We got the first of two little cedar elms transplanted. These are only about 3 ft tall, they grow wild around here, so I thought I would move these closer to the house. We had planted some store bought trees in the last couple years, and some of them didnt survive the last summer. So I'm looking around in the wild areas to see what has done well, without any care. Cedar elms are all over, along with live oaks. I was surprised by the very deep tap roots these tiny trees have, reminds me of taproots on pecan trees. Hopefully we didnt do too much damage to the roots in digging them up. #grownostr #trees #countrylife

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They are good trees. Just don’t plant them too close to the house cause the little leaves will clog your gutters. The leaves are great for making compost though compared to oaks (which take forever to break down unless you shred them)

Thanks for the tip. I think I understand how these little trees survived this horrible heat/drought. We dug and dug, and never saw the end of the taproot.