Re: Dirca palustris transplantability?

----- Original Message -----
> 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?

I thought I'd give some followup on the leatherwood in my back yard.
Unfortunately, I think it's going to go.

Last fall I didn't do anything with it, but when the city's tree trimmers
came around to cut around the power lines they must have hit it with 
their equipment.  That took out some of the lower branches on one side
which were hanging by the bark.

That opened up an area that the dogs decided would be nice to lay under
when our spring temperatures got so high, so they dug a nice little
hole right at the base to curl up in.  

The leatherwood still seemed happy and leafed out, but then we had
those frosts that zapped the leaves.  It hasn't recovered since.  There
were some small, new leaves, but they have since shriveled up and died.

I suspect that I'm going to have to yank it out.  It's in the way anyhow,
and now that it's weak it will be even harder to transplant.  Not to 
mention that the habit is more like a mushroom on one side.

Hopefully I'll find a replacement somewhere instead.  :)  On the plus
side, my walkway won't be an issue any more! 

Chris

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