Transplanting a Kerr on ant (updated trunk pics)

[Charman03]

I have a Kerr tree I’m going to dig up at some point this winter or next early spring and move to my yard. Hard to tell by the pictures but should I prune it back pretty good?

 

[greyphase]

If it were my tree I would prune off all the limbs below the two that are growing at the top of the fence. Both of those limbs have a nice angle to them.

 

[Charman03]

I cleaned around the base today and found this whitish stuff. Also old girdling I believe from before I starting wrapping everything. I’m losing this property this year so I’m transplanting this Kerr elsewhere because I wasn’t able to track down a new one to plant from anywhere else

 

[Charman03]

I let the grass grow too high here and it was holding too much moisture around the window screen I think

 

[chickenlittle]

White stuff looks like woolly apple aphids.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Are woolies out at this time of year ?? ^^^

 

[chickenlittle]

No they wouldn't but that area was protected under weeds.