if dormant.. you could have.. perhaps should have.. bare rooted it.. and corrected any root problems before planting..

so what .. exactly is the problem with the ball breaking????

and why do you have to move it???? just because the ball broke??? .. whats that all about ..

am i missing something here .. or are you being a drama queen??? lol .. what??? now it doesn't get the prime spot next to the deck.. and it is being sent to the back of the lot ....???

ken

Unfortunately its nearly impossible to bare root a clay root ball in which the plant has a fiberous root system...at least I've never had luck.

I think I was in too much of hurry and left out details. The ball was breaking to a point but worse the area was way too wet and soil around it was completly soupy and the whole plant was leaning at a 45 degree angle.

I already move it, lol. Not as bad as I thought, but I had to get it out of that wet location.

See new post for "flowering tree for close to permanent wet soil".

its nearly impossible to bare root a clay root ball

===>>> how can that be.. when it gratuitously broke apart on its own????

oh??? the sideways pic post ... boy that gave me a headache ...

i know you are having the time of your life planting your new forest .. and i hope others know.. i am having fun encouraging you ... none of this is meant to be mean .....

leaving out facts is always a problem in defining an issue .... lol

ken