Re: Moving large Rhoddie
- Subject: Re: Moving large Rhoddie
- From: S* H*
- Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 10:52:03 -0400
Hi,
If it's really huge, you may wind up losing a bunch of the roots. If that's the
case, if you do an impromptu "root pruning," you may want to balance this by
doing a top pruning. That is, one way of moving a plant is to use a spade to cut
around the base of a plant to get a manageable rootball, then do an equivalent
pruning of the top. That way, the fewer roots have fewer branches and leaves to
service while the plant reestablishes itself. Because rhodies are
shallow-rooted, you'll want to give it a full inch of water weekly, faithfully,
and especially late in the fall before the plant shuts down with the first
freezes so that it has enough stored to get through winter.
Steve Hatch
elle wrote:
> A house down the street from me is being torn down and a sub division
> taking it's place. In front of the house is a magnificent and huge
> rhododendron-in full bloom right now.
> I emailed the builder for permission to remove the rhoddie (this same
> builder has given me permission to move other plants as he brings the
> wracking ball down my street, taking out old houses and building Townhouses.
> This is the largest thing I have ever tried to move...any ideas? I'd
> like to do it with myself and hubby and adult children for muscle, not
> hire it out.
> elle in Cedar Mill oregon
> Z 8
> Z6b Sunset/North Willamette Valley
>
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