Gardenia
 

Is it possible to move a mature Gardenia radicans? It's flowering at the
moment, but I'd like to move it to a different location. Any ideas/help
would be much appreciated.

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Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Gardenia
 

On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:58:24 +1100, Trish Brown wrote:

Is it possible to move a mature Gardenia radicans? It's flowering at the
moment, but I'd like to move it to a different location. Any ideas/help
would be much appreciated.

It's not the time of year for that, wait until next winter.

Gardenia
 

Gardenia
 

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:17:58 +1100, Trish Brown wrote:

Is it possible to move a mature Gardenia radicans? It's flowering at the
moment, but I'd like to move it to a different location. Any ideas/help
would be much appreciated.

It's not the time of year for that, wait until next winter.

'kay. But when it *is* next winter, what should I do? Prune? (Severely?)
Root prune? (Severely?) Feed? (Before? After?)

Hit it with Seasol both before and after the move, try and get as many roots as possible
then give it a prune by a third.

Gardenia
 

Gardenia
 

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:17:58 +1100, Trish Brown
wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:58:24 +1100, Trish wrote:

Is it possible to move a mature Gardenia radicans? It's flowering at the
moment, but I'd like to move it to a different location. Any ideas/help
would be much appreciated.

It's not the time of year for that, wait until next winter.

'kay. But when it *is* next winter, what should I do? Prune? (Severely?)
Root prune? (Severely?) Feed? (Before? After?)

Root prune would help. One thing you could do now is get a sharp spade
and cut/dig a circle roughly the diameter of the 'drip line' of the
Gardenia, basically cutting the roots on preparation for
transplanting, which should hopefully help minimise transplant shock.
Then do the deed in winter...

I've moved quite a few large-ish trees and shrubs that way and haven't
lost one as yet (touch wood).