mission impossible?

17 years ago

IÂ´m about to move a 3m tall Cedrus Deodara into a different location some 15m away. No heavy machinery, just hand work and a difficult slope.

Should I spare myself a lot of work and forget it or are there some things I should know to help me succeed in this operation?

Everyone wants to have a swimming pool there and to be honest itÂ´s the only possible place for it ...

WeÂ´re having a real dry Autumn which IÂ´m shure wonÂ´t help... Should I wait for next spring? ( No winter snowing here).

Lino

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Embothrium
17 years ago
If this is an ordinary unselected seedling I would just trash it.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
17 years ago
i would rather spend $100 US to replace it.. than spend 6 hours of back breaking labor TRYING to save it ....

dig new hole

dig plant with 3 foot rootball

wrap ball and hope it doesnt fall apart ..

drag UPHILL ...

replant...

and hope that an already stressed tree can take the abuse ...

FORGET IT ....

if it is some rare plant... find out if you can have some grafting done .... and then cut it down .... i would do 5 or so.. trying to cut the odds of grafting failure ...

good luck

ken
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