how long it been in ground ?

we gonna get lots of rain this week...ground will be too wet to dig

ron

Its been in the ground for a year and a half.

You can still move it. Make sure when you replant it that the root flare is showing. Looks to be planted a bit too deep, from what I can see.

tj

Thx yeah the pic is deceiving. Its actually well above the ground but the way I mulched it looks odd. I'll never forget I rushed to plant it at sunset and ran out of light. :)

go for it ...

4 to 5 weeks before buds start.. i hope.. and 8 weeks to the heat of summer.. at least ...

dont know why you think you are late.. i think your spot on ...

there might be an old post on how to move a conifer ... cant remember who did it ...

ken

Sounds good can't wait till I can get this done.

moved one a bit smaller a few weeks ago. as far as I can tell its doing ok..go for it. did have to rub some candles off as this think seems prone to want to make multiple leaders

You know that this thing gets enormous, right? Almost as wide at the base as it is tall. They don't call it 'Pyramid' for nothing!

Thx for the reminder. The new location will have plenty of space for its growth.

One I saw in Yakima some years ago I figured to be about 44 ft. wide in one direction.

The timing is fine, but transplanting something that large could be problematic. The bigger, wider the rootball the better, but it's gonna be heavy.....

Right its it's about 6 and a half feet tall. Will be hefty. I'll have some help with the transplant and looking forward to the challenge.

take plenty care with tying up root ball

ron

Get planting hole well started first, move with as much root as possible rather than trying to get a completely intact soil ball - resulting in the roots being chopped down short so that a soil ball of convenient size and weight is obtained - and get it back in the ground quickly, watering in well and staking as needed.

I didn't think about tying the rootball! My plan was to lift it unto a dolly or wheel barrow and proceed from there but good call thanks for this info.

Slide rather than lift. Maybe even drag across the lawn on a tarp. If instead using something with wheels tip it over and put it next to the tree after the tree is trenched around, then slide the tree into the conveyance rather than subjecting the tree - and yourself - to much lifting.

Also cut through what appears to be all of the roots before doing any prying whatsoever.

With all this rain you'd likely be able to slide it onto a snow disk or garbage can cover and it would hold together. Best done with two people for equal lifting.

tj

Definitely a lot of rain so far. That's a very creative idea to use a snow disk or garbage cover. Thx!

Large enough tarp can be wrapped around ball in a sort of horseshoe shape, to hold up the sides and provide a means to pull the tree. Twine can be used to tighten the tarp if it seems necessary.

https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/bb-root-balls.pdf

Thanks I'll pick up some burlap. Project shall commence Saturday morning.

Project completed. I'll water with some super thrive today. Need to buy mulch too

Looks good. The heat of summer will eventually tell if it's OK....

This is a full sun spot with no wind protection so fingers crossed.

Keep it moist but not wet as pines need oxygen in the root-zone.