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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: shaun on February 19, 2007, 18:57

Title: Japanese maple
Post by: shaun on February 19, 2007, 18:57

i have one of these and its about 2m tall and want to move it would it be ok to move it now or should i wait till the end of the year ?its been in this position for about 6 years now so its quite established

Title: Japanese maple
Post by: WG. on February 19, 2007, 19:00

Dunno enough about it shaun but my gut feeling would be to leave until until it was dormant.  Maybe December?

I'd guess it will be / soon will be budding??

Title: Japanese maple
Post by: muntjac on February 19, 2007, 20:32

the rootball will be large now mate  so you will have to crop it back .you may just be in time to move it .to check take a small twig off the end of a branch and look at it if it is fresh green the sap is already rising so best left alone till next winter

Title: Japanese maple
Post by: shaun on February 19, 2007, 21:25

think you guys are right i just wanted convincing it is just starting to bud now iwanted to swap it for one of these small willow tree thingys,remind me in december  :wink:

Title: Japanese maple
Post by: WG. on February 19, 2007, 21:29

Quote from: "shaun"

 i wanted to swap it for one of these small willow tree thingys

Some willows can get seriously large with roots which wander afar looking for water.  A Kilmarnock Willow is a lovely plant though - it grows down the way.

Title: Japanese maple
Post by: shaun on February 19, 2007, 21:31

its one of those little ones i'm looking at dave only about 2 m high,might not be a willow actualy but the branches hang like one

Title: Japanese maple
Post by: penance on February 24, 2007, 14:57

As munty said, best to leave it now until next year. With our mild winter just gone theres more of a chance that the tree will be coming out of dormancy.