"effi" wrote in message
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what is the likelihood of success in transplanting a 30 year old bush by
digging it up entirely and relocating it during the peak of summer?

how would such an operation be done?

the area is needed and saving the bush by transplanting would be preferred
to cutting it down to make the area available

Doing it in the heat of summer is not recommended, but it's worth trying.
If all else fails, you just cut it back and it will grow from the roots.

You'll want to give it lots of water, supplimented with transplant
fertilizer to promote root growth. Water it every day, if not twice a day.

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Jim Sullivan
seattle, washington