Re: moving Japanese Maple?
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] moving Japanese Maple?
- From: R* H*
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:22:59 EST
Good morning, all:
I fully agree with Bill. I have forgotten to root prune, but I had a 3'H x
3.5' W Japanese weeper that I had to move...it was in my way for a raised bed.
For the new location, I dug about half a depth hole and made it 2-3 times as
normally wide...too rock and difficult to dig. I soaked the hole with water
first to settle the gravel, rocks, and soil. Placed a little organically
amended soil in the hole and placed the tree in its new home.
Actually, it gave the tree a nice raised look. Everything was done the same
as Bill recommended. I also added only half the amount of mulch. I added
the rest of the mulch after the frost hit.
This was about two years ago, and the tree is going just fine.
Rich Horowitz
Stoughton MA
Z5
