Not sure where else to post this but figured you guys would understand. been having really bad, windy with much rain, storms here lately and so far, not too much damage. but when i went outside the other day after another bad one, i saw that the huge, old, weeping yaupon holly my deceased hubby and i planted years ago, had uprooted from the rain and the winds here.. i'm so sad over it. that thing really made a statement and was about eighteen feet . years and years of it growing and having birds nests in it and the bees would flock to its tiny blooms every year. irreplaceable at this time in my life... i'm really bummed. thanks for listening . .
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Have you asked an arborist their opinion? They may be able to give you some advice that will save it.
Surfpirate
Level 9
June 27, 2018
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someone, just an acquaintance gave me a cactus in 1974. I have moved it everywhere with me. it grew from the size of a finger to 6 feet tall and bloomed every year. It almost died about 10 years ago but came back. This year I think it's going but there are still green patches on its trunk so I am not giving up. No special relationship with the person that gave it to me but have a special relationship with it. I can relate
btroje
Level 9
June 26, 2018
2
It can be done, even with larger trees. I used to have 30' tall palm trees trucked into a new hotel I was building and erected with a mobile crane so it is possible.
Surfpirate
Level 9
June 26, 2018
2
wow, cool video, but i can't do that! this holly and the way it grows being a weeping type of tree, all of it's branches come out and then go down around the trunk. sort of like a weeping willow. it's wood is very hard and gnarly and tends to break more than it bends from what i've dealt with pruning some of it. it is very wide because of that. not so much the trunk itself but the branches that come out and weep around it. i've tried uploading a photo but am not successful in doing so yet.
I frequently see substantial new trunks growing from horizontal fallen trunks. They are eucalypts however. I would certainly be trying @EricJones or @Surfpirate's suggestions first and in that order.
FrayedBear
Level 9
June 26, 2018
2
yes, dunno if this is a variety that does that. as mentioned in anther answer i gave, the wood is so tough i'm not sure if it would take for cuttings. but i will be checking into it, all good ideas. it's just that because of the size and what it meant it is irreplaceable to me. i'll not live to see another to maturity.
I suppose this is all part of nature.
Could you rescue a part of it? Take a cutting or something?
Ellatynemouth
Level 8
June 26, 2018
2
don't know, will be checking into that though. the wood on it is very tough and gnarly to handle, not supple or giving at all.
I'm so sorry for your loss! It was a symbol of your relationship and now it is gone.
HippieChick58
Level 9
June 26, 2018
2
thank you, and yes, it feels like another part of me is being ripped off . ...
Is it possible to dig it back in? A backhoe perhaps or a couple of strong lads with shovels and some rope, then anchor it with stays. If it is still alive and healthy it may recover.
Surfpirate
Level 9
June 26, 2018
3
thanks but it is too big and formidable for a couple ppl to attempt. i've been looking at where it went into the ground and also trying to come up with ideas but i don't think that's gonna work. 
Oh so sorry to hear that Bs. It can be quite distressing to lose a loved tree or shrub. I don't know the species because I live in Western Australia and the yaupon holly is not one that we have here. There seem to be some good suggestions here though. Maybe you could keep a section of the trunk or root ball and have it made into a sculpture. Good luck with cleaning up and making something new.
Brunnion
Level 7
June 26, 2018
3
thank you. yea, very distressing. i keep trying to tell myself it's time was up, but that's not helping me any! good ideas though ...
@blueskies I sometimes plant trees that have a short life span to provide shade for shrubs while they're getting established. They die when their 'time is up' after 5 or 6 years........ but that is the extent of their lifespan. It's a different thing having a tree blown down in a gale....... violent! We grieve for plants and animals as much as for people sometimes. I needed counseling following the aggressive bulldozing of huge old Eucalyptus trees near my house, for a road upgrade.
If it's still alive, trim some small branches off of it, soak them for a few days, and replant them in some pots and hopefully they'll take. Don't give up too easily, this is a fight worth fighting.
EricJones
Level 8
June 26, 2018
6
and you can get rooting hormone that might help that along
thanks i will look into that and see if it's a viable option. it is still very much alive, just sideways....
If you leave it alone, it might restart from suckers. Sorry for your lose.
CraeftSmith
Level 7
June 26, 2018
5
thanks. will have to check into that first. it is so big laying there and part of it is on the deck.
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