I have a situation that requires me to move a 6years old corylopsis. The soil is a good composition with good drainage. I know this is not a great time to be moving deciduous shrubs but as I said I have no option. My question is the type of root structure I may encounter? Are the roots mainly fibrous etc. Information abounds but, root structures are rather vague. Thanks, Aileen
Since it is in leaf, with summer drought on the horizon try getting a nice soil ball. Replant promptly, mulch well. Expect to be watering copiously the rest of the summer. If it is still small enough you can cut around it and lift it with most of the roots coming along with it, there may not be much trauma. If many roots of this somewhat delicate shrub are cut in the process it may shrivel or even die, despite watering. Most well-established trees and shrubs will have a root system that is much farther reaching than the branches, regardless of what kind they are. If you want to get fancy, rig up a mist system to keep leaves damp, same as with propagation by cuttings. If much of the root system ends up being cut off, it will be a cutting of sorts.
Hello, Last May I posted a thread re: Corylopsis pauciflora. Here it is January 2007 and I am pleased to say there are new buds and no signs of any dieback. The July transplanted Corylopsis will give us pleasure once again and in a great location. Oh, yes with this years winds we lost the last remaining section of fencing so building will be the first order of this new year.We will try to do this before all the bulbs are up. Aileen
