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plantmover Hampton Roads, VA(Zone 7b) Apr 05, 2008

These Helleri holly conveyed with the property and are very established. I'm considering transplanting them but am questioning whether they'll survive the upset. Anyone have any experience or advice to share?

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HoosierGreen Danville, IN Apr 06, 2008

For the best chance of survival, since your spring is in full swing, you should wait until fall. And, if you root prune them this spring, they will have a nice dense mass of roots to help them transplant well. Just pretend you are moving them by digging around each shrub, but NOT removing any soil. You are just cutting the roots. This growing season, the plants will grow new roots and they will have lots of supporting roots when you go back and pop them out of the ground in the fall. You will probably need to prune them back to give them some symmetry if you plant them individually, which will help lessen transplant shock too.

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plantmover Hampton Roads, VA(Zone 7b) Apr 06, 2008

Ah yes, root pruning...I've read about it but never actually tried it, so here's my opportunity. Thanks so much!

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