TRANSPLANTING SHRUBS AND TREES IN YOUR LANDSCAPE
Have you ever looked at your Landscape and thought, if only that shrub was over there and that tree was on the other side of the house? I know I’ve been asked many times at our Plant Sales when is the best time to do that?
The answer is anytime the plant you want to move is dormant. Dormancy in shrubs and trees occurs when the temperature falls to 28 degrees or below and stays there for 6-8 hours for at least two nights in the fall. My rule of thumb for digging and transferring shrubs and trees is anytime after Thanksgiving and before the plant gets its new set of leaves in the spring which is usually April 1 thru April 15th . My preference is to transplant Thanksgiving to end of December. By transplanting at this time you have a plant that is ready to come out of dormancy as soon as the first signs of spring appear.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I had my lovely wife and business partner video me transplanting a shrub.
Kathy and I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Tom Weidman
Longview Nursery
557 Hackman Road
Lititz, PA 17543
717-627-7790