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About to have a pool installed in my back yard, so I was told that all of my trees will have to be relocated after being in the ground for a little over 3 years. I have a key lime tree, Meyer lemon tree, rangpur lime tree, and 2 avocado trees I have to relocate now. Your video was pretty helpful thanks.
Yeah, he was a special feathered friend that was always butting in where he shouldn't. Funny thing, about a month later he was in "freezer camp" for his antics!
It sounds like your your best bet is to relocate it. Right now (winter) is the best time if you're going to give a shot. Once it starts budding out in early Spring it's much tougher on the tree.
I have 2 apple trees I planted last spring that unfortunately arent getting quite as much light as i would like. Is it worth it to move them or do your think they will be fine? When the trees get bigger they will clear the tree line just fine but for now they are getting filtered light
Hey Jared. That's a great question and tough to answer without a few more details. If you're here in AZ you may be able to get away with filtered sunlight and still see production. However, fruit trees always need plenty of light to set fruit and more importantly for that fruit to ripen properly. If they're 1 year old trees they still should have a small enough root mass to be moved rather easily. This quince tree took the transplant really well and is over twice the size it was when we moved it. Just make sure it's dormant before you make the move.
I live in kansas. They were 5 gallon potted trees when I bought them. The Jonathan did have tiny fruits that I thinned to try to help with root growth since it was its first year. There was some good new growth from the spring before I had some scab and rust issues. I know it's hard without pictures or anything. My main worry is that they are to developed to survive the move. I can live with slow growth as long as it produces eventually.
@@jrod4488 Hmm. I don't have any experience with some of the issues you're likely to encounter. However, given your shorter growing season I would think your need for additional sunlight would be even more critical. It wouldn't hurt to give them another season to see how they do. If they don't put on strong growth it would be worth trying the move.
Quick question, can my apple tree (just went dormant) be transplanted right now or should I wait until early spring right before the buds open up? It’s a volunteer apple tree that sprung up really close to another apple tree and I’m trying to move it from there because the apples that it gives are surprisingly tasty lol
Ooh, gotta love when you get a volunteer that actually gives some tasty fruit! This is a great question that we're getting a lot this time of year. The key here is moving it while it's dormant. Once it's lost it's leaves you're pretty much good to go. At this point all of the major online nurseries have begun receiving and shipping bare root trees, so it's a good time to follow suit if you're going to do the same. Good luck!
@@fenderman9178 yes, it's pruning season anyhow, but you'll want to prune it back a bit further depending on how much you wind up having to cut roots back. You'll also want to be sure to remove any fruit that sets for that first year so it can focus on root development. That will probably be the toughest part of this (missing out on that harvest!!).
I need your advice please Dwayne. I've had an Orange tree planted in mostly shade for years, it only gave fruit the first year and since I didn't care for it much. Dwayne I can tell you it's roughly 7 feet tall, and I had to use hedge-clippers to chop off the worst dry branches. It sits in poor, hard soil and the "Knot?" is exposed at ground level, it appears to be alive since it has many leaves but also many branches still dry enough to break off. How do I know if it's alive enough to move to a sunny side of our house? How deep are Orange tree roots? (I have 10 blown discs from getting run down by a Postal truck on my motorcycle, if the roots are very deep I couldn't dig it out, anyway about how far away do I want to dig on a 7 ft tree in poor shape not to damage the roots? Thanks Dwayne
Hey Tommy. Sorry to hear about your injury. That makes life difficult and taking on tasks like this will be trying I would imagine. As for your tree, if it's not doing well in it's current spot and not giving you a harvest, there's really no reason to keep it there, so I would say go for moving it and see what happens. There's really nothing to lose. When deciding how wide to dig you'll want to go as wide as you can reasonably dig and move the tree. For us we had to put this in a pot, so we cut the roots based on the pot size. If the tree survives it will root from wherever you cut it. It's hard to say what kind of deep rooting will need to be cut, but most fruit trees don't put down deep vertical roots, but more horizontal feeder roots. You won't know for sure until you start digging. Oh and wait until either fall or early spring to do this if you're in AZ. Trees in the summer are stressed with our heat, so you don't want to add any additional stress. Overall, if it was me I would move this and see what happens. You definitely have the right idea. Good luck with this one!
