Thanks for your reply. There appears to be no oak tree the immediate vicinity. The sapling root does not consist of a single root system but a whole mass of roots, not commensurate with the size of the sapling. It is possible that a nearby established oak tree was cut down many years ago to make way for the houses. As a successful repotting of this sapling is doubtful, I wonder if undisturbed whether this oak "sapling" is likely to grow eventually into a tree?
As regards moving it, definitely worth a try, if you can manage to wiggle out a bit of root with it. When we first moved here I moved one 2 or 3 years older than that one, that was growing on the edge of a dry stone wall. 35 years on it is a lovely full grown tree having its own acorns and I am so glad that I planted it
Yes - the squirrels used to bury acorns in gardens round here. At that size, it's worth trying to shift if you want to keep it. Assuming you have plenty of room...
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There appears to be no oak tree the immediate vicinity. The sapling root does not consist of a single root system but a whole mass of roots, not commensurate with the size of the sapling. It is possible that a nearby established oak tree was cut down many years ago to make way for the houses.
As a successful repotting of this sapling is doubtful, I wonder if undisturbed whether this oak "sapling" is likely to grow eventually into a tree?
At that size, it's worth trying to shift if you want to keep it. Assuming you have plenty of room...