Moving several trees, yes or no??

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  1. Quincys Slave

    Quincys Slave Active Member

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    I am having a landscape company come in this week and greatly expand my garden space. To make this easier I was thinking of lifting a ginko, an eastern redbud and a dogwood. These trees have been in the ground anywhere from 2 - 6 years and are still reasonably small. Do you think I can do this without losing the trees?

    I also have a large red waterfall type Japanese maple, age unknown but it's quite big with a trunk about 8 inches thick. It has outgrown it's space and is impeding access to our front door. Do you think it can be moved?
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Perfect weather for it today, in my location. Success is likely unless specimens handled with complete lack of finesse.
     
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    OK that maple does not want to budge!! How do Japanese Maples root? Are they deep rooting?
     
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    maf Generous Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Your equipment and methods always need to be up to the size of each specimen. Better to move bare-rooted then chop or gouge away too many roots trying to get an intact soil ball.
     

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