The size of the plant is relative - Clerodendron trichotomum is much more shrub-like than tree-like and one exceeding 20' in height would be unusual. It would be equally unusual to have them sucker at that far a distance. I've seen them about 15' from the mother plant but that's as far as I'd guess unless one left the suckers to grow into a secondary colony.

hmmmm.. how many do you have... wouldnt it be best to try multiple options.. and discover for yourself which works best .... on the one hand.. i speculate.. that doing it as early as possible ... to give whatever roots there are.. time to settle in .... before the stress of leaf push .... [presuming there is a good amount of roots] .... i would argue .. that severely stressing the root system.. right at or after leaf push.. may just be too much ... [e.g. i transplant trees/conifers.. as soon as the ground thaws .. giving them 4 to 6 weeks to start root processes .. before leaf push ...] in the alternative... it may get needed resources from momma... at a most opportune time ... and allowing full maturation of leaf development.. might be in your favor.. how much root system is there??? i await the thoughts of others with direct knowledge ... ken

I realize that is not the correct cultivar for that spot, but it was planted by the builder in 1962. It is too beautiful to remove, if you had only seen it before it had been butchered. I love this tree so much I had the police out here! They didn't dare touch my cornus florida which is about 3 inches from the power lines. I would like to have a 'natchez' there but I just can bring myself to get rid of this one. That tree has gotten me awards (yard of the month) in the past years. Now, it looks like a piece of crap from the road. Crepe myrtles are very sturdy, I have never seen one fall. It has survived some really bad ice storms that caused some other trees in the area to split in pieces. This crepe myrtle will never have it's beautiful widespread canopy again thanks to those unsympathetic jackasses.

At maturity a well grow peony takes about a 3' diameter circle to the very edge of the clump's foliage. A HT, about 2-3' diameter spread. A Knockout or nice sized Austin bush up to 4' across. Of course it would vary by the variety of peony or rose planted. Moses