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is it possible? i have just bought a house with one slap bang in the middle
of the garden and it blocks out the lovely view. id like to move it further
away from the house and to the left of my garden. how do i go about it?

Yes, but to be fair to your foundations you should replant it half a
mile away.

Yes: this is not a tree for the smaller garden, or anywhere near
drains. And as Earnest T says, it's a big job. If it has to be done
with manpower, the best way is to get strong straps underneath to lift
it by, as you would a washing machine. But a good man with a JCB can
do it in a few minutes without harming the tree (in the dead of
winter, of course, though willows will stand more abuse than most).

It might cause less grief just to cut it down; and if you aren't by
water it may look a bit out of place anyhow.

Mike.