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| I was thinking about transplanting a few pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca. I've transplanted a few and have had success but I want to transplant larger trees from one part of the property to another. We have a backhoe for help. How big of a tree can we transplant with success? We can only give the tree a good watering every week or two. When is best to plant? Spring or fall? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 10:11
| in my z5 .. it WAS october.. or as soon as the ground thaws in spring ... but i would not waste my time moving much of anything over 3 feet ... with or w/o a backhoe ... how big are these things ... and any other pertinent facts that might help us.. help you ... they are conifers.. as well as trees ... there is a conifer forum.. though i care not where you post ... if you track back thru old posts on the conifer forum .. you might find many posts about transplanting .. in the posts from sept/oct ... i have no clue what maplestory is talking about in the above post.. such an absolute statement is ridiculous ... if such were true.. there would be no nursery trade.. as they plant things year around ... as to water .. most trees like a good drink and then near drying before watering again.. subject to soil type.. and even in my high drainage sand .. that is not more than every other week.. IF THAT.. depending on insertion of a finger to find out if the soil is dry .. we can go no further.. as we can not know your soil .... how big are these trees.. |
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- Posted by AspenAcres 5b BC (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 20:17
| For about a foot the soil is rich topsoil, then it gets lighter brown and slightly sandy. No idea what kind it is. We have a field that has about 50 to 100 trees ranging from 2 feet to 15 feet tall. They are very healthy and have tons of space to grow since they're in a field. Winters gets lots of snow, spring and fall get a decent amount of rain, but summers are hot and dry. |
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- Posted by AspenAcres 5b BC (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 18:23
| Any ideas? |
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| I have moved a lot of Doug Firs under 6 ft. Over that, it almost isn't worth it. The set back from loss of roots and being not able to get a good rootball, digging from the wild, sets them back to the point smaller trees catch up and pass the larger ones. Larger transplants usually need staking. I would go for the smaller ones first and then do the larger ones until the work isn't worth it. You live in beautiful country. I was up in Kelowna, Kamloops, and Fairmont Hot Springs this Spring for several weeks. Mike |
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- Posted by AspenAcres 5b BC (My Page) on Sun, Dec 4, 11 at 0:41
| Thanks. We transplanted a 5 foot douglas fir this fall. We moved it from the hills where our land is into town which is much sandier. So far it's doing great. We did not stake it and it's fairly windy where we planted it. So we'll monitor it and maybe plant some more 5 foot trees next year. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Sun, Dec 4, 11 at 14:07
| It is my belief that moving a tree, especially a conifer, from heavier soil to lighter, like you did, is more likely to succeed than the reverse. Anyone have differing views? +oM |
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Mon, Dec 5, 11 at 1:09
| Someplace on my photobucket I have a picture from a harvard study about smaller transplants catching up to larger ones due to shock. Plus my goodness, the work. Moved a four or five foot ash a few years back from a rocky area near the driveway, yuck. It is still alive though and growing normal again. I have a volunteer which was about the same size at the time I left in place. You wouldn't believe the difference, the left alone tree is SOOO much larger. If the tree(s) has(have) some sentimental value then go for it during the right season. If not Musser Forest or some other on line nursery will no doubt sell you fifty for the price of two good video games with no subscription required for online play. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Musser Forests
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- Posted by AspenAcres 5b BC (My Page) on Wed, Dec 7, 11 at 0:48
| Thanks for telling me about Musser Forests. I ordered 10 Siberian Larches a few years ago from Alberta and 8 out of 10 are doing great. My only concern is that shipping might cost quite a bit from Musser Forest. Have you had success with them? |
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