Can you transplant a bay tree?

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SparklyWellies

Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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Location: Oxfordshire

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 1:45 pm Post subject: Can you transplant a bay tree?
And if so, when? It's a huge beastie and too big for my herb garden.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 1:54 pm Post subject:
How big is huge? If you are only going to remove it then it would be worth a try. I would have thought October to March would have been the best time when the plant is more dormant. If you do decide to give it a go then give the top a good prune to balance up the loss of roots. I've not moved on though.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 2:21 pm Post subject:
I tried moving one about 18months ago, it was huge, at least 7ft tall. Only problem was that it promptly died.

Andy B

Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 3:03 pm Post subject:
I noticed the ads by google about half price bay trees! I think someone's trying to tell you something !!!!!!!!!!

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 3:29 pm Post subject:
I think it is quite difficult, I've never tried but have read of several people doing so unsuccessfully But won't they take a quite a good pruning, even sprouting from the trunk - don't take my word on it, but is there a chance you could cut it back hard (maybe even get some cuttings) rather than move it?

sean
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 3:47 pm Post subject:
You can prune them quite savagely and they recover. I've demonstrated this using a Springer spaniel as the pruning mechanism. I reckon you could grow them from cuttings too.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 4:48 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

You can prune them quite savagely and they recover. I've demonstrated this using a Springer spaniel as the pruning mechanism.
I reckon you could grow them from cuttings too.

Great, I've always wanted a spaniel.

SparklyWellies

Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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Location: Oxfordshire

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 05 4:54 pm Post subject:
Ah. I've been out. It's been moved by my normally "I'll do it in a couple of weeks" husband. Typical And it was about 7'. Oh well, I'll try some cuttings before it pops its clogs.

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