A gardening expert offers tips for digging up a tree, moving it to its new home and re-planting it — all without killing it.

It still would be a good idea to cut the tree back before digging it up. Water it well and give it a dose of fish emulsion to help minimize transplant shock, but don't fertilize it.

Do not allow the soil ball to break during the digging, moving, and replanting process. Home gardeners should limit themselves to transplanting small trees. Trees with a trunk diameter greater than 2 ...

If you wait to dig up and transplant your tree and shrub until the temperatures are cooler and humidity higher, your tree and shrub will have a better chance of quick recovery and have more of a ...

Water it all in well. Transplanting is a fairly traumatic experience for a shrub or a tree but if you look after it, it will be absolutely fine.

Make sure the diameter of the trench is proportionate to the size of the shrub or small tree, as a general rule digging it just within the furthest extension branch.

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This will make it easier to dig up the tree and also minimize transplant shock. Before digging up your tree, you will want to dig the hole where the tree is to be placed.

Q: I have a productive 8-year-old Meyer lemon that's been in the ground for about two years. When and how can I transplant this tree to a more suitable location? R.C., Houston Dig a rootball with ...

Is now a good time to transplant it?" The answer is, "Yes, now during the dormant season, is a good time to dig up and replant a shrub or tree that seems to be out of place in your yard." ...