Duane or Dwayne? How kind of you, to each life some rain must fall, I always imagine how many people would take the pain of 10 blown discs if it meant getting up out of their wheelchairs right? I guess the first question I should have asked is how do I even know a tree is alive? I cut off large totally dead branches and the only things I'd view as signs of life is it does have many green leaves and there are a fair amount of green branches.. but the leaves are mostly curled and don't seem to perk up after watering. If I had to guess I'd say it's alive, the main trunk is strong and the base has hefty roots above ground... Oh, and I live in Corona CA which reminds me of AZ, it gets to be as hot as 110 here with 100+ for a week or more not uncommon in the summer. Thanks my friend
@@wyattspop if you're seeing some leaf growth there's still some hope. With large root systems it may be tough cutting through them to get the tree pulled, but I think it's worth a shot. If you'd like you can send us an email or message us on FB with a pic of the tree and the surrounding area. A 2nd set of eyes on it wouldn't hurt. Email is in the About tab here on RUclips.
Hello Duane very great information i do have a question i bought a lime tree and its in big planter last month have a lot of flowers but the fruit is very small on what month its better to transfer to the grounds Thanks.
Hey Miguel. If you have fruit forming on the plant I would wait until you have harvested all of the fruit. If you're here in AZ that's usually in the fall, so I would transplant it right after that. The only time you want to avoid transplanting here is in the middle of summer. Enjoy those limes!!
This was in the ground for a year before we moved it. As long as you're able to excavate enough of the roots and it's done during the dormancy period, I've seen trees that were many years old moved with good success.
Can I do everything the same with an apple tree that I've had planted for 2 years but put it in a 25 gallon nursery container?? It's been tormented by gophers. Been trying to wait till it goes dormant by socal in hot right now in mid Nov. My high is around 80, but I'm afraid gophers may win.
Hey there Maura. We know just how you feel about the gophers. We have them here as well and they are a real menace. Ideally you would wait until dormancy to move your tree, but if you need to move it now you may not have much choice. You'll want to keep as much of the root ball intact as you can and once you get it potted up use some Vitamin B-1 (usually a blue jug at Home Depot) mixed with Fish Emulsion to give it a shot of nutrition to encourage quick root growth. Keep in mind, any time you move a tree it stresses the tree out and can kill it. During dormancy there is less stress on the tree. Oh and one more thought. Gophers hibernate when it gets too cold at night. I'm not sure where you're at in SoCal, but some inland areas can get pretty cool at night starting this time of year and that may calm the gopher pressure down. I grew up in Gardena and remember some chilly nights as early as Thanksgiving.
Ha! I'm not too sure he would agree. You know, the whole livestock thing and all. But thanks for the compliment. He's done a lot to encourage all of us growing fruit trees here in the valley and beyond. Great initials by the way...
Hey there Negri. That's a really good question. We don't grow Avocado here, but from what I understand those are evergreen trees. If that's the case you'll just need to be cautious pulling them up in either mid-summer (too hot) or mid-winter (too cold). Also, try to keep as much root mass as you can when you transplant. We potted up a mandarin tree and brought it with us to the new property and it's doing just fine. We followed that same advice, so I'm thinking it should work for you as well.
I have hard sandy soil and 4 trees i want to plant do i have to amend the soil or use same sand i dig to plant. Im in high desert and new to gardening.
Great question and it really depends. Ideally your root stocks would be suited to the soil type and you wouldn't have to amend much. That's not the case for most folks, so you may want to do some amendments (a good compost or garden amendment would be fine for sandy soil). Just keep in mind, that tree will need to be happy growing into your native soil for them to thrive. With that you'll want to be sure to mulch nice and heavy around the tree to start establishing good soil that they will find a happy home in. We don't amend our soils here at all, but rather focus on building soil around the tree, so the roots are comfy as they grow out and away from the planting hole. If you watch a few of our planting videos (many them in the Spring of 2020), you'll see how we plant our trees. Hope this helps!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks so much. I have binge watched your videos but was wondering if clay soil or sand soil would change the format in which you plant. I got my trees from a local nursery. Hopefully they survive
You figure they have to deal with him every waking minute. At least for us it was just when he wanted to be heard...which was just about every waking minute!! :)
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Hey Shani, let us know how it goes!
About to have a pool installed in my back yard, so I was told that all of my trees will have to be relocated after being in the ground for a little over 3 years. I have a key lime tree, Meyer lemon tree, rangpur lime tree, and 2 avocado trees I have to relocate now. Your video was pretty helpful thanks.
Wow, that's quite the undertaking! Hopefully things will go well and glad we could be of some help.
This guy : * tryna make a video *
Rooster : I'm about to end this man's whole career.
Yeah, he was a special feathered friend that was always butting in where he shouldn't. Funny thing, about a month later he was in "freezer camp" for his antics!
Saw this comment first so I was prepared, I thought. Instead, every time the rooster sounded off, I started giggling.
@@kmw4359 yeah, he was quite the character. Most of them are actually!!
Dang, that rooster though...
