Moving a Monkey Puzzle

[Triassic]

Has anyone ever moved a Monkey Puzzle?

 

I have one to move, it's about 15 feet tall and 3 inch girth and is far too close to a house. I've been asked if it can be moved to the bottom of the garden, about 100 feet from the house.

 

Any suggestions as to the best time of the year to move it, ground preparation and other advice etc?

[Stephen Blair]

I moved a 30 footer about 4 miles.

You'll know when you start digging.

If the ground is good and she has been sheltered then the anchor roots shouldn't be too big.

They are horrible things to handle, get the biggest machine you can to dig and lift it.

The 1 I did took a 3 ton digger and a 1.5ton timber crane to manoeuvre onto the hookloader, luckily there was a 13 tonner to lift off.

Prep the planting hole, get some good leaf mould if the ground is sandy, and plonk her in and look after her.

 

 

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