# Laurel Oak Forest to Clump Repot

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [April 10, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604 "2020-04-10T17:05:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cjlopez4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/cjlopez4/32/140_2.png) [@Cjlopez4](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Cjlopez4)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604/1 "2020-04-10T17:05:52Z")

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Hello, hope you all find yourselves healthy and safe. I’m in Zone 9b, temps in the high 80’s. Is it too late to repot laurel oak forest into clump style?

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**Author:** ![nmhansen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nmhansen/32/114_2.png) [@nmhansen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/nmhansen)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604/2 "2020-04-10T17:22:21Z")

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Are the buds pushing yet?

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**Author:** ![Cjlopez4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/cjlopez4/32/140_2.png) [@Cjlopez4](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Cjlopez4)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604/3 "2020-04-10T17:57:09Z")

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It’s already put out it’s spring flush

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**Author:** ![KurtP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/kurtp/32/16188_2.png) [@KurtP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/KurtP)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604/4 "2020-04-10T17:58:51Z")

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Where is laurel oak native to?

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**Author:** ![nmhansen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nmhansen/32/114_2.png) [@nmhansen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/nmhansen)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604/5 "2020-04-10T18:07:23Z")

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The US South I believe.

I’m not too familiar with the species, but generally speaking if the first flush is out, it’s a little too late to do heavy root work.

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**Author:** ![Cjlopez4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/cjlopez4/32/140_2.png) [@Cjlopez4](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Cjlopez4)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604/6 "2020-04-10T18:41:13Z")

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I wasn’t planning to cut very many at all. Simply tie the trunks together with wire and rubber tube and plant into a pond basket.

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**Author:** ![MartyWeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/laurel-oak-forest-to-clump-repot/5604/7 "2020-04-11T01:55:53Z")

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With minimal root work on what I presume are some fairly young trees what have you got to lose? Other than a year of development as a clump that is.

Not familiar with laurel oak, but I have done root trim and spread of trident maple 2-0 seedlings in full leaf when they arrived late with great success.