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?

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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?

Root ball rule: 10 inches out for each inch of trunk diameter. Tie a twine
loop (loose) around the trunk, measure out 50 inches and tie a stick at the
end of the twine at this mark. Walk around the tree to make a nice scratchy
circle on the ground and that's where you start digging.....down. This is
NOT going to be a one person job. IF you can get a tow truck back to where
your tree is you can make a sling around the base of the trunk and have the
truck lift it and move it to where it's going......if logistics permit. If
not you'll need to find the day labor employment agency used when the
pyramids were built. Soak the ground pretty good for a few days before you
dig, it's easier on the tree and the shovel technician. It's also best to
move the tree when dormant.

Have fun!

Val

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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?

Root ball rule: 10 inches out for each inch of trunk diameter. Tie a twine
loop (loose) around the trunk, measure out 50 inches and tie a stick at
the end of the twine at this mark. Walk around the tree to make a nice
scratchy circle on the ground and that's where you start digging.....down.
This is NOT going to be a one person job. IF you can get a tow truck back
to where your tree is you can make a sling around the base of the trunk
and have the truck lift it and move it to where it's going......if
logistics permit. If not you'll need to find the day labor employment
agency used when the pyramids were built. Soak the ground pretty good for
a few days before you dig, it's easier on the tree and the shovel
technician. It's also best to move the tree when dormant.

Have fun!

Val


OUch. I was afraid of that. This tree is not worth that much to me. I either
chop it down, or leave it up against a fence (that will soone be build where
it stands).

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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?

Root ball rule: 10 inches out for each inch of trunk diameter. Tie a twine
loop (loose) around the trunk, measure out 50 inches and tie a stick at
the end of the twine at this mark. Walk around the tree to make a nice
scratchy circle on the ground and that's where you start digging.....down.
This is NOT going to be a one person job. IF you can get a tow truck back
to where your tree is you can make a sling around the base of the trunk
and have the truck lift it and move it to where it's going......if
logistics permit. If not you'll need to find the day labor employment
agency used when the pyramids were built. Soak the ground pretty good for
a few days before you dig, it's easier on the tree and the shovel
technician. It's also best to move the tree when dormant.

Have fun!

Val

OUch. I was afraid of that. This tree is not worth that much to me. I either
chop it down, or leave it up against a fence (that will soone be build where
it stands).- Hide quoted text -

Many years ago I tried to move a few wild dogwoods off a vacant lot
out back to my front yard. I recall a big tap root. Only one, that I
dug fairly deep to get most of root survived. May be best to just cut
it down. I also had a couple of dogwoods out back that got shaded
over the years and had to be cut down.

Frank

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news 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?

Root ball rule: 10 inches out for each inch of trunk diameter. Tie a twine
loop (loose) around the trunk, measure out 50 inches and tie a stick at
the end of the twine at this mark. Walk around the tree to make a nice
scratchy circle on the ground and that's where you start digging.....down.
This is NOT going to be a one person job. IF you can get a tow truck back
to where your tree is you can make a sling around the base of the trunk
and have the truck lift it and move it to where it's going......if
logistics permit. If not you'll need to find the day labor employment
agency used when the pyramids were built. Soak the ground pretty good for
a few days before you dig, it's easier on the tree and the shovel
technician. It's also best to move the tree when dormant.

Have fun!

Val

OUch. I was afraid of that. This tree is not worth that much to me. I either
chop it down, or leave it up against a fence (that will soone be build where
it stands).- Hide quoted text -

Many years ago I tried to move a few wild dogwoods off a vacant lot
out back to my front yard. I recall a big tap root. Only one, that I
dug fairly deep to get most of root survived. May be best to just cut
it down. I also had a couple of dogwoods out back that got shaded
over the years and had to be cut down.

Frank

I'd look into replacing it with a Kousa.

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...s-new/cornus_k
ousa.html

Different colors and bloom times. Whiteflower has a pink for $69 USD.

http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/cgi-l...sa&name.x=11&n
ame.y=9&name=Go

http://www.kousadogwood.com/


http://www.google.com/search?client=...ogwood&ie=UTF-
8&oe=UTF-8


Bill

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Many years ago I tried to move a few wild dogwoods off a vacant lot
out back to my front yard. I recall a big tap root. Only one, that I
dug fairly deep to get most of root survived. May be best to just cut
it down. I also had a couple of dogwoods out back that got shaded
over the years and had to be cut down.

Frank


This one is directoy north of a huge pine tree, and does not get much sun.
Here is a pic of it:

http://zootal.no-ip.info/stuff/2007/...s/DSCF8093.jpg

The tree on the left shades it most of the day, the tree on the right shades
it later in the afternoon. It's not really a very robust tree. I'm not that
much in love with it, cutting it down sounds better and better. I've planted
a dozen trees already, loosing one won't upset that balance of things in my
overgrown yard.

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Many years ago I tried to move a few wild dogwoods off a vacant lot
out back to my front yard. I recall a big tap root. Only one, that I
dug fairly deep to get most of root survived. May be best to just cut
it down. I also had a couple of dogwoods out back that got shaded
over the years and had to be cut down.

Frank


This one is directoy north of a huge pine tree, and does not get much sun.
Here is a pic of it:

http://zootal.no-ip.info/stuff/2007/...s/DSCF8093.jpg

The tree on the left shades it most of the day, the tree on the right shades
it later in the afternoon. It's not really a very robust tree. I'm not that
much in love with it, cutting it down sounds better and better. I've planted
a dozen trees already, loosing one won't upset that balance of things in my
overgrown yard.

Dogwoods are understory trees, it is growing where it should
be, in the shade.

Some links:

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/Landown...pecies=florida

http://www.floridata.com/ref/C/cornus_f.cfm

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/corflo/corflo1.html



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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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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?

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.

http://zootal.no-ip.info/stuff/2007/...s/DSCF8116.jpg


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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.

--
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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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?