talk about the transplant ...

bare root?? .. dormant???

from native soil.. to same in new spot???

how big is the whole tree ... could we see a pic of the whole???

with trees leafing out .... on stored energy .. i wouldnt expect it has much to do with the transplant ... as far as nutrients go .. i mean ... werent they stored last season???

and i would presume by now.. you know how to water.. etc ...

any cold event after leaf out ... frost or freeze??

ken

Inclined to say that it is stress, not chlorosis.

Damaged root system, compacted soils, & wet soils could all do that with Quercus alba. If it’s just the stress of being transplanted, it should resolve completely in 1-3 years.

ken it was late april. From a friend's property. He lives close as in 1 mile. So the soils should be similar. Nothing changes between my place and his. Not a lot of white oaks in our area but the few Ive seen are a normal green not chartreuse like mine.

it was dug up and I tried to get all the roots. In fact I did.

temps were cold for weeks after. No way was it removed too late in the season. we had snow as late as May 10. Frost as late as May 21.

so if it's stress should I just leave it? it has been hot and very dry for weeks now. I water it almost daily.

maybe back off on the watering?

And it is a very small tree. Under 3 feet

Whaas, what exactly do you mean by "50-50 shot" - are you referring to its chances of survival? I hope it's not that bleak!

Iron... so that implies it is a chlorosis issue? You certainly can see the veins...

50/50 as to whether it’s shock or chlorosis. You can pick up/order liquid iron to see how it responds. It’s not going to hurt anything as it likely needs it eitherway.

if it is an iron deficiency then will this require ongoing applications? These trees get big! Will I be dumping buckets of liquid iron to keep it going 20 years down the line? And don't the roots extend way out ? Is it feasible? Thanks

suggesting you apply this year to reduce the stress eitherway. If its chlorotic again next year I’d pull it. White oak is finicky with transplant and soil. Soil conditions can change more than you‘d think. The soil in corner of my lot vs 250’ to another corner is very different. The ph is even different.

I hope I don't have to pull it. I really want a white oak in my "collection" sort of the pinnacle of trees.