can I dig up a privet green hedge and place it somewhere else without it dying?

Answer 1

Yes you can but do the following.
Dig around the bush about 18 inches from the middle and extract the bush with a large bowl of the earth containing the roots. It is quite heavy so it could be a two person job.

Where you wish to re plant it dig a hole big enough for the bowl with roots to sit in and deep enough so that the level of the earth around it is the same as the level of the place you are putting it.
Put plenty of water on the roots and really saturate them. Put so much water in the hole so that you have a mini pond. Put the bush in and fill in the gaps and press all round the roots.
Water it twice daily unless it rains heavily, until you start to see new growth.
Best time is Autumn or Spring.

Answer 2

Yes but I would wait until late fall when it's dormant. Dig your holes where you want to place the plant first, that way the roots will not be exposed to the air longer than they have to be. Dig up your shrub and leave as much of a root ball as possible. Move to it's new location and give it a good watering. Water it every few days, depending on weather conditions, for a week or two. If it's unseasonably dry and the ground seems to be drying out, water for about a month. You may also want to cut about one third of the above foliage off. Usually when transplanting shrubs, there is some root loss and the plant has more stress trying to support the full size plant with less roots and this will help prevent that. Privet is pretty tough so you shouldn't have any problems with it bouncing right back true to form in the spring. Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

Sure.

But my question is why? Privit (Ligustrum) isn't a very expensive nor ornamental plant. It isn't rare either. What area in your garden, or where ever it is being moved to, needs a privit? If you have a "spot" for a privit... it'll be easier, cheaper (in time and effort) and more successful to buy a new one and plant it.

Otherwise I agree with other answerer's. Transplant in the fall, it'll be "easier" on the plant, and as Reynwater says, use a root stimulator too.

I would ideally do the task in fall 2007 although. Next spring, use a spade and sever the roots in a circle about 12" from the main trunks. Go down about 24" if possible. Repeat this in mid-summer. By doing this you are forcing more roots to develop inside that area. In the fall, move out from the trunk about 14-16" so that you are able to take up the most roots, and dig the ball.
Move it to its new spot in the garden, give it lots of water, and mulch it (about 2-4").

When you do the transplanting, I would also cut back the top of the plant about 25%, to help it adjust to having less roots.

It should recover pretty well. No chemical fertilizers for the first year. After that fertilize as normal.

I hope that this helps
Good luck-

Answer 4

Privet Bush

Answer 5

yes as long as its not too big and you dig around the roots LARGER than the plant spreads-you must dig the hole you want to put it into first so the plant waits no longer than possible. also, after you dig it up you may not have the energy to dig anymore after it comes out and you will be glad that other hole is already waiting.

Answer 6

Sure. Water the transplanted shrubs with a root stimulator when you move them. Fertilome makes a good product you can get at garden shops.

Answer 7

In autumn is the best time

Answer 8

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Answer 9

tea we did it but is alot of very hard work. keep it waterd

Answer 10

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