My plan for ("can I") transplant established Shaina
5 years ago
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Hi,
I have Acer palmatum Shaina that is about 5 years old. Tree about 4 ft high, and trunk around 3" diameter. I plan to transplant to new location. Here's my plan, I seek counsel on how to do this to maximize success.
I will:
1) October 1, root prune. For me that means take a shovel and drive into ground about 1.5ft from trunk all around tree. I will mark where shovel went into ground with stakes.
2) November 1. Dig up and transplant to new location.
Thanks for any suggestions, never done this before and don't want to kill otherwise healthy tree.
growitnow
z7b, Eastern VA
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