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Relocating a large Callistemon
Hi group,
We have a well established ( 9yrs) Callistemon Hannah Ray, approx 4m high in our backyard (Western Sydney). Its in great condition, but in the wrong place, preventing us from moving a fence & putting in a driveway. I would like to move the tree approx 1.5m from where it is currently located. We would really like to try and save this tree if possible. Has anyone had any experiences / luck / advice moving such a large tree ? is it possible, or would we just kill the tree in the process. |
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Relocating a large Callistemon
"David" wrote in message ... Hi group, We have a well established ( 9yrs) Callistemon Hannah Ray, approx 4m high in our backyard (Western Sydney). Its in great condition, but in the wrong place, preventing us from moving a fence & putting in a driveway. I would like to move the tree approx 1.5m from where it is currently located. We would really like to try and save this tree if possible. Has anyone had any experiences / luck / advice moving such a large tree ? is it possible, or would we just kill the tree in the process. David, You will have no problems moving a Callistemon so long as you prune it very hard and take as much of the root ball as possible, but since they grow so quickly why bother?. They are cheap to buy and grow fast, I would thank they one you have for it's good service, send it to God then buy yourself a new one But if you choose to keep the one you have: If you have a few months lead time give the plant a good prune then use a spade and cut full depth into the ground halfway around the plant about 40 cm's from the trunk, water well and repeat a month or so later on the other half of the plant, this will cause it to produce new fine roots near the trunk. About a month later you can give it a hard prune and dig it up, replant and keep wet for a few weeks - it should be fine (best done in winter though) Alternatively if time is short, prune it back to the main trunk, take almost all of the branches and leaves off ( be brutal as you are going to chop almost all of its roots off (it's a great big cutting really) then move it to the new position and keep moist for several weeks. It will reshoot in a few weeks and look fantastic a season later. They grow easily by cutting this time of year also - just another thought. Best of luck Col |
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Relocating a large Callistemon
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 05:55:38 GMT, "David" wrote:
Hi group, We have a well established ( 9yrs) Callistemon Hannah Ray, approx 4m high in our backyard (Western Sydney). Its in great condition, but in the wrong place, preventing us from moving a fence & putting in a driveway. I would like to move the tree approx 1.5m from where it is currently located. We would really like to try and save this tree if possible. Has anyone had any experiences / luck / advice moving such a large tree ? is it possible, or would we just kill the tree in the process. Native plants tend to not like being moved. It can be done with heavy equipment, but that would cost a lot of money. Better to chop it down and plant a new one. |
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Relocating a large Callistemon
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"sofarwestitsnotfunnyanymore" wrote: You will have no problems moving a Callistemon so long as you prune it very hard and take as much of the root ball as possible, but since they grow so quickly why bother?. They are cheap to buy and grow fast, I would thank they one you have for it's good service, send it to God then buy yourself a new one And Hannah Ray is widely available too. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Jeez; if only those Ancient Greek storytellers had known about the astonishing creature that is the *Usenet hydra*: you cut off one head, and *a stupider one* grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc |
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