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Has anyone done this, and could offer any advice?
I have 3 arbs that are about 7' tall. They have been in the ground for 7 years this spring. I want to relocate them, and I guess it's now or never....they are starting to get big!
Im just gonna go for it in March. Any hints would be appreciated. Im going to dig them out by hand, and give them lots of love once replanted.
Do they have a chance? The really need to go away from where they are.
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Sparagus, I'm not real sure what you're referring to when you say "arbs"! I tried that word on Google Image & only came up with something that has to do with Air locking differentials and/or Toyota Land Cruisers! ...So, I tried "arb plant" & that gave me an array of anything that had the word "plant" in the name, & a couple "Schefflera Arboricola" (Dwarf Umbrella Tree). Is that what you've got there? (I also thought of "Arborvitae" & even though I've never heard them called "arbs", I don't see any reason why they couldnt be!)
SEVEN FEET TALL?! Curious... were these just seedlings when they were planted 7 years ago? If so, growing 1 foot each year is fairly rapid growth, in my way of thinking! Whatever it is, I'd be sort of afraid of what kind of root structure might be involved, when relocating something that big! (I've heard that some trees have a tap root that goes as deep as the tree is tall!)
When you find another name for your arbs, if Mario (M. D. Vaden of Oregon) doesn't come across this thread, you might want to PM him... that guy knows his trees.
If you can't find out for sure, I'd suggest that you only move one of them for now, & see how it does. (You might have to learn to be happy with where they're growing, if you want to keep them at all.)
Patty, oops, sorry to be unclear, I do mean Arborvitaes. That's what everyone calls them up here. They were about up to my waist when I planted them (3'ish) and now are peeking over my 6' fence. I consider them pretty tiny, with how huge they seem to get!
That gives me alot to think about. I so want to move them, but dont want them to croak, they were the first things I planted when we got our house. I put them near where I thought the property line was....turns out they are WAY into my yard, we have a fence now and there's room for them on the other side of it. Oh, what to do what to do! Plants: 264 | From: Lehigh Valley, PA | Registered: Sep 2005
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transplant after the last frost. amend the soil (bloodmeal, bonemeal, potash). mix these wiyh the soil for the new hole. also, i suggest superthrive for transplant success.
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After the last frost, really? I was thinking it would be better in early spring while still dormant. No? Plants: 264 | From: Lehigh Valley, PA | Registered: Sep 2005
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the last frost is usually in early Spring in PA. Sometime in april.
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Hmmm.....we go by may 15 up here. April might be a great month to do it actually!
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I tried that word on Google Image & only came up with something that has to do with Air locking differentials and/or Toyota Land Cruisers! ![[nutz]](graemlins/nutz.gif)
& even though I've never heard them called "arbs", I don't see any reason why they couldnt be!) ![[shocked]](graemlins/shock.gif)
Curious... were these just seedlings when they were planted 7 years ago? If so, growing 1 foot each year is fairly rapid growth, in my way of thinking! Whatever it is, I'd be sort of afraid of what kind of root structure might be involved, when relocating something that big! (I've heard that some trees have a tap root that goes as deep as the tree is tall!) 
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