Re: moving Japanese Maple?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] moving Japanese Maple?
- From: N* S*
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 09:01:12 -0500
I concur with the others. Japanese maples have shallow roots and are easy to
dig up without doing substantial damage. I moved a six-year-old specimen
late last spring because it was doing poorly in its site (I discovered it
was being strangled by a huge horse chestnut root when I dug it up). I
planted it a little above ground because the drainage in my clay soil isn't
good. The tree adjusted fast and has grown quickly.
Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B)
>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
>
>
