{"id":2960,"date":"2019-10-02T00:08:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T07:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-528\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:28:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:28:42","slug":"moving-mature-trees","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/moving-mature-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving mature trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I need advice on moving a Japanese Maple tree. The tree<br \/>\nis 10 feet tall, and has begun to grow unevenly<br \/>\nbecause it was planted too close to a very large wisteria in<br \/>\nfront of our house. Ideally, we would only move it 8-10 feet,<br \/>\nas there is a wide open space with lots of sunlight just east of its<br \/>\ncurrent home. I don&#8217;t know how deep the Japanese Maple typically roots,<br \/>\nor how difficult this may be, but any information you<br \/>\ncould provide would be very much appreciated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the book <em>Japanese Maples<\/em> by J. D. Vertrees (Timber Press,<br \/>\n1987), Japanese maples do not have deep, tap-root structures, but are<br \/>\nmainly a fibrous root network which stays in the upper level of the soil.<br \/>\nAs they mature, however, there will be roots going deeper, so if you are<br \/>\nplanning to move the tree, you will want to be sure to get as much of the<br \/>\nroot ball as possible. If the tree is not too old, it should be easier.<br \/>\nMake sure to water the tree well and prepare the new site before you<br \/>\nbegin digging carefully.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Horticultural Society has general information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhs.org.uk\/plants\/types\/trees\/moving-trees-shrubs\">moving<\/a><br \/>\nmature trees and shrubs which may be of use to you, keeping in mind that<br \/>\nfall is a good time for you to move a tree here in the Northwest.<\/p>\n<p>You can also contact a certified arborist for advice. For a referral,<br \/>\ncontact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantamnesty.org\/services\/referral-services\/\">Plant Amnesty.<\/a><br \/>\nYou can also go directly to the <a href=\"http:\/\/pnwisa.org\/\">local chapter of ISA,<\/a> the International<br \/>\nSociety of Arboriculture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I need advice on moving a Japanese Maple tree. The tree is 10 feet tall, and has begun to grow unevenly because it was planted too close to a very large wisteria in front of our house. Ideally, we would only move it 8-10 feet, as there is a wide open space with lots of sunlight just east of its current home. I don&#8217;t know how deep the Japanese Maple typically roots, or how difficult this may be, but any&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/moving-mature-trees\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Moving mature trees<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[458,35],"class_list":["post-2960","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-acer-palmatum","keyword-transplanting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/2960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}