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Well, I don't know how your daytime temps are now, but if it's really warming up like it is here in Ga. it seems to me that you may be at the end of the season for transplanting.

If you decide to do it I would offer the following suggestions:

Trim ( not hard prune) some excess foilage off first.

Make sure your grounds is good and friable all the way down to below where the bottom of the roots are going to be.

I don't like the idea much of completely undoing the root ball, but you slhould consider unwrapping any wrap-around bound roots, being sure to not destroy feeder roots.

If your soil is heavy and dense, be sure you add enough soil conditioner to keep it kind of loose as you backfill. Just don't make a bunch of frog swimming pools out of each planting.

Be sure you are planting where you can get water to these trees easily in time of drought. Consider placing soaker hoses down on top of the soil.

I would consider mulching with something like pinestraw that will let a lot of water through when it rains. Be sure the ground stays neither soggy nor dries out over the summer.

Finally, down here in dry Georgia fall is the best time to plant trees, but it works in the spring as well as long as these precautions are followed.

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jfecme bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Mar-2005 Location: Georgia Country: USA USDA Zone: 7A AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 318	Well, I don't know how your daytime temps are now, but if it's really warming up like it is here in Ga. it seems to me that you may be at the end of the season for transplanting. If you decide to do it I would offer the following suggestions: Trim ( not hard prune) some excess foilage off first. Make sure your grounds is good and friable all the way down to below where the bottom of the roots are going to be. I don't like the idea much of completely undoing the root ball, but you slhould consider unwrapping any wrap-around bound roots, being sure to not destroy feeder roots. If your soil is heavy and dense, be sure you add enough soil conditioner to keep it kind of loose as you backfill. Just don't make a bunch of frog swimming pools out of each planting. Be sure you are planting where you can get water to these trees easily in time of drought. Consider placing soaker hoses down on top of the soil. I would consider mulching with something like pinestraw that will let a lot of water through when it rains. Be sure the ground stays neither soggy nor dries out over the summer. Finally, down here in dry Georgia fall is the best time to plant trees, but it works in the spring as well as long as these precautions are followed. __________________ Over 25 years experience - good and bad, and still learning!