Is it possible a ten year tree to be transplaned?

Question

Is it possible a ten year tree to be transplaned?

Answer 1

with a big enough root ball, any age tree can be replanted.

Answer 2

Excuse me, please, for not knowing the English language, but I could not leave of the to answer that question.  

Here in Brazil I witnessed a lot of times trees being transplanted. But, it is important that the right time is respected for the tree to be transplanted and the climatic conditions demanded by the tree.

Answer 3

Yes, but it should be done by a professional, or you should at least contact your city arborist for his/her input first.  Usually the root ball needs to be so large, that without special equipment you could not manage it manually, even with help, because of the weight alone.  Good luck with it!

Answer 4

possible but it could also depend on the size of your wallet

Answer 5

You have to  consider all the conditions of the tree:

1 Type and health of the tree

2. Size of the root

3, Solar position

4. Elevation

5. Type of soil

You must have  a hole in a land with similar chemical composition, sufficiently large to allow the root don't be balled, sufficient nutrients, water and same sun orientation, vertical support.

If you keep this conditions in consideration, almost any tree, at any age can be transplanted.

Answer 6

Many things can contribute to life or death of a tree, yes it is possible provided you do it nearing the end of winter, remember some food for the soul.

Answer 7

Contact a professional nursery. they have the equipment to dig the tree with it's ball of roots and transport the tree to your new location and plant it back into the same size hole.  They will then transport the plug taken from the new hole and replace it in your old hole. They do a very neat job and are well worth the money that they charge.  They also will look at your tree and will tell you if it can not be done because the tree is the wrong type of tree or is too big to be transplanted successfully.  After all you have ten years invested in this tree and don't want to haphazardly try transplanting it on your own.  Good luck.

Answer 8

It is possible.  The best time would be at a time when the tree is not actively growing.  You need to dig around the roots leaving as big a root ball as possible, the more roots you have, the better the chance of a successfully transplant,  When moving to the new site, dig in a suitable fertiliser and fill the hole with water-a lot of water.  Place the tree in the new hole and fill in and make sure it is well firmed down to make sure it is stable in windy conditions.  It will need lots of watering during the first year while the root system recovers.

Answer 9

if theres a will theres a way ,

you could sit on a star if you really wanted to

Answer 10

We transplanted a much older rusty shield bearer. Took about 30 man days and a 25 ton mobile crane.more than 20 years back. Still doing fine.

Here are some stories:

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/08/02/sto...

This shows how it was done in Delhi:

http://www.janjagransamiti.com/trees.htm...

Answer 11

There is more to life than trees

Answer 12

Yes ... aslong as the root-ball is kept damp and no wind can get in. Better to do it when the tree is dormant, like during the winter months.

Answer 13

yes, but it wont look the same.

Dig it out wide and deep, and rock it out of the hole, any roots that get cut or broken, and depending on the size of the root ball you will have to cut branches off of the top of the tree to even things out so it dosnt die. wrap the root ball in Bin Bags to stop it drying out whilst it's in transport or out of the ground.

then just plant is where you want it up to the same depth. and make sure you furtilise it and give it plenty of water to start it growing again. try doing it in spring when it's not so cold, and the tree is naturally starting to grow.

Answer 14

Yes there is a possibility but not all trees can be transplanted and expect to live.

Answer 15

If you are willing to spend the time and money you can transplant just about any tree.

I have a relative whose neighbor across the street built a large new home on an old piece of land. Just at the place in front where his driveway needed to be was a beautiful, rare, and gigantic evergreen tree that was about 130 years old and planted there by the first owner of the land. Rather than sacrifice the tree he hired a tree moving company from Texas to drive their very specialized truck to New England and dig the tree up and cradle it for the move and then put it into the new hole. That cost him $250,000 which shows if you want to spend the money on moving even a giant tree can be replanted.

Answer 16

Depends on the tree.  They do it with palm trees all the time.

Answer 17

Depends on the tree species, some do and some don't.

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