Re: Dirca palustris transplantability?

Title: Re: Dirca palustris transplantability?
I love my Dirca palustris, although it is only about 4 ft tall - especially the subtle blooms in the early spring.  Unfortunately, can't help with any moving advice since I only moved it once when it was very small.

I guess if I were in your situation, I'd definitely wait until fall or spring, but I'm wondering, is the difficultly in transplanting due to a tap root?  Otherwise, since you're only moving it OVER by about 3 ft, perhaps you could consider simply moving a block of soil containing the root ball laterally to its new position, without actually lifting the shrub from the ground.  I realize that your particular situation (particularly the size) might not allow for such a strategy, but just a thought.  Perhaps a successful venture could be featured on The History Channel’s Mega Movers.  Alternatively, you could always go for Engineering Disasters.


Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

l*@wi.rr.com






On 6/4/11 7:19 PM, "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I now have a full-grown Dirca palustris on the back
> side of my garage that I'd like to move.  I never
> thought that it would get to be eight feet tall six
> feet wide, so now it's encroaching on the walkway quite
> a bit and is threatening to block it entirely.
>
> I've been considering taking out a Rhododendron and
> moving the leatherwood over about three feet, but I
> don't know anything about it's transplantability.
>
> Does anyone here have experience moving this species?
> Is there a best time of year to do it?
>
> Hightshoe lists it as 'very difficult to transplant' and
> 'slow to re-establish', so I wonder if I'm judicious
> pruning is a better route.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
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