Keep reading for instructions on how to prune as well as how.

Oct 27, JR, The No BS Gardener, shows you how to properly dig and burlap a tree or shrub to transplant. Apr 16, Here are some tree moving tips to help transplanting go as smoothly as possible: Prepare the planting hole before digging up a tree. It should be about three times as wide and the same depth as the root ball. Keep the subsoil and topsoil separate. Tie up the branches with twine or strips of burlap to keep them out of the way while moving the tree. May 13, Sever the cedar tree's shallow surface roots by digging a trench 18 to 24 inches deep around the perimeter of the tree.

The trench should be approximately 1 foot wider than the bottom branches.

Should I transplant trees in winter then?

Insert the shovel under the tree at a degree angle, lifting to expose the roots. Sever the feeder roots and taproot. Nov 07, If you were to dig up your tree and transplant it when it’s full of leaves and fruit, you’d cut off its steady flow of water.

Then, the tree would suffer from transplant shock and struggle to establish in its new home. On the flip side, dormant trees aren’t nearly as affected by transplanting. Mar 31, Transplanting a Big Tree. Six months after root pruning, return to the tree and tie up the branches again. Dig a trench about a foot (31 cm.) outside the root pruning trench in order to capture the new roots that formed after pruning. Dig down until you can. Dec 08, Shrubs up to 3 feet tall and trees an inch or less in diameter (measured 6 inches above the soil level) can be moved without digging a solid root ball.

These and most plants three to four years old may be moved as bare-root transplants. Larger or older plants will Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins.