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| I live in Zone 5, Chicago suburbs.
Is it too early to move a viburnum? The weather has been great and I am already edging and placing mulch. So, I would like to do it now since I am in the midst of mulching. Thanks! |
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| Perfect time...I'm pretty sure you've gotten the same precip. as Milwaukee...which is pretty much nothing over the last couple weeks. |
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| I am worried that if we have another period of the ground freezing, it might damage the root system? |
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| Doubtful...check out the 10 day forecast. It would take some record temps to refreeze the ground. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 31, 10 at 9:27
| the ground is NOT going to freeze again ... air temps might cause a frost or a freeze .... but the ground is NOT going to freeze ... do you see the difference.. or should i try again ... and even if it did ... the plant has been sitting out there all winter.. and it can cope with it ... in my z5 ... 200 miles [or so] due east of you.. all plants are dormant .. and now is the perfect time to move them.. 6 to 8 weeks prior to leaf out.. so the roots can start pumping some water .... to support the leaves ... when the heat of summer hits in mid june .. if life gets in the way.. do it in fall.. as soon as the leaves fall off ... 6 to 8 weeks prior to ground freeze ... go for it ... ken |
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| Ok, it's moved......it has some leaf buds and a few flowers starting to form. I sure hope it survives as I really like this variety. Thanks for your help. |
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| I have a few viburnums that need to be moved as well. A couple of them are about 6' tall? What is the suggestion for pruning, or not, before moving them? Is the consensus that I should just go for moving them as very large shrubs, or prune them back a bit first? Thanks for any info. |
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| Good luck...hopefully everything turns out. I transplanted a 15 yr. old V. carlesi last year...it struggled a bit as the following week it was hot and humid in the mid-90's very strange for mid-June in my area. Curious to see how it does this growing season. thyme2dig, what kind of viburnum is it? If its one that has more upright branching take a pc. of rope and tie the branches together to give you better access to the rootball. |
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- Posted by viburnumvalley z5/6 KY (My Page) on Mon, Apr 5, 10 at 23:01
| When transplanting, do not prune off anything. Do the work, and then remove anything you break. THEN: let the plant tell you what it is displeased about, and plans to shed. Prune off what doesn't leaf out, or that wilts and fails. If you presume to know what the plant plans to support or reject, you'll lose every time. The spring after the first growing season post-transplanting, your shrub should be near stabilizing in its new home and you can start pruning for habit and form. |
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| Thanks Whaas and Viburnumvalley. We moved 3 large Viburnum, 2 large Hydrangeas and a small Magnolia tree this past Saturday. I didn't prune anything off and surprisingly we really didn't have damage to any branches on any of them during the move. I will follow the pruning advice above. |
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