Moving a bismarkia nobilis

brisbane_rob

18 years ago

Has anyone got any advice on moving a two meter Bismarkia Nobilis?

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Tacca
18 years ago
Hi Rob,
I believe that they do not like root disturbance at all and for this reason are very difficult to transplant.

If you really need to move it can you wait until early Spring when it is cooler but just coming into the growing season? It might be easier to dig that large hole that it is going to need at that time of year as well...

good luck.
richardqld
18 years ago
I spoke to a pro palm grower today and he reckons they are very hard to transplant.
Cheers.
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I think that >myI have had pretty good luck moving things that "shouldnt" be moved using this technique. yes it takes time but, its the only way that I know you can be pretty successfull. of course if you have more time, you should definetly use it but if your in a rush, ive sped this up to about a week and still had good luck on less finecky palms. oh, btw I always try to take as large a root ball as I can physicly handle moving whatever the required distance is. I dont know if its necessary but, it works for me. Also, Ive never seen a "tap" root on a palm, thats not to say that there isnt some that have 1 but, I dont think of palms as having tap roots like a regular dicot tree.
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If those palms were "ripped" out of the ground as you say, and have no root balls, IE, meaning the vast majority of the roots were ripped off, I would tend to think t hey will not make it. Those palms are EXTREMELY intolerant of being moved already, but suffering massive root damage such as what it seems you are alluding to, might be too much. The best advice is what you have already been given here. Hurricane cut those guys, and do it NOW. (remove all the fans, except for the growth spear) If you can keep them out of the direct hot sun for a while, and definately treat with root growth hormones if possible. I would really like to see pics of what the roots looked like when they were dug out, that would REALLY tell the story here and help much more accurately to predict these palms chances for survival. If I were you, I would look into possibly suing the contractor to replace the palms because those palms are very prized, and EXTREMELY expensive to replace. If they were hired to do something for you, and moving those palms properly was part of that contract, and they did NOT do it properly and cause the palms to die, they definitely owe you, and it isnt going to be cheap either. Worth looking into at this stage, because it sure does not sound very good to me, given what you described.
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katyjnoosa
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hi we have just had 19 mature (15 years old) Bismarkias transplanted as an avenue down our driveway and it has been 2 weeks and we are holding our breath!
They are incredibly sensitive to move, and we had specialists, the holes they moved into were 2 metres by 2 and 1.6 deep. We are just a bit nervous about quantity of water to give them. We are also digging a channel down the rows so there is no chance of trapped water. Lets hope they survive. The suppliers are very professional and haven't lost one yet.
puya
15 years ago
I planted my 1.5m palm a year ago, would it be safe to dig up and pot up in autumn as we maybe moving?
alisonoz_gw
15 years ago
For Puya, I dont think you would kill it. At that size and only planted a year, its unlikely to have made such a substantial new root system that disturbance would lead to fatality.
Depending on what pot size you had when you planted it and what is available now, I would go from twice to at least 1 & a half the diameter of the thing before planting - you can always work your way in.
Depending on your area you would not be getting much or any growth in autumn so be wary of overwatering it and maybe use seasol to lessen transplant shock. If you lose any leaves hopefully they will be replaced with new fronds in spring and by then it will have a new home?

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