a better habit. I'll check it out by this weekend. Let tension off, and see what it does. I'm pretty certain I'll leave it tight til...
  2. lxskllr

    How Long To Leave A Black Oak Lashed?

    I did something stupid with the camera. It isn't as leany as the pic indicates. The remaining locusts are blocking some light, but the cherry limb I just cut opened up a nice hole for it. It's tight in there, and the locusts are ready to come down, but I want to keep them a bit longer. Kinda...
  3. lxskllr

    How Long To Leave A Black Oak Lashed?

    Funny thing is I thought it was a white oak. Must be mixed :^P Seriously though, I didn't realize they had two kinds of leaves. Broad rounded leaves on the bottom(shade leaves), and normal leaves up top(sun leaves). Don't see a lot of reference to it online either. I figured it out by not...
  4. lxskllr

    How Long To Leave A Black Oak Lashed?

    When I removed my locust last year(2020-11-25), I tied up the black oak that was growing next to it to encourage it to be straighter. The top wanted to be plumb, but the base was leaning towards the house. When would you estimate would be a good time to release it? The rope is unprotected on the...
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