Yeah, he was a cool dude until you messed with him. Then he would attack your leg incessantly!
Doin this in henderson nv ....planted an oroblanco gf tree in a shady area i need a full sun location cause leaves are dying
It sounds like your your best bet is to relocate it. Right now (winter) is the best time if you're going to give a shot. Once it starts budding out in early Spring it's much tougher on the tree.
I have 2 apple trees I planted last spring that unfortunately arent getting quite as much light as i would like. Is it worth it to move them or do your think they will be fine? When the trees get bigger they will clear the tree line just fine but for now they are getting filtered light
Hey Jared. That's a great question and tough to answer without a few more details. If you're here in AZ you may be able to get away with filtered sunlight and still see production. However, fruit trees always need plenty of light to set fruit and more importantly for that fruit to ripen properly. If they're 1 year old trees they still should have a small enough root mass to be moved rather easily. This quince tree took the transplant really well and is over twice the size it was when we moved it. Just make sure it's dormant before you make the move.
I live in kansas. They were 5 gallon potted trees when I bought them. The Jonathan did have tiny fruits that I thinned to try to help with root growth since it was its first year. There was some good new growth from the spring before I had some scab and rust issues. I know it's hard without pictures or anything. My main worry is that they are to developed to survive the move. I can live with slow growth as long as it produces eventually.
@@jrod4488 Hmm. I don't have any experience with some of the issues you're likely to encounter. However, given your shorter growing season I would think your need for additional sunlight would be even more critical. It wouldn't hurt to give them another season to see how they do. If they don't put on strong growth it would be worth trying the move.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm ok thank you. My only concern was to much stress during the move
Quick question, can my apple tree (just went dormant) be transplanted right now or should I wait until early spring right before the buds open up? It’s a volunteer apple tree that sprung up really close to another apple tree and I’m trying to move it from there because the apples that it gives are surprisingly tasty lol
Ooh, gotta love when you get a volunteer that actually gives some tasty fruit! This is a great question that we're getting a lot this time of year. The key here is moving it while it's dormant. Once it's lost it's leaves you're pretty much good to go. At this point all of the major online nurseries have begun receiving and shipping bare root trees, so it's a good time to follow suit if you're going to do the same. Good luck!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm nice! That’s good to hear. I am assuming that I need to prune back a little to take into account any loss of roots?
@@fenderman9178 yes, it's pruning season anyhow, but you'll want to prune it back a bit further depending on how much you wind up having to cut roots back. You'll also want to be sure to remove any fruit that sets for that first year so it can focus on root development. That will probably be the toughest part of this (missing out on that harvest!!).
I need your advice please Dwayne. I've had an Orange tree planted in mostly shade for years, it only gave fruit the first year and since I didn't care for it much. Dwayne I can tell you it's roughly 7 feet tall, and I had to use hedge-clippers to chop off the worst dry branches. It sits in poor, hard soil and the "Knot?" is exposed at ground level, it appears to be alive since it has many leaves but also many branches still dry enough to break off. How do I know if it's alive enough to move to a sunny side of our house? How deep are Orange tree roots? (I have 10 blown discs from getting run down by a Postal truck on my motorcycle, if the roots are very deep I couldn't dig it out, anyway about how far away do I want to dig on a 7 ft tree in
poor shape not to damage the roots? Thanks Dwayne
Hey Tommy. Sorry to hear about your injury. That makes life difficult and taking on tasks like this will be trying I would imagine. As for your tree, if it's not doing well in it's current spot and not giving you a harvest, there's really no reason to keep it there, so I would say go for moving it and see what happens. There's really nothing to lose. When deciding how wide to dig you'll want to go as wide as you can reasonably dig and move the tree. For us we had to put this in a pot, so we cut the roots based on the pot size. If the tree survives it will root from wherever you cut it. It's hard to say what kind of deep rooting will need to be cut, but most fruit trees don't put down deep vertical roots, but more horizontal feeder roots. You won't know for sure until you start digging. Oh and wait until either fall or early spring to do this if you're in AZ. Trees in the summer are stressed with our heat, so you don't want to add any additional stress. Overall, if it was me I would move this and see what happens. You definitely have the right idea. Good luck with this one!
Duane or Dwayne? How kind of you, to each life some rain must fall, I always imagine how many people would take the pain of 10 blown discs if it meant getting up out of their wheelchairs right? I guess the first question I should have asked is how do I even know a tree is alive? I cut off large totally dead branches and the only things I'd view as signs of life is it does have many green leaves and there are a fair amount of green branches.. but the leaves are mostly curled and don't seem to perk up after watering. If I had to guess I'd say it's alive, the main trunk is strong and the base has hefty roots above ground...
