Moving a Taxus Baccata.

[Smith126]

Hello All

 

A client has approached me to take out a apple tree and asked about moving a 5ft Yew Tree, to another area in the garden, to make way for his new shed.

 

I am a little unsure how Yew Trees, (Taxus baccata) respond to movement. I was wondering whether it would be better and more cost effective to just take out the one he wants moving and plant a new one.

 

Does anyone have any experience with moving yew trees...how long should I expect it to take? Are there any products, compost which can be used to encourage growth? How big does the root ball need to be?

 

Thanks for any help.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I have tried a few times to move yew with no luck, even with as bigger root ball as we could handle. I reckon the key is to keep them well watered.

The last one did about 3 or 4 months then went brown on the last dry spell, I reckon you'd have to setup a leaky hose irrigation system to do right

[Eddy_t]

A bloody big rootball for it, bout 4' wide and the same deep, these trees don't react we'll to moving, the new hole needs to be packed with good quality compost and leaf mould, also needs watering well, but not too much

 

 

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[Smith126]

Thanks for that guys. Appreciate it!

[Paul Cleaver]

just add -recon its got a better chance if you move it in early spring

[Hogs Breath]

Move in the autumn or winter they transplant ok but don't like to be planted in a windy site as they can dry out very quick and keep rootball as big as you can handle.

I moved a 10ft one 18 months ago and its doing ok.