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I've got in my garden a lovely Acer about 4ft tall that I planted when i first moved into my present home, I'm now about to move and would like to take it with me, How and when is the best time to do this and what precautions should i take to enable it to keep flourishing? Thanks Alan |
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Hi All I've got in my garden a lovely Acer about 4ft tall that I planted when i first moved into my present home, I'm now about to move and would like to take it with me, How and when is the best time to do this and what precautions should i take to enable it to keep flourishing? That's easy: right now - but not if it's "flourishing" though, in that case, it's tough really. I've got about a hundred Acers (well two) and neither of them is visibly flourishing so I don't know what's with yours. Warwick Dumas www.members.tripod.com/ecuqe "If Adolf Hitler were here today, they'd send a limousine anyway." - Joe Strummer |
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writes Hi All I've got in my garden a lovely Acer about 4ft tall that I planted when i first moved into my present home, I'm now about to move and would like to take it with me, How and when is the best time to do this and what precautions should i take to enable it to keep flourishing? Thanks About now is probably the best time to dig it up. Get as much root ball as u can. Dig at a radius of about 2ft to 2/1ft. Rap it in a hessian sack store it out of frost and wind. Cover the root ball with dark plastic to keep out he light. Don't let it dry out but equally don't let it get frosted or water logged. B4 replanting soak the root ball thoroughly. Don't plant in waterlogged or frozen soil Dig a *large* hole. Put organic fertiliser in the bottom. Carefully fan out the roots. Water regularly (in the growing season) If u are into alternative medicines give it Bach Flower Remedies, Rescue Remedy and walnut. One other point, if your are selling you're existing house make sure you inform the purchasers that you intend to take it with you. Good Luck -- hugh |
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