If I were to do this, I would do it in Winter. Especially if the soil is not going to freeze, as roots slowly grow, even in that season, while the rest of the plant is making few demands on the roots.

For some reason a local plant place had a tiny one for $2.50, several years ago. A most beautiful maroon color, and an easy plant, so I get where you are coming from. Hard to pass up such bargains.

tree peonies are expensive in my area. Anyway I recently moved herbaceous peonies and to my surprise the roots are particularly brittle. I don't know much about tree peonies but do be careful in case the roots are similarly brittle. peonies can be transplanted. In fact they get sold in bare root forms so they can take to being transferred. Just do this when they go fully dormant which is n the fall.

i would be surprised of there isnt a peony forum .. where the real pro's hang out ...

i highly doubt its technically a tree ...

i couldnt do it in winter.. as my soil is frozen solid .. where are you??? .. what is your winter ...

they go dormant .. and i would probably do it in dormancy ... either late fall as its going dormant.. or early spring before it awakens ... try to get the roots settled.. and pumping water ... before it leafs out.. or the heat of the summer hits ...

its a perennial... and i would treat it.. as any other ...

that said.. the rules probably dont end up much different than trees..

i hate when a common name... includes a different species of plants... whats that all about ...

ken

ps: when i moved 1650 pots from one house to another.. i potted a tree peony .. moved in january .. and planted it in spring ... if that gives you any clues... but no recollection of when i potted it.. between june and nov ...

I didn't know that. So I could put this in my part shade back yard

Tree peonies are actually flowering shrubs. They develop a permanent aboveground woody framework (like any other shrub) and can get quite large. They are best transplanted in fall before fully dormant, as that gives the plant the best time to establish a good root system before the spring growth spurt. Often, problems with transplanting peonies and subsequent lack of blooming is because they were moved at a less than ideal time of year. Moving and trying to establish roots in spring generally results in lack of flowering, at least for that season. And yes, peonies transplant quite easily.

thank you, everybody! Fall it is; here in Italy,it's not a good idea to try any moves in spring:it gets hot and dry so early...and thanks especially for the tip about the light requirement.

Italy? Must be incredibly hot now huh. I heard from people who recently came back from Europe complaining about the heat.