You could give it a go - but just be aware of the pitfalls, and be realistic
There's no harm in digging it out, if you can, but if it's quite mature, that may be tricky anyway.
It’s been there years, And it’s right up at the base of the Rowan, so I don’t think I could dig it up sadly, if I could I would just relocate it back into the soil. Oh well can’t win ‘em all!
My garden is an ongoing exercise in trial and error and learning as you go! 🤣
@FlyDragon- don't worry - it's the same for most of us!
You know that phrase about your eyes being bigger than your stomach? It applies to fitting plants into gardens as well
Haha very true! Although I have got empty space to fill at the moment so it’s frustrating that perfectly healthy shrubS are deciding to grow in really awkward places!
I’ve got the same issue with a gorgeous huge mature Azalea that’s tucked out of sight behind a gorgeous huge mature Camellia! I had a thread on that last summer and was going to try and dig it up in the autumn but I chickened out.
You probably can't dig it out anyway without disrupting and damaging the rowan roots. Just prune it back? That will immediately reduce its need for nutrients and water and thus provide less competition fo rthe rowan which will grow tall enough to cope anyway.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
You probably can't dig it out anyway without disrupting and damaging the rowan roots. Just prune it back? That will immediately reduce its need for nutrients and water and thus provide less competition fo rthe rowan which will grow tall enough to cope anyway.
It grows so quickly though and straight up into the Rowan’s space.
Maybe you'll get your brave pants on this year and tackle the Camellia. You can always prune it back over the next few months, get a site prepped, and then do it in autumn. They're often not too deeply rooted, so if you have everything set up, it's worth a go. It'll have the wet over winter to get established too.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you can prune it once you can prune it again to keep it to a size that suits. Rowans grow in some really inhospitable places and it will shrug off the viburnum as competition but won't like having its roots disturbed.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Maybe you'll get your brave pants on this year and tackle the Camellia. You can always prune it back over the next few months, get a site prepped, and then do it in autumn. They're often not too deeply rooted, so if you have everything set up, it's worth a go. It'll have the wet over winter to get established too.
It’s the Azalea I’ll move, I will do it this year, I want to try and get some cuttings though just in case! I’ll follow the advice on that from this thread.
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There's no harm in digging it out, if you can, but if it's quite mature, that may be tricky anyway.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You know that phrase about your eyes being bigger than your stomach? It applies to fitting plants into gardens as well
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You can always prune it back over the next few months, get a site prepped, and then do it in autumn. They're often not too deeply rooted, so if you have everything set up, it's worth a go. It'll have the wet over winter to get established too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...