Re: moving Washingtonia

Hi Maria,
Welcome to the list.  I hope the winter storms let up
for you a bit, they have also started here with more
force than is usual.  All the strong winds and rains
of these first two storms in the San Francisco Bay
Area serve to remind me how ephemeral late fall
bloomers like Dahlia imperialis and Montanoa/Tree
Daisy can be; they looked great last week, and are
mostly flattened to the ground this week.  Early
winter cleanup is also in order here.  I also lost a
tree to the winds, my 15 foot tall Acacia
podalyrifolia simply fell over, too top heavy.  Not a
total loss, as it has given me back a view of the rear
garden out the kitchen window, but the tree was in
full bloom.

As to your palm question, I agree with Alessandra that
the warmer months are the best time to move them, the
roots don't actively grow in winter, and it would be
more prone to rot.  The transplanting season here in
California is abit sooner, usually April through
September.  Even very large palms of Washingtonia and
Phoenix are moved here with as little rootball as 1.2m
cubed, and often transplanted into pure sand to
facilitate rooting and fast drainage.  Do try to
cleanly cut the roots, frayed root ends are more
likely to get diseased.

Good luck,
David


--- "Vinciguerra, Alessandra"
<A.Vinciguerra@aarome.org> wrote:
> Marian, in my experience you should only move palm
> trees in the summer, from
> June onwards. Never touch them in the winter, and
> make sure roots don't
> suffer when you transplant them.
> Good luck,
> Alessandra


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