On 28 Feb 2003 01:41:17 GMT, pamfree (Zemedelec) wrote:

I have some mature nightblooming jasmine bushes, some of which I want to get
rid of. The frost (New Orleans, south of lake) killed the leaves but the
trunks and bigger branches are healthy. A friend--not terribly experienced in
gardening--said she'd dig them and take them in her truck. Is there any way
to do this without killing either the trees or the friend?

zemedelec

Buy a roll of burlap from Home Depot. Dig as large a root ball as you can carry
and tie it up with the burlap. Better do it fast as heat is on the way. She
should prepare the hole where it is to be planted before digging it out so it
can go right in. Water it well the night or two before removing it. Cut it way
back before digging it out.

I hate the smell of that plant. It is so wafting and sweet, but to my nose,
just too much. To be sure it is still alive, scratch the bark. If green, it
will do just fine if transplanted, but it has to immediately go into the ground
and it needs to be moved with AS much soil around the root ball as possible,
thus, the burlap. Remove the burlap when you plant it into the new hole.

Victoria