Hmm...any bets on whether my rododendron will survive? I removed it, and my
9 year old threw a fit (long story), so I agreed to plant the remains. It
was fairly large, and this is all that is left - a root mass with a few
growing branches sticking up. I'd be surprised if it survived, but you never
know. The cut off ends you see on the lower left side of the pic were roots,
not branches. Some idiot planted it in a very bad place, and it got huge, so
I had to remove it.

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"symplastless" wrote in message
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The bigger the better. Prune all roots injured by hand with a sharp tool.
prune them like the end of a straw. Straight accross. Crushed roots
(woody) lead to deacay.

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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding
us that we are not the boss.

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Don't send me any freakin' spam wrote in message
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I have a dogwood tree that is about 15 feet tall with a trunk of 5 inch
diameter. I would like to move it, but I'm not sure I can without killing
it. How big of a root ball would you think I would have to dig up to move
it without killing it?