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I've moved house and inherited a red leaf corkscrew hazel, its about 2 metres high. I'd like to move it to a new location. How easy/hard would that be, without harming it?

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I've moved house and inherited a red leaf corkscrew hazel, its about 2 metres high. I'd like to move it to a new location. How easy/hard would that be, without harming it?

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If you have time and a good back you can do this. You need to find out what kind of soil the plant is growing in. Sandy soil is a lot easier to dig plants out of than clay soil.
Prepare the plant for the move:

• dig a trench around the plant at least to the width of the branches. Try for a trench a foot deep, the kind of soil will become apparent.


• water the plant thoroughly


• in the spring dig your trench deeper. How many roots are you encountering? Lots of roots could indicate that rock is close to the surface or that this is a surface rooter


• wait a week or two and finish digging out the plant


• you want to keep the root ball intact. Consider sliding it onto burlap.


• get some strong friends to help you drag, slide the plant to the new location. Hopefully this does not involve a ride in a pickup truck or you will have to wrap the foliage too


• plant the root ball at the same level in the soil as it was previously using the local soil. Do not add bone meal or other enhancements. It is simply not required for most plants and soil chemistry.

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If you are unable to move the grown plant, consider propagating it. Hazel grows quickly and with a bit of patience you’ll soon have a big bush again.

There are three ways to proceed, you can either root them in water (sources vary a bit on how well this works) or directly in soil. I recommend making multiple cuttings just to be sure. The third option is ground layering.

Corkscrew hazel is typically not propagated by cuttings in a professional context (it’s grafted on rootstock instead), because cuttings can be a bit fussy - sometimes they grow like crazy and sometimes not - but if your existing plant is simply too large to move it, it could be worth a try (or two).

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If you have time and a good back you can do this. You need to find out what kind of soil the plant is growing in. Sandy soil is a lot easier to dig plants out of than clay soil.
Prepare the plant for the move:

• dig a trench around the plant at least to the width of the branches. Try for a trench a foot deep, the kind of soil will become apparent.


• water the plant thoroughly


• in the spring dig your trench deeper. How many roots are you encountering? Lots of roots could indicate that rock is close to the surface or that this is a surface rooter


• wait a week or two and finish digging out the plant


• you want to keep the root ball intact. Consider sliding it onto burlap.


• get some strong friends to help you drag, slide the plant to the new location. Hopefully this does not involve a ride in a pickup truck or you will have to wrap the foliage too


• plant the root ball at the same level in the soil as it was previously using the local soil. Do not add bone meal or other enhancements. It is simply not required for most plants and soil chemistry.

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If you have time and a good back you can do this. You need to find out what kind of soil the plant is growing in. Sandy soil is a lot easier to dig plants out of than clay soil.
Prepare the plant for the move:

• dig a trench around the plant at least to the width of the branches. Try for a trench a foot deep, the kind of soil will become apparent.


• water the plant thoroughly


• in the spring dig your trench deeper. How many roots are you encountering? Lots of roots could indicate that rock is close to the surface or that this is a surface rooter


• wait a week or two and finish digging out the plant


• you want to keep the root ball intact. Consider sliding it onto burlap.


• get some strong friends to help you drag, slide the plant to the new location. Hopefully this does not involve a ride in a pickup truck or you will have to wrap the foliage too


• plant the root ball at the same level in the soil as it was previously using the local soil. Do not add bone meal or other enhancements. It is simply not required for most plants and soil chemistry.

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If you have time and a good back you can do this. You need to find out what kind of soil the plant is growing in. Sandy soil is a lot easier to dig plants out of than clay soil.
Prepare the plant for the move:

• dig a trench around the plant at least to the width of the branches. Try for a trench a foot deep, the kind of soil will become apparent.


• water the plant thoroughly


• in the spring dig your trench deeper. How many roots are you encountering? Lots of roots could indicate that rock is close to the surface or that this is a surface rooter


• wait a week or two and finish digging out the plant


• you want to keep the root ball intact. Consider sliding it onto burlap.


• get some strong friends to help you drag, slide the plant to the new location. Hopefully this does not involve a ride in a pickup truck or you will have to wrap the foliage too


• plant the root ball at the same level in the soil as it was previously using the local soil. Do not add bone meal or other enhancements. It is simply not required for most plants and soil chemistry.

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If you have time and a good back you can do this. You need to find out what kind of soil the plant is growing in. Sandy soil is a lot easier to dig plants out of than clay soil.
Prepare the plant for the move:

• dig a trench around the plant at least to the width of the branches. Try for a trench a foot deep, the kind of soil will become apparent.


• water the plant thoroughly


• in the spring dig your trench deeper. How many roots are you encountering? Lots of roots could indicate that rock is close to the surface or that this is a surface rooter


• wait a week or two and finish digging out the plant


• you want to keep the root ball intact. Consider sliding it onto burlap.


• get some strong friends to help you drag, slide the plant to the new location. Hopefully this does not involve a ride in a pickup truck or you will have to wrap the foliage too


• plant the root ball at the same level in the soil as it was previously using the local soil. Do not add bone meal or other enhancements. It is simply not required for most plants and soil chemistry.

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If you are unable to move the grown plant, consider propagating it. Hazel grows quickly and with a bit of patience you’ll soon have a big bush again.

There are three ways to proceed, you can either root them in water (sources vary a bit on how well this works) or directly in soil. I recommend making multiple cuttings just to be sure. The third option is ground layering.

Corkscrew hazel is typically not propagated by cuttings in a professional context (it’s grafted on rootstock instead), because cuttings can be a bit fussy - sometimes they grow like crazy and sometimes not - but if your existing plant is simply too large to move it, it could be worth a try (or two).

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If you are unable to move the grown plant, consider propagating it. Hazel grows quickly and with a bit of patience you’ll soon have a big bush again.

There are three ways to proceed, you can either root them in water (sources vary a bit on how well this works) or directly in soil. I recommend making multiple cuttings just to be sure. The third option is ground layering.

Corkscrew hazel is typically not propagated by cuttings in a professional context (it’s grafted on rootstock instead), because cuttings can be a bit fussy - sometimes they grow like crazy and sometimes not - but if your existing plant is simply too large to move it, it could be worth a try (or two).

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If you are unable to move the grown plant, consider propagating it. Hazel grows quickly and with a bit of patience you’ll soon have a big bush again.

There are three ways to proceed, you can either root them in water (sources vary a bit on how well this works) or directly in soil. I recommend making multiple cuttings just to be sure. The third option is ground layering.

Corkscrew hazel is typically not propagated by cuttings in a professional context (it’s grafted on rootstock instead), because cuttings can be a bit fussy - sometimes they grow like crazy and sometimes not - but if your existing plant is simply too large to move it, it could be worth a try (or two).

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If you are unable to move the grown plant, consider propagating it. Hazel grows quickly and with a bit of patience you’ll soon have a big bush again.

There are three ways to proceed, you can either root them in water (sources vary a bit on how well this works) or directly in soil. I recommend making multiple cuttings just to be sure. The third option is ground layering.

Corkscrew hazel is typically not propagated by cuttings in a professional context (it’s grafted on rootstock instead), because cuttings can be a bit fussy - sometimes they grow like crazy and sometimes not - but if your existing plant is simply too large to move it, it could be worth a try (or two).

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