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

When transplanting shrubs, dig a rootball about 9 inches across for a shrub 1 foot tall. For every additional foot in height, add 6 inches to the diameter of the rootball.

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First, the soil around the tree should be deeply soaked to hydrate the tree and to make digging easier. The best transplant insurance is a technique called root pruning.

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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.

And for the tree’s sake, you’ll want to limit how much you dig in its root zone and slice its roots. Save big, fat bulbs such as hyacinths and tulips for sunny places well away from trees.