Re: moving large roses...now automotive assistance

At 09:53 PM 1/21/2004, Olwen Williams wrote:
I had a rose I wanted to move, and had trouble digging it out because the roots went under a path, so tied a van to it and dragged it out. It's doing just fine.

I have been thinking about attempting exactly this method with a 12-foot catalpa!  It's growing in a nearby creek bed, and needs to be removed.  And I do want a catalpa for my new garden.  I don't have a van, just a small Corolla wagon.  Any advice?  I thought I'd try a come-along (hand winch) first, and if that didn't work I'd try the car.  And of course chop around the base with a shovel, pruning saw, etc. first.  How did you attach to and protect the stems?  Or were you not concerned about them, figuring that (unlike a tree) new ones would be growing all the time?  Anyone have experience with catalpa root systems, or transplanting large ones?
Always grateful for the advice,
-- Susannah
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