Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Tree seedlings that have lived several years and are growing under ...

Buy a container, ball-in-burlap or bare-root tree or shrub? Which will result in a more successful transplant? A little scientific inquiry will help in understanding what occurs when removing a plant ...

Question: We have a small maple tree and lilac bush that we’d like to move, as we are going to build a patio where they are growing right now. Can we do this now, in late summer or early fall, or is ...

A person prepares to transplant a tree in their garden. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in ...

To move a tree or shrub, start in the autumn by root pruning, which cuts larger feeder roots. The plant sends out new, more fibrous roots in the soil mass for the plant, which should be replanted in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's nothing worse than expecting a towering shade tree and ending up with an oak tree that's droopy, dying, or just can't grow to its full ...

One of the things I have learned over years of hiking countless mountain miles is the ‘trail principle’. When hoping to get ...

If you are planning on transplanting a tree this fall, now is the time to root prune. When root pruning trees, a good rule of thumb is for every inch in diameter of tree, you want 12 inches of root ...

Transplanting vegetable and flower seedlings used to be more traumatic than it is now. Cabbage, tomato and broccoli seedlings were pulled bare-root out of nursery beds and kept alive, if transplanting ...

Question: We live in Tippecanoe county and need to transplant a tulip tree that is 2-3’ tall. Could you please tell me when the optimal time would be to transplant? I have read to transplant in the ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

Question: I have a lemon tree that was planted in partial shade one year ago. My gardener claims it’s in too much shade. I was thinking I needed to wait for winter to transplant it to a sunny spot. Is ...