{"id":2668,"date":"2020-01-31T00:03:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T08:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-454\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T10:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:42:05","slug":"transplanting-snowberry-shrubs","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/transplanting-snowberry-shrubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Transplanting snowberry shrubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I need to move some established snowberry shrubs forward about 8 feet to make room for a large 7′ propane tank. I’m hoping to salvage the snowberry shrubs which are currently in a mostly shady location and would continue to be in shade after I move them. (I’m hoping they will block the view of the propane tank. Do you have any tips on transplanting this type of shrub? Or is it too difficult to do once they have reached 5+’ tall? Am I better off starting with smaller snowberry that are only 3′ in height?<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the following information from University of Connecticut’s Plant
\nDatabase,<\/a> snowberry or Symphoricarpos albus<\/em>, is easily transplanted.<\/p>\n

From an Olympia nursery catalog, Sound Native Plants:<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Symphoricarpos albus – Snowberry
\nExposure: full sun to shade
\nSoil moisture: very moist to dry
\nTransplanting success: high
\nGrowth rate: rapid
\nForm: deciduous shrub to 2-6 feet; fibrous, shallow root system, spreads
\nvigorously by suckers<\/p>\n

Snowberry is an incredible survivor, flourishing in situations that would slay a
\nlesser plant. It transplants well, tolerates sun or shade, withstands drought
\nand\/or occasional flooding, and spreads quickly even in poor soil or on steep
\nhillsides. Another plus for snowberry is that it is one of the few native shrubs
\nthat stays small–it averages three or four feet tall–and thus is a good choice
\nfor areas where view corridors are important. Hooray snowberry!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If it makes it easier for you to move the plants, you can prune them back (this
\nis usually done in spring). If individual plants have grown into a dense mass of
\nstems, you can also dig up each whole plant and only replant smaller pieces of
\nit.<\/p>\n

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I need to move some established snowberry shrubs forward about 8 feet to make room for a large 7′ propane tank. I’m hoping to salvage the snowberry shrubs which are currently in a mostly shady location and would continue to be in shade after I move them. (I’m hoping they will block the view of the propane tank. Do you have any tips on transplanting this type of shrub? Or is it too difficult to do once they have reached…<\/p>\n

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