Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Moving small palms
I have two palms in the wrong place that need to be moved. One is a
Phoenix canariensis, grown from seed brought home from Tenerife by my SIL about five years ago, and the other is a bought Chamaerops humilis. They are 2-3ft high. Do they tolerate the root disturbance of being moved, and if so, when is the best time to do it? -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Chris Hogg wrote: I have two palms in the wrong place that need to be moved. One is a Phoenix canariensis, grown from seed brought home from Tenerife by my SIL about five years ago, and the other is a bought Chamaerops humilis. They are 2-3ft high. Do they tolerate the root disturbance of being moved, and if so, when is the best time to do it? My local council recently moved four hulking great 30 foot palms from one of the small plazas into the centre of a new roundabout. They took very little rootball. When I queried this with a bystander, he told me that as long as they were moved when it was hot, and were then given ample water, they would settle quickly. I don't know if this is any help to you though! -- Jo Alicante |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
g'day chris,
with palms that small you shouldn't have any problems take a fair amount of root ball because you can. would suggest a good watering before removal and a good water at replant and keep them a little wetter than normal until growth rate looks evedent then water as normal. trim off all mature fronds and developing frond leave only the new spike and the next frond or 2 after that. to give them a good water before removal you may have to dig a bit of a trench around the drip line area and fill it with water do this app' 24 hours before removal. snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.users.bigpond.com/gardenlen1 |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
I have several Trachycarpus palms that I have grown from seed, they are now
all around 6-10 feet tall. Last year I had to move one because it had out growm where I had (unwisely) planted it. There was no possibility of not disturbing the roots, nevertheless, I moved a rootball + plant as large as I could do do without getting a hernia. Said plant was liberally watered for a few days to bed it in (this was July and quite hot weather) and is allive and well and has not suffered any check in its growth. T |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Thank you both. Useful observation and helpful advice.
-- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|