the issue for me... on my sized lot... is whether i would remember to give it all the TLC it would need during the high heat of summer ... in other words.. i might forget to give it PROPER WATERING ...

i tend to move things across the 5 acres.. and forget about a project ....

moving in spring and fall.. in my zone .... is much more forgiving .... if i forget ...

ken

....Or go on vacation.

Root growth in woody plants is most active in the fall, so that is somewhat accurate.

In the fall, the ground is warm and the air is cool and in the spring the ground is cold and the air is warm. The fall conditions favor root growth much more than the spring conditions. I have always heard it is best to plant woody plants in the fall and I would guess this also would hold true for moving woody plants as well. I'm not so sure I would move a plant in July, but I would think the beginning of September should be OK since the heat of summer, for the most part, is over (at least here in the frozen north.)
Mike

Cancel that one Bill !

Thanks guys,

Dax

I think growers dig pines again in early August around here. So if I am remembering right, they must be somewhat safe for transplanting. I think I would prefer spring as long as they are still dormant. Your trees aren't showing much life yet are they?

Bill

Willy, Everything is moving along here. I have mugos fully-candled and the other plants (conifers) have at least swelling buds. The weather's been perfect. Deciduous trees are really moving along, natives and non-natives like my Japanese maples.

I think what I may have read was August. I almost wrote that the other day.

Dax

I guess I have just been too busy to notice that my pines are all candling as well. I did notice my maples swelling though.

Time to put a dent in a Fat Tire variety pack.

Later

Ahhh a delicious choice. I still prefer cans only of Budweiser.

Dax

Someone still drinks Bud???

When you're hot and thirsty, try a tall cold Blue Moon in a frosted glass with a big old orange slice in it.

mark

Sprecher's when I'm home or Shiners when I'm in Texas.

tj

There's nothing like a freezing cold can of Budweiser, especially those that come out of a tub of ice wherever you may be. It's my wildest of dreams.

When I feel the urge for ultimate satisfaction, Sierra Nevada is the flavor. Budweiser is for getting drunk over an enlongated period. Sierra Nevada is for sipping (to become intoxicated). :x)

Yes gentlemen...

Dax