Transplanting nandinas?
Lindsay K
7 years ago
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Lindsay K
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Nandina - Dividing? Transplanting? Propatate?
Comments (2)Transplanting can take place pretty much at any time in your climate. I wouldn't recommend division - most shrubs, even caning shrubs and more specifically evergreen shrubs, dislike it and it can put it into shock. You could easily lose both the mother plant and any divisions. Propagation is most easily accomplished by stem cuttings. That's the method most growers use, outside of microculture. Root pruning, which may be appropriate at transplant time, can also generate root cuttings from the rhizomatous shoots. This is quite a bit different from division though, as you are only removing the exterior shoots, not disrupting the entire root mass....See MoreIs my Nandina dead ?
Comments (1)It sure doesn't sound promising. If you clip it all the way back to the ground with no evidence of living tissue, I'd not expect it to come back from the roots....See MoreNandina - Heavenly bamboo !!! Yellow spots on leaves !!! Help !!!
Comments (2)I have only grown them outside, but when they were in shade they did terrible, once i moved them into full sun they improved greatly, so maybe your plant is not getting enough light?? R,...See MoreTransplant Heavenly Bamboo/Nandina
Comments (5)It accepts transplanting well. Wait till fall as has been suggested. There are several dwarf varieties available for the old location. Nandina that is headed back to keep small enough looks pretty bad, so moving it is the right solution. We have a whole wall of the house, the east wall, planted with Nandina by my dad 40 years ago. When it reaches the roof overhang I cut that stalk right to the ground. There are always plenty of new shoots to keep the wall covered. Al...See MoreLindsay K
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