Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 8, 2011 17:07:02 GMT
I had a vist from a guy who runs a shrub nursary, so I picked his brains about moving a large shrub. He told me the best way to move an established tree or shrub was to slice your spade in the soil all the way round the tree/shrub to one spades depth, slicing through the roots but leaving a manageable root ball. Leave it for a couple of weeks and all the cut roots will produce new roots so it will be able to feed its self.
Prepare your new hole and drop it in. He advised not to cut the foliage back or the plant will put its energy into replacing this rather than into its roots.
Prepare your new hole and drop it in. He advised not to cut the foliage back or the plant will put its energy into replacing this rather than into its roots.