Oh, and I live in Corona CA which reminds me of AZ, it gets to be as hot as 110 here with 100+ for a week or more not uncommon in the summer. Thanks my friend
@@wyattspop if you're seeing some leaf growth there's still some hope. With large root systems it may be tough cutting through them to get the tree pulled, but I think it's worth a shot. If you'd like you can send us an email or message us on FB with a pic of the tree and the surrounding area. A 2nd set of eyes on it wouldn't hurt. Email is in the About tab here on RUclips.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm So very kind of you to reply and help out...
@@wyattspop sure thing. Reach out with anything else!
Hello Duane very
great information i do have a question i bought a lime tree and its in big planter last month have a lot of flowers but the fruit is very small on what month its better to transfer to the grounds Thanks.
Hey Miguel. If you have fruit forming on the plant I would wait until you have harvested all of the fruit. If you're here in AZ that's usually in the fall, so I would transplant it right after that. The only time you want to avoid transplanting here is in the middle of summer. Enjoy those limes!!
how old was the tree that you relocated and how long was it in that spot? i am curious at what age it would likely not be successful to move the tree?
This was in the ground for a year before we moved it. As long as you're able to excavate enough of the roots and it's done during the dormancy period, I've seen trees that were many years old moved with good success.
Can I do everything the same with an apple tree that I've had planted for 2 years but put it in a 25 gallon nursery container?? It's been tormented by gophers. Been trying to wait till it goes dormant by socal in hot right now in mid Nov. My high is around 80, but I'm afraid gophers may win.
Hey there Maura. We know just how you feel about the gophers. We have them here as well and they are a real menace. Ideally you would wait until dormancy to move your tree, but if you need to move it now you may not have much choice. You'll want to keep as much of the root ball intact as you can and once you get it potted up use some Vitamin B-1 (usually a blue jug at Home Depot) mixed with Fish Emulsion to give it a shot of nutrition to encourage quick root growth. Keep in mind, any time you move a tree it stresses the tree out and can kill it. During dormancy there is less stress on the tree. Oh and one more thought. Gophers hibernate when it gets too cold at night. I'm not sure where you're at in SoCal, but some inland areas can get pretty cool at night starting this time of year and that may calm the gopher pressure down. I grew up in Gardena and remember some chilly nights as early as Thanksgiving.
you're the new jake mace
Ha! I'm not too sure he would agree. You know, the whole livestock thing and all. But thanks for the compliment. He's done a lot to encourage all of us growing fruit trees here in the valley and beyond. Great initials by the way...
Can I relocate a 2 1/2 year old avocado tree using this method?
Hey there Negri. That's a really good question. We don't grow Avocado here, but from what I understand those are evergreen trees. If that's the case you'll just need to be cautious pulling them up in either mid-summer (too hot) or mid-winter (too cold). Also, try to keep as much root mass as you can when you transplant. We potted up a mandarin tree and brought it with us to the new property and it's doing just fine. We followed that same advice, so I'm thinking it should work for you as well.
I have hard sandy soil and 4 trees i want to plant do i have to amend the soil or use same sand i dig to plant. Im in high desert and new to gardening.
Great question and it really depends. Ideally your root stocks would be suited to the soil type and you wouldn't have to amend much. That's not the case for most folks, so you may want to do some amendments (a good compost or garden amendment would be fine for sandy soil). Just keep in mind, that tree will need to be happy growing into your native soil for them to thrive. With that you'll want to be sure to mulch nice and heavy around the tree to start establishing good soil that they will find a happy home in. We don't amend our soils here at all, but rather focus on building soil around the tree, so the roots are comfy as they grow out and away from the planting hole. If you watch a few of our planting videos (many them in the Spring of 2020), you'll see how we plant our trees. Hope this helps!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks so much. I have binge watched your videos but was wondering if clay soil or sand soil would change the format in which you plant. I got my trees from a local nursery. Hopefully they survive
Blooper real: even the chickens wanted to get away from the rooster.
You figure they have to deal with him every waking minute. At least for us it was just when he wanted to be heard...which was just about every waking minute!! :)
Please get to the point I want to know can you trim down the fruit trees so they can be moved?
Yes you should.
new video how to: relocating a rooster
Ha! Yeah, that's for sure. Not confident it would go over so well with our Vegan fans though. :)
Can you kill the rooster before making the video next tjme?
Funny you should mention that Eddy, he was in the stock pot within a few weeks of this video.
Haha that's hilarious.
I wanted to watch the video so bad but that dang rooster was killing me!😂
@@getplanted5730 not only would he not stop crowing he liked to attack your feet if you got too close. Needless to say, that was a bad combo for him!
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Hey Carlos!