Have a 12' Japanese Maple, a wedding gift we planted 30 months ago,
which we want to move from our old to our new home.

Your experience in moving trees, and perhaps a referral to a qualified
expert in the Portland area, would be appreciated.

Have a 12' Japanese Maple, a wedding gift we planted 30 months ago,
which we want to move from our old to our new home.

Your experience in moving trees, and perhaps a referral to a qualified
expert in the Portland area, would be appreciated.

I'm not in the Portland area, but FWIW....

To properly relocate a tree, you must dig around the tree and build a root
ball (size varies on tree size of course). This will weigh a pretty hefty
amount naturally. Also, when moving it you will want to shield it from
the wind.

For a tree that is 12' tall I'd recommend using a professional if you can
afford to do so. That way, not only do THEY do the work but your tree will
get there safe and sound.

James

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solved my XP problems w/ Service Pack Linux wrote:
Have a 12' Japanese Maple, a wedding gift we planted 30 months ago,
which we want to move from our old to our new home.

Your experience in moving trees, and perhaps a referral to a qualified
expert in the Portland area, would be appreciated.



i'm no expert, but i'm in portland (or) and moved a 25-year old j. maple
last fall. my neighbors were removing it and said i could have it if i
wanted to move it. what a beast! it was a long, hard day, but that's
another story. it leafed out beautifully this spring, right on time, and
doesn't appear to be suffering in any way, although it'll be a couple of
years before i believe it's okay.

i consulted someone at tsugawa nursery (right up the road in woodland,
wa - http://www.tsugawanursery.com/). i basically prepared the new spot
well and threw some Mycorrhiza pellets around as wide as the tree's
canopy before moving it. i had to just cut through a lot of large roots,
which was scary, but my expert said it wouldn't matter. i was sure i'd
killed it by the time i was halfway through that moving day.

since moving it, i've kept it moist (we've had a lot of rain, so that's
been easy) and watered in a bucket of 'organica plant growth activator'
every few weeks.

as i said, it looks beautiful now. if it is (as i can't help fearing)
just using the last of its stored energy, well, i tried!

fwiw, i wouldn't dare move one now, after it has broken dormancy. i'd
say late november would be about right in my area...

of course i had nothing to lose but a beautiful FREE specimen. if you're
dealing with sentimental value and you've got the cash, pay a
professional to do it for you. definitely.

sam
z/8 pnw

Have a 12' Japanese Maple, a wedding gift we planted 30 months ago,
which we want to move from our old to our new home.

This is a terrible time to move an established plant, especially trees
on the mature side. But if you are moving now and it has obvious
sentimental value, not much choice. With the right equipment and care
it might make it.

Good luck,
Bryan

Best time to move a tree is while it is dormant. Most nurseries
recommend December or January, although you can sometimes stretch this
to mid-November through mid-February. After that, you chances of
success diminish considerably.

bryan lafleur wrote:

Have a 12' Japanese Maple, a wedding gift we planted 30 months ago,
which we want to move from our old to our new home.



This is a terrible time to move an established plant, especially trees
on the mature side. But if you are moving now and it has obvious
sentimental value, not much choice. With the right equipment and care
it might make it.

Good luck,
Bryan

Have a 12' Japanese Maple, a wedding gift we planted 30 months ago,
which we want to move from our old to our new home.

Your experience in moving trees, and perhaps a referral to a qualified
expert in the Portland area, would be appreciated.

Here is some information on what is involved with moving established trees and
the name of one company that does this all over the U.S.:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopE...s/movetree.htm
sed5555

I have a similar question,

I planted 2 apple trees last spring (2 year olds, a james greieve and a granny smith), they have taken really well. Im now moving house. Is it worth taking them with me or just starting again with new ones.

gasdoctor wrote:

I have a similar question,

I planted 2 apple trees last spring (2 year olds, a james greieve and a
granny smith), they have taken really well. Im now moving house. Is it
worth taking them with me or just starting again with new ones.

Starting with new trees, you may actually have better results.
Trees bought at a nursery were grown and then dug specifically for
replanting. The trees you have in the ground are less likely to
survive moving.

If you are selling the old house, be sure the buyer signs a release
before you remove any shrubs or trees. In most cases, what is
growing in the ground belongs with the property.

If you were renting, anything you planted belongs to your
landlord. This is the same as any permanently installed fixtures
inside the house (e.g., chandelier, built-in oven). Get a signed
release before you remove any plants.

Notice that I did not say you absolutely cannot remove plants. I
merely indicated that you need to protect yourself against legal
claims on those plants. Also, I did not say moved trees will not
survive at all. I merely said that they are less likely to survive
than newly purchased trees.

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