Moving them in mid-summer is probably a bad idea. The warm weather will put
extra stress on a transplanted tree. Fall would be a much better time. When
you
move them, try and capture as much of the root structure as possible.

Sherwin D.

Zootal wrote:

I am putting up a fence around my backyard. I have 4 fruit trees that are 1
foot from the line where I'm putting the fence, and I'd like to move them.
They are semi-dwarf, and were planted just this last winter. They are about
6-8 feet tall but very sparse. Can I just dig them up and plant them
somewhere else, or should I wait until they are dorman. IOW, will it hurt
them to dig them up now and move them?