Buy a container, ball-in-burlap or bare-root tree or shrub? Which will result in a more successful transplant? A little scientific inquiry will help in understanding what occurs when removing a plant ...

These huge trees require a tree transplanting machine to move them safely, such as a crane or customized frame to support the large, delicate root balls. For that reason, costs can range from $3,500 ...

Transplanting vegetable and flower seedlings used to be more traumatic than it is now. Cabbage, tomato and broccoli seedlings were pulled bare-root out of nursery beds and kept alive, if transplanting ...

Question: We have a small maple tree and lilac bush that we’d like to move, as we are going to build a patio where they are growing right now. Can we do this now, in late summer or early fall, or is ...

To move a tree or shrub, start in the autumn by root pruning, which cuts larger feeder roots. The plant sends out new, more fibrous roots in the soil mass for the plant, which should be replanted in ...

Over each of the past few springs, I've heard many, many gardeners wonder what went wrong with their trees and shrubs. In most cases, the sad plants were either newly planted or recently transplanted.

Question: We live in Tippecanoe county and need to transplant a tulip tree that is 2-3’ tall. Could you please tell me when the optimal time would be to transplant? I have read to transplant in the ...

If you are planning on transplanting a tree this fall, now is the time to root prune. When root pruning trees, a good rule of thumb is for every inch in diameter of tree, you want 12 inches of root ...

Give your trees a head start.

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...