Transplanting mature weigelas in summer -
We are in zone 5, are being offered several quite mature, ca 5' tall weigelas. These shrubs are starting to block the present owners' windows, but we have plenty of space along our fence where they would have room to stretch out. We are wondering how deep these roots go, and how to handle digging up three connecting bushes. We also know that this is generally not a good time for transplanting, however the owners are re-doing their landscaping now.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Comments (4)wrong season .. wrong size, short of using a mechanical tree spade .. and frankly just too much work ...imo ... skip it .. odds of success are really low ... but hey.. if you are young.. dont mind the exercise [otherwise known as backbreaking labor].. go for it ... see link about proper planting ... nothing there about the extra 100 pounds of soil you want to carry around ... this sums it up ... a root mass can be 2 to 3 times the tree above ... and you will be cutting off 99% of it .. just weeks before the heat of summer hits.... not to mention this conifer is evergreen ... so in the 3 to 5 years it takes to regrow the root mass .. there are high odds.. that it will lose a lot of green leaves ... which means it wont be able to convert sun to power.. to grow the roots.. etc ... to repeat... imo... skip it .. odds of success are really low ... ken https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub...See More
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last yearlast modified: last yearWe decided to move only the one shrub shown on the left side of the 1st picture above. It was planted into a corner and hence it's roots would not be intertwined with the neighboring bush. My husband managed to dig out a fair size root ball, but had to break several tap roots. The first few hours the plant was a bit droopy, but now after having been planted in its new place for two days our new weigela is looking fresh and alive, see pics just taken . .. I cut out most of the dead wood but left the rest for now. I wonder if I should let it settle in a few weeks before pruning the branches that had been or are still blooming. There are several thicker old crooked stems that I want to remove as well, but think I should wait till early spring. My hope is to see new straight shoots come up from the bottom, sooner or later, so it will grow in at the bottom and won't look so bare....otherwise I will figure out what low growing plants would enhance the picture.
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