"meee" wrote in message
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Jeff wrote in message
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Hi

We have a lovely frangi ( approx 20 years old ) with a large clump of
elkhorns at the base, it now unfortuantley has to make way for a garage.

Can we transplant this tree?

regards
Jeff

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you can look in the yellow pages under 'tree' or ring around the
nurseries-
you can hire people to move them, although it can be expensive. If this is
too much, ask the others (i wouldn't have a clue) how to move the
staghorns
to a new spot, and take cuttings of the frangipane. It may take a while,
but
it is the cheaper option. If you manage to get a largeish branch to root,
it
will be quicker than taking a tip cutting-if you live in a humid area and
keep it moist you'll prabably pull it off too!!



Ditto ... give a transplant a go, but have the cuttings ready to go in case
of failure (lob off a tip and shove into a pot for a while).
The elkhorns should be easy to remove ... in the past we've either pulled
them away from the stump and shoved sphagnum moss in behind them before
tying them into their new position and they've been fine ... be we kept if
fairly moist.
HTH
Amanda