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Transplanting Japanese acer into a container?
Bampyslittlegardener
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hi all,
wondering if anyone can help, my family and I have moved into a new home and we have two beautiful Japanese acers in the garden. The top garden where they currently are is going to be completely re done and we were wondering if we could have them in containers instead if so what is the best way to do this as I don't want them to die.
Many Thanks
Bampyslittlegardener
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Depending on there age, if they are mature I'm not sure if they will move, but if I was going to transplant them into containers I'd wait till the Autum/ winter then lift the trees with plenty of root ball have the pot large enough with drainage and compost suitably for acres.
Hi bampy. Could be tricky depending how big they are.
I dug one up that had grown too large for my mum's garden a few years ago. It was approx 5ft high and had a large root system. It was a backbreaking job that took all day but it survived.
If they have to move for other projects it's worth a try to keep them. I read online that it's best done in the autumn. You need to keep as big a rootball as possible and a large enough pot to transplant it into.
Not sure but I think a general rule is the roots spread is as large as the canopy?
I lost a couple of branches and had to cut some roots off to get it out of the ground.
Good luck with yours ?
Last edited: 22 August 2016 20:13:07
Ok that all sounds good thank you ?
wait until the leaves drop.
water it well the day before you move it.
try and keep as big of a root ball on them as possible, if you don't have a pot big enough wrap the root ball in an old cotton sheet and tie it up with string until you can replant it (no need to remove the sheet if its 100% cotton it'll just rot in the ground.
get it back into the ground as quickly as possible, and water it well once you've done that.