How Do You Transplant A Japanese Maple Tree?
Japanese maples are notoriously delicate during a stressful move, making transplants difficult and risky. Despite its fragile state during a move, Japanese maples are a woody tree which are generally easy to maintain. Picking the right time of year is important for a transplant. Pick early spring for the best chances of a Japanese maple surviving a transplant. Avoid summer because it is the worst time of the year to move a large woody plant, such as a Japanese Maple, according to Walter Reeves, a gardening expert. Cut any wilted, dying, dead branches from the tree and look for insects or parasites. This will reduce the strain on the Japanese maple which is about to undergo a stressful transplant. Dig up the root ball. Dig at least 24 inches deep, in order to get all the roots because Japanese maples are shallow-rooted. Most of the roots will stay on the top 2 feet of the soil. Make the diameter of the root ball dependent on the size of the tree itself. According to Expert Archive, the
