if pruned thru proper shrub pruning.. its age is irrelevant ...

siting similarity is also irrelevant ...

frankly... the cost/benefit ratio ... is your labor worth saving it???

if so.. cut to about 3 feet .... everything... then dig the plant.. using the stubs to drag it across the yard ...

then more properly prune it after its all planted ....

its deciduous.. so hard pruning is not a problem ... you probably wont get any flowers this year ...

its one of those that you can basically run over with the truck

if its worth your time and labor.. go for it....

ken

Don't these things typically croak at 20 years?

If I replant it (properly) and can expect at least 10 years well I guess it worth my time.

I've pruned it properly the last 3 years...guessing since the previous owners planted a burning bush, weigela and purple sandcherry in a row that is 10' wide they had no clue what they heck they were doing.

I'm cutting down the burning bush and sandcherry they are definatly not worth saving.

Korean Maple, Hydrangea and perrenials will now grace this area.

I've seen wiegelas that are close to 50 years old :-) Is it worth going to the effort of digging and moving? I probably wouldn't. Too many newer and smaller selections to choose from if yours is 15 y.o. and I like changing things out :-) If it's just too big for the current location, I'd say get rid of it and pick another, smaller one for there or elsewhere.

I've seen a at least one wiegela that is probably 50 yrs old. To me, I'd move it just to see if a) I can and b) if it will live.

Waas I wish I were near you because I would take it if you didn't want it. I just started my weigelas a couple of years ago and I love them! I would totally try to save it.

Ken where were you last year when I was worrying about my weigelas coming up!! Maybe I should just send you an email directly if I have questions from now on on all my plants in my yard :) lol or maybe I will just post all my questions on the Hosta forum from now on!

That would be cool, then you can take the burning bush, lilac, hibicus and arctic willows that are getting the axe!
Although I am keeping the weigela, someone above said they'd move it to see if would live...I'm up for the challenge.

I moved a koreanspice viburnum (from the same area/same age) and I think the thing may live...very anxious to see how it rebounds this spring.

I still can't get over the nut that thought planting a burning bush, varigated weigela, koreanspice viburnum and purple sandcherry within a 15' X 8' bed was a good idea.

heh heh -I think I'm that nut! Someday someone will be asking "What idiot thought it would be a good idea to put this beech tree, stewartia, ninebark, rhododeneron, viburnum and 2 contorted hazelnuts in (about) a 15' X 8' bed !?"

In my defense it is a DWARF rhododendron and I was planning on moving the ninebark.... but I just remembered there are also two fothergillas there too. hmmmm

Definitely overboard but to your defense...you at least have some interesting plants in there!