Root Pruning to move trees

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• Subject: Root Pruning to move trees
• From: "* R* <m*@blaze.accessone.com>
• Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:26:15 +0000
• Comments: Authenticated sender is <mraitz@mail.accessone.com>

Greetings!
I've heard that August is a good time to dig around a tree to cut 
major roots (and encourage new feeder roots in the ball) in 
preparation for moving the next fall.

Does anyone know whether now is ok to try this?  Root growth may 
still occur, especially in an el nino winter?  Or must there be 
leaves on the tree?  

It's a striped bark maple, 4" caliper,  15 to 20 feet tall and will 
otherwise have to be cut down.  (I foolishly stuck a 6" cutting in a 
convenient place at the time.)

Marian
Marian Raitz   mraitz@blaze.accessone.com
Bellevue WA  Zone 8
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