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Dig a rootball with a circumference equal to the dripline of the tree. This should preserve a viable portion of the roots. Keep the rootball in tact as you move it to the new planting spot. The ...
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.
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.
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.
In the circle’s center, dig a hole slightly wider than the spread of the roots. Dig only deep enough so that after planting the tree will be almost as deep in the ground as it was in the nursery.
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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