we are selling the house..Also herbs and a ceoanthus??
2006-07-09 12:22:15 · 11 answers · asked by gadriel 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You do not say HOW large the Maple is, obviously it must be of handleable size for you to take it.Normally October/November would be the time to move it but i assume you cannot wait that long. Water the plant about two days before removing then dig as big a hole as you can around the plant and as deep as you can in order to get as much root as possible. Make sure before you start that you have a large container or some old sacking ready to take your plant. Once the plant is free of the ground then slide under it the sacking to support the root ball, try to disturb this ball as little as possible. Once out put in container if no wrap up over the sacking with polythene (several bin liners will do) and tie the top leaving enough room to water it, be careful not to drown it and also don't let it dry out.
Put it somewhere shady and wind free and the same when you get the other end.
The herbs i would not bother with, better with new stock.
If you have to take the ceoanthus then treat the same way as maple.
Good luck with plants and move.
2006-07-14 08:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Although it is peak growing season and you will have to give it a lot of care once you have placed it in your new garden.
Try not to let any oxygen get to the roots on transport, and keep it well watered. You may notice that once you have placed the tree in it's new home, it will wilt and look to be dying off a bit, if this happens keep it well fed and watered and then, at the end of the growing season, prune it back quite hard to promote new growth in the Spring.
Did you grow it from seedling? If not, it seems like an awful lot of time, money, and hard work when the tree has established its place in your current garden and adapted to it's surroundings.
Personally, I would leave the tree where it is and purchase or grow a new one.
2006-07-09 22:11:13 · answer #2 · answered by Random Name 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 22:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by jarrett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not a good idea to move that tree until spring early spring..... the herbs should make it but the maple is a tree it may look like a shrub but it is a tree and transplanitng this time of year may kill it
if you own your home you may write in the closing contract about the tree and come back for it in the spring.... if you cant wait get a pro to do it... a large green japanese maple is quite valuable ....i saw one this season for $5000.00 ...it was half the size of mine.....
2006-07-09 12:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Gammadave. Summer is the worst time of the year to move a living tree. Autumn in better than spring to do it, because the tree will be going into hibernation anyway, and it will have 5 or 6 months to develop roots in its new spot before summer comes. Have your buyers agree to let you come back in October or November to dig it out. You will need to put good soil back in the hole.
2006-07-09 14:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by AnOrdinaryGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only do this now as a last resort. Wait until the first freeze of the season before ANY attempt is made. Best time is just as the buds start to swell (Feb in Texas). You will need to prune by at least 50%.
2006-07-09 12:37:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
surley you can not be so hard up you are striping the garden from the plants, the house is going to be very very hard to sell maybe you should just leave the plants as im sure their worth more than that awlful house you keep boasting about
2006-07-09 12:28:43 · answer #7 · answered by catherinemeganwhite 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not really a good time but if you are willing to baby it , and I mean baby it ,it will be okay
same goes for the herbs and ceanothus (california lilac)
please ensure you get as much of the root ball as possible and try not to expose the roots to sunlight or winds
water it well but don't drown it :)
2006-07-09 12:30:36 · answer #8 · answered by treehugger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if u move japan
or get another 1
2006-07-09 13:27:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as u get plenty of roots and kepp them moist and wrap them in a bin liner
2006-07-09 12:43:53 · answer #10 · answered by SALLY N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