from the picture it looks like you put the pot in the ground.

Am i seeing that right?

It is a panicled hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata. It would be easier on the plant if you either transplanted it to a larger pot now or just bundled the current pot in something that will hold it together for the move such as packing tape or duct tape. The problem with wrapping the root ball in burlap is that as it gets moved, the root ball is more likely to fall apart unless treated really gently, and with the amount of time and energy you will be spending on the move itself, it is likely to not get as regular watering as usual at some point, and burlap is more likely to wick water away from the soil around the roots than retain moisture. So having it in a pot is likely better, and you can replant either when things settled down after the move in August if it is done blooming, or wait until it has dropped its leaves for the year. If it has been it the pot for any length of time, the second option is probably better so that you can do some work to straighten roots or cut ones that are circling severely to help the long term health of the plant. Be aware that these shrubs can get really large for some cultivars, so plant it in a space that has at least 8’ width.

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Couple things: this does not appear to be a tree-form hydrangea........just the usual large growing shrub :-) (and kitasei, it is not the clmbing type of hydrangea).

I would just visit your local garden center and purchase a big black nursery pot. They sell them in sizes as large as 25-40 gallons and relatively inexpensively. Then get rid of the heavy, cracked ceramic and repot in the lightweight plastic. Easy to care for and easy to transport when moving day comes along!

Been there, done that.....multiple times :-) And with enormous glazed ceramic containers that weight almost 100# empty!

If it will be in the ground, it will need space. We often see folks here who have planted a large hydrangea just a few feet from the house and then aren’t able to keep it down size-wise. You can only prune before leaf out if you want flowers, and a healthy panicled hydrangea planted in the ground will regrow to the previous season’s size or quite close to it in a single season. This really isn’t a species you can control the size of an in-ground shrub and still have reliable flowers.

Oops sorry! I misread baba paniculata as petiolaris.

I wouldn't exactly call that a tree :-) Typically hydrangeas grown in a tree form have a clear, single trunk that extends anywhere from 4-8' before any branching starts. Maybe a mini tree......... :-)

it would be best to re-pot now. Transplanting mid-summer is a losing game.