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RE: Need transplanting advice

Mary,
 No, the leaves haven't changed color yet--probably will in the next couple
weeks though. I've been told in the past that you should prune a tree when
transplanting to make up for the root loss. Is this true? If so, when is the
best time--now or in the spring before growth starts? The tree is very
overgrown--lots of rubbing branches.... But we don't want to cause anymore
stress.

Thank you!

Sharon
Sharon@stewartcentral.com


>
> Had the leaves changed color before the tree was dug? If they
> had, the tree is
> more or less finished with them for the year and the wilting will
> be of very
> little consequence. The transplanting job is best done in fall
> AFTER the leaves
> have fallen, but it seems to me that the landscaper is very
> careless in his
> professional work. I don't know about New Jersey, but in
> Minnesota, you do not
> have to know a lot about plants to be a landscaper. I am a horticultural
> technical writer for a large garden center here, and part of my
> job is helping
> our landscapers know what they were not taught. You are right to
> keep the tree
> watered. Many homeowners think that after the leaves fall, deciduous trees
> don't need water anymore. They need less, but certainly after a
> tree has been
> dug, most of its feeder roots have been removed and it is at a great
> disadvantage to obtain water. After it is planted (don't add
> amendments to the
> planting hole, put them on top of the soil after the hole is
> filled), keep it
> watered deeply once a week until the ground freezes. Like
> everything else, once
> size does not fit all. If the soil is heavy clay, only water when
> you can stick
> your finger into the loose fill and find it dry. Good luck.
>
> Sharon Stewart wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >  I've been a list member for a while, but this is my first
> post. I'm looking
> > for some help for my neighbor's plum tree.
> >
> > They've hired a landscaper to do quite a bit of work on their
> property. One
> > of the jobs is to move a plum tree that was planted by the
> builder about 4
> > or 5 years ago. This is my neighbor's favorite tree--it was planted too
> > close to the house and has grown quite large. The landscaper
> showed up at
> > the beginning of the week and dug out the tree. They wrapped
> the root ball
> > in burlap, then in plastic tarp tied at the trunk and left it.
> By friday to
> > the poor thing was wilted so I called them and suggested they
> water it. They
> > said they had just called the landscaper and he said not to
> worry the tree
> > was "just going into shock",  it would be fine until Monday. I couldn't
> > stand to see it suffer so I put a hose on it.
> >
> > They must have called him back because first thing this morning the
> > landscaper was here to move the tree. He moved it, but just
> left it in the
> > hole with no dirt. I assume he plans to fill in the hole on Monday.
> >
> > My neighbor loves this tree and wants to make sure it survives (not to
> > mention the landscaper is charging her $200 to move it and
> won't guarantee
> > it since he didn't buy it). She's looking to me for advice, but
> everything I
> > say is contradicted by the landscaper. I'm no expert so I'm
> hoping someone
> > here can help. What can she do to help this tree make it?  This
> guy has dug
> > out quite a few trees and just left them sitting out in full sun with no
> > water and nothing covering the root ball. I'm just shaking my head.
> >
> > We are in Zone 6 New Jersey, our evenings have been cool but
> our days have
> > been very warm. The tree is in full sun.
> >
> > Any advice would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Sharon Stewart
> > Sharon@stewartcentral.com
> >
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