Move in fall after leaf fall mulch well and lighly water for winter...or in very late winter ...march... That is not a real small tamu it's good sized BTW and may have some meat in it's roots so be careful and take as much of roots as possible and be prepared for a bigger job than you think ...have the planting hole approx ready before the move and do it in the evening DO NOT FERTILIZE even next spring until you are sure it has complely recovered.DO NOT WAIT it is plenty big enough.Don't feel bad it is the most comon thing all of us tree planters, JM's and otherwise, do ..it is really hard to visualize how big they get and how fast..In a virtual blink of an eye it can be a jungle out there ;>) David

Thank you. I will plan accordingly.

I am guilty as charged. In my defense, however, I did plant it a little closer to the house than I wanted because it was a such frail little thing at the time that I wanted to provide some wind protection. Because this is the only plant that DH takes any interest in (I even let him pick it out!), the transplant must be a success if I have any hope of encouraging DH in taking a greater interest in landscaping (wishful thinking??).

What is the minimum distance from the house that I can/should move it? Sun exposure is not an issue in terms of leaf scorching, but there will no large trees/plants surrounding it to provide any sort of protection from anything else that mother nature hands out.

It is really hard to say and there has been some disagreement in the forum on what is "too close" ..I air on the side of not planting very close maybe 4-6 ft for that tree ... I am generally less concerned with dissectums as I would be with a large upright so if you wanted to go a bit closer it might work ok...A Taku though could get 6-8 feet tall and wide under the right conditions so that should tell ya something.. The only caviat would be if you plant too close the "house " side your tree may eventually be so shaded on that house side that those back branches die especially the ones lower and you have an semi circled tree or otherwise mishaped tree. David