Re planting Laurel

[Eddy_t]

They seem a lot bigger on the truck

 

Although the lads were told to hand dig them out they took it upon themselves to pop them out with the telehandler forks.

Whats the chances of survival with the roots looking like this ?

 

Bob

 

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Yes, they will survive, pretty unkillable

 

 

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[Ty Korrigan]

Morning,

Those will go off like a rocket next year if well planted and mulched.

No worries there, got yourself a bargain.

Ty

[likeitorlumpit]

Thing is with laurels- they survive in spite of you.

I wouldn't worry with lots of soil improvers or anything. We've planted on top of rubble and they still get away.

The root system looks great. in fact better than you get on the nursery sometimes. Just dig a trench and slot them in roughly the same height they were grown at. Bit of water to stabilise. Refill trench. Mulch if you want to to reduce weeds for next year and wait. If its a dry spring, they may lose a few leaves though giving more water will put that right. IMO cutting them back would be a mistake.