Moving a large hydrangea tree

18 years ago

Sorry, I don't know what kind this tree is, but it's about 8 years old, 10 ft. high, with a woody stem, white flowers that turn pink in the fall. I'm in Vermont. We have to put in a new leach field (ugh!) and this tree will have to be moved, probably in May or June. Any helpful suggestions for survival would be much appreciated. It will be dug up with a small backhoe.

thanks in advance.

C.Crawford aka "animalartist"

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ego45
18 years ago
Prepare planting hole in advance. For 10' high hydrangea it should be in 4.5-5' wide range.
Water it well for couple of days before moving and water, water, water after it had been moved.
If you don't mind same extra handwork and have at least two weeks before move-day, you may rootprune it right now.
Good luck!
teri55
18 years ago
I moved a similar one (a paniculata) a couple of years ago. It was 7-8 ft. tall. My husband dug it up so it wasn't done gently at all. It transplanted fine, had a few blooms last year and I'm sure will be as it was before transplanting this year.
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18 years ago
Hello

Thanks for your advice. I'm new to this forum, so I don't know who this message is going to. If you get this, 6bCT, could you explain what "rootpruning" is? Not sure how to do that.

thanks!