This worked perfectly! I'm a 5'6" gal and used this trick to plant a 30 gallon 15' tall maple on my own. Being able to easily adjust the tree once I had it in the hole was awesome. Great tip, thanks for sharing!
Perfect video and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing your technique! BTW, Electricians' Shears make easy work of cutting the top rim of the plastic container if you have a pair handy.
Thank you for that tip! While looking for my shears I ran across my Dewalt electric pruning shears and used those…tbh I try to find reasons to use those because they’re so fun
Perfect. I have been trying to find out how to take a standard hydrangea and put it into a larger pot. I still wasn't able to figure out the best way to do it without injuring the plant or me LOL Kris thank you so much this is an ingenious idea. I never thought about cutting off the bottom of the nursery pot.
With your best idea, I finished my 3 big trees 30 gallons container without help no problem. Easy to rotate the trees myself. Thank you for your video.
Kris: Thanks so much for taking the time to do this video. I watched this in preparation for planting a very large Colorado Blue Spruce shrub in a pot which is approximately 300 lbs! Your technique will make this much simpler than I had anticipated. Hole is all ready for a planting tomorrow. it's 3' wide by 2' deep--about 1.5 times the size of the pot. Thanks again.
Exactly what I needed! Thanks for the how to video, worked perfect for me! Planted a 10 ft tall River Birch Tree and didn't want to roll the pot to loosen the plant from the pot. Bakersfield, CA.
Thanks very much. Helpful video! I followed your instructions and planted my small tree with no problem. Sharp razor blade on your razor knife is a MUST!
This is very helpful. I have a Coral bark Maple tree that's been in my backyard in a 50-gallon pot for a few years and I'd like to put it in the ground. I'm hoping this technique will work.
Great tip! The previous tenant left a potted Norfolk pine in my patio. it’s easily six feet but but has a bad lean I’ve been wanting to correct. I don’t know if I’m strong enough to lift it into a larger planter by myself but utilizing the pot as you did for here will make it more possible! Any other tips to accomplish this appreciated
Hey Kris, thanks so much for this excellent info. I was a bit hesitant about tackling this but, your method has provided a simple and very clever approach. Thanks Again and keep these coming :)
You can also tip the tree over gently on its side and stomp the pot a few times to help break loose the root ball, that way you can keep the pot for bad soil or rocks ect.
I love that idea man! I am getting ready to plant four large White birds of Paradise and was trying to figure the best way to get them out of the plastic pots without disturbing the root ball. Your video just showed me!
Thank you so much for this video! My fruit trees are nowhere near the size of the one in this video but it has given me clear direction as to how to transfer them into the ground. That is a beautiful tree, by the way!
Milton Morales Good video. That method with knife and cutting the pot is good idea especially when positioning the plant. Most guys try to position it out of the pot and i feel that doesn't turn out well.
There I was thinking I'll definitely need my 6'5", 17 stone son to help plant an even bigger one than in your video. No need! Thanks to you I did it all by my 68yo self. Greetings from Melbourne, Australia.
Overall, I liked this video and got my Red Bud tree planted, which I purchased and put in a small reflection garden for my wife, on Mother's Day. The only problem I see is that I watched another viideo, and the woman planting the tree showed how to get it easily out of the pot. Then she broke the roots apart, as she said that with trees in a pot, the roots start growing packed up in a circular fashion, and if you plant the tree this way, they will continue to grow this way; better, she said; to cut the roots apart so they will not grow in a circular fashion. I did not do th is because I planted the Red Bud before I saw this other video. Now I am wondering if I need to extract the tree from the ground and break those roots apart. I am no expert by any means. Anyone have suggestions or recommendations on this?
I thought I'd mention it in the video, maybe not you definitely want to break the roots apart, even scoring the outer roots with a knife is also a good idea. If you don't The Roots will continue to grow surgery and eventually kill the tree
Sure do. I planted a huge container grown Red Oak one spring and did not know to clip/loosen roots. By the next October the tree wasn't doing beautiful as i expected. I waited til November while it was dormat, dug it up, clipped off netting i left on, loosened all the roots, clipped obvious circling root. Next April- tree did as expected. Good luck my sentimental physician!💚Let your tree tell you, if growing as expected its ok.
I brought home two Prunus Carolina bushes in large containers and I envisioned this method of un-potting them. It's comforting to see that somebody (who knows what he's doing) has a method that looks like my idea. Thanks for the idea and the quality of the presentation.
Hi Kris. I am following this video in my orchard . My question is don't we need to open the root ball? Did your tree overcome the rounded root and grow healthy ? Cheers 🥂
Yes, I did, after the tree is in the ground you should have ample room to slide a razor knife to start cutting some the root ball up the trees been in the ground for years and it’s very healthy and doing well
Hole math: 1.5 times the size would mean you measure half the radius of the container and dig the hole that much bigger. So a 20 gallon pot is usually ~10" radius, so you'd dig a hole 5" wider on all sides.
What about a larger tree that has been in the pot for more that 15 years, would there be an issue with the roots being intertwined, will the tree grow normally
Most if not all reputable gardeners will claim you must cut the outer roots to force them to wander past the pots shape. If the potted plant is rootbound, or roots growing in a circular pattern, cut them. Sounds crazy but if not cut, the roots will not take to the new location or the circular roots will strangling itself.
Hi Kris, any ideas on how I can get an acer out of a stone planter, it’s very large and heavy and been in the planter for about 15 years and I just can’t think how to do it/ cannot lay it on its side
I think I you can do is tip the pot on its side get a rubber meet snack the sides of the pot to break the dirt away. Then pull it out. Then while the tree is on its side roll it over into its hole.
My tree wasn't quite as big. I didn't have a sharp razor tool..so I put the container on it's side and jumped on it...rolled it and jumped again. It came out and I planted it!
The hole you put it in is not even 1/2 the size it needs to be. The hole needs to be twice the size of the container to allow for proper root growth. Other than that, nice tip .
Careful with that plastic tube after you've cut it... The sharp edges of the tub could rub and damage the very thin bark & cambium layer of Maples... Wouldn't want you to go to all that trouble only to commit Hari kauri last minute.... Great video.. 😉
You can get rid of about a third of those girdling roots and alot of that crappy grow medium most nurseries use .a proper root pruning is the best way to go you're absolutely correct
Hi Kris. Thanks for posting this video. Just used you’re technique today to plant a large Magnolia tree from a pot and it worked a treat. Much appreciated.
I guess you’ll have to do the old-fashioned way. Lay the tree in its side smack the bottom a few times pull the whole thing out of the pot and then roll the tree into the hole
Out west most large trees come in the wood crate pots witch are easy to take apart once you have the tree in the hole. Good idea not to remove the pot first because the root ball can be easily damaged.
i need to do it but actually my trees are dead so i was going to just saw it. I don't want to destroy the pot, though!!! i have good pots. don't want to destroy them. i need to destroy the already dead plant.
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This worked perfectly! I'm a 5'6" gal and used this trick to plant a 30 gallon 15' tall maple on my own. Being able to easily adjust the tree once I had it in the hole was awesome. Great tip, thanks for sharing!
Perfect video and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing your technique! BTW, Electricians' Shears make easy work of cutting the top rim of the plastic container if you have a pair handy.
Thank you for that tip! While looking for my shears I ran across my Dewalt electric pruning shears and used those…tbh I try to find reasons to use those because they’re so fun
Perfect. I have been trying to find out how to take a standard hydrangea and put it into a larger pot. I still wasn't able to figure out the best way to do it without injuring the plant or me LOL Kris thank you so much this is an ingenious idea. I never thought about cutting off the bottom of the nursery pot.
With your best idea, I finished my 3 big trees 30 gallons container without help no problem. Easy to rotate the trees myself. Thank you for your video.
You're very welcome.
Great video worked like a charm. 👌🏾
Literally used your technique today on a 20 gal. maple, damned if it wasn't so easy just exactly like you showed. Many thanks for sharing.
Glad I could help.
Kris: Thanks so much for taking the time to do this video. I watched this in preparation for planting a very large Colorado Blue Spruce shrub in a pot which is approximately 300 lbs! Your technique will make this much simpler than I had anticipated. Hole is all ready for a planting tomorrow. it's 3' wide by 2' deep--about 1.5 times the size of the pot. Thanks again.
glad I could help.
This is great. Thanks for teaching me how to transplant the bagged tree I just bought today.
Glad it was helpful!
Exactly what I needed! Thanks for the how to video, worked perfect for me! Planted a 10 ft tall River Birch Tree and didn't want to roll the pot to loosen the plant from the pot. Bakersfield, CA.
Glad it helped!
Excellent Japanese maple has been chosen. Very nice shape and looks healthy 👍. I planted one like this last year and it is doing well .
Thanks very much. Helpful video! I followed your instructions and planted my small tree with no problem. Sharp razor blade on your razor knife is a MUST!
This is very helpful. I have a Coral bark Maple tree that's been in my backyard in a 50-gallon pot for a few years and I'd like to put it in the ground. I'm hoping this technique will work.
Thanks . Worked perfectly for me in getting a huge bamboo into the ground from a 20 gallon pot . Phew!!
Glad it helped
Very, very useful video and brilliant way of transferring a large tree! I will transfer my lemon tree next week and follow your video. Thanks a lot.
glad I could help
Great tip! The previous tenant left a potted Norfolk pine in my patio. it’s easily six feet but but has a bad lean I’ve been wanting to correct.
I don’t know if I’m strong enough to lift it into a larger planter by myself but utilizing the pot as you did for here will make it more possible!
Any other tips to accomplish this appreciated
So glad i found this. Worked like a charm on my 25 gallon bloodgood!
Glad I could help.
Hey Kris, thanks so much for this excellent info. I was a bit hesitant about tackling this but, your method has provided a simple and very clever approach. Thanks Again and keep these coming :)
You're very welcome. Glad I could help.
You can also tip the tree over gently on its side and stomp the pot a few times to help break loose the root ball, that way you can keep the pot for bad soil or rocks ect.
I love that idea man! I am getting ready to plant four large White birds of Paradise and was trying to figure the best way to get them out of the plastic pots without disturbing the root ball. Your video just showed me!
Thank you so much for this video! My fruit trees are nowhere near the size of the one in this video but it has given me clear direction as to how to transfer them into the ground. That is a beautiful tree, by the way!
You're very welcome. Hope your tree does well.
Thank you for sharing your excellent technique handling large containers and plants.!
Milton Morales
Good video. That method with knife and cutting the pot is good idea especially when positioning the plant. Most guys try to position it out of the pot and i feel that doesn't turn out well.
Amazing ! I have a £300 , 3 metre tall birch tree being delivered next week - this has stopped the fear !
Glad I could help, sounds like you have a really really nice tree you’re about to plant
There I was thinking I'll definitely need my 6'5", 17 stone son to help plant an even bigger one than in your video. No need! Thanks to you I did it all by my 68yo self. Greetings from Melbourne, Australia.
You're very welcome. I've been to Melbourne--one of my favorite places to visit.
Great video, thanks. I just got a 20gal green Japanese Maple today and my situation is identical.
Overall, I liked this video and got my Red Bud tree planted, which I purchased and put in a small reflection garden for my wife, on Mother's Day. The only problem I see is that I watched another viideo, and the woman planting the tree showed how to get it easily out of the pot. Then she broke the roots apart, as she said that with trees in a pot, the roots start growing packed up in a circular fashion, and if you plant the tree this way, they will continue to grow this way; better, she said; to cut the roots apart so they will not grow in a circular fashion. I did not do th is because I planted the Red Bud before I saw this other video. Now I am wondering if I need to extract the tree from the ground and break those roots apart. I am no expert by any means. Anyone have suggestions or recommendations on this?
I thought I'd mention it in the video, maybe not you definitely want to break the roots apart, even scoring the outer roots with a knife is also a good idea. If you don't The Roots will continue to grow surgery and eventually kill the tree
Sure do. I planted a huge container grown Red Oak one spring and did not know to clip/loosen roots. By the next October the tree wasn't doing beautiful as i expected. I waited til November while it was dormat, dug it up, clipped off