Large Trachycarpus dig out.
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Re: Large Trachycarpus dig out.
Mine had plenty of roots above soil level. Like Red said, just natural growth.
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ok thanks, Darren I think some are ariel root's but the way this one has grown is almost as if the trunk starts with a 135 degree bend & the internal part has pushed itself out the ground if this makes sense?, after id finished work today I had a better look & it looks like you can see the original pot size it came out of, after work tomorrow my son & I are lifting it out, hopefully about an hours work although the rootball you suggest kris may be a bridge two far for us. karl.
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Ive done some shifting tonight.
You can see a decent size rootball, and its only been in two years from a small 5 litre pot.
You can see a decent size rootball, and its only been in two years from a small 5 litre pot.
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Neil I know exactly what you mean re rootball!, ive moved load's , the thing is without proper lifting gear you wont ever get the desired rootball to match a 6ft Trachycarpus!!. karl.
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Does it help things if you cut back what leaves there are and just keep the spear till it settles????
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i'm still undecided on this.Neil Ziemski wrote:Does it help things if you cut back what leaves there are and just keep the spear till it settles????
My transplant from Preston sulked for over a year.
I'm undecided as to
more leaves left on = more photosynthesis = more root growth = faster settle in
OR
more leaves left on = more roots needed to support those leaves which arn't now there = go into major root rebuild mode and sulk
??
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My own experience with moving/transplanting Trachycarpus's is that there like human's
who have an operation, the fit & healthy recover quicker than the weaker/not in good health people!!. I would personally not cut off any good growth until it start's to establish. karl.
who have an operation, the fit & healthy recover quicker than the weaker/not in good health people!!. I would personally not cut off any good growth until it start's to establish. karl.
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The transplant is now complete!!, it took a good couple of hour's to dig out as half way down was lots of clay, I slightly root pruned it but kept as big a rootball as we could lift. A few pic's of the dig in my customer's garden followed by a shot of it in the van & finally at my place planted in the hole I dug late last night!!, good job we got the roof repairs finished early . karl.
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Thanks!!, to be fair the last pic does it no justice as the frond's are hiding the trunk, measured it properly just & the trunk is 162cm & total height just under 10ft. what surprised me most was the shallowness of the rootball, it was no more than 16/18 inches deep & that was leaving no root's behind underneath , I carefully rootpruned the sides & got about60/70cm diameter out. It was as dry as a bone otherwise we would not have lifted it, I think even with two strong men this is about the limit without a hoist of some sort. karl.
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Unless your names Arlon and you have a van and tow ropes,karl66 wrote:Thanks!!, to be fair the last pic does it no justice as the frond's are hiding the trunk, measured it properly just & the trunk is 162cm & total height just under 10ft. what surprised me most was the shallowness of the rootball, it was no more than 16/18 inches deep & that was leaving no root's behind underneath , I carefully rootpruned the sides & got about60/70cm diameter out. It was as dry as a bone otherwise we would not have lifted it, I think even with two strong men this is about the limit without a hoist of some sort. karl.
what a cracking palm! looks good in that location!
your getting good at the pics in progress lark, i'm impressed
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Would you believe that so far this massive fortunei has not sulked one bit!, I've moved much smaller ones & they've been butter's to get going, this one had about five new spear's that were tightly closed yet three of them are well on there way to opening up , this must be to do with the care taken when digging out & the amount of rootball we lifted. karl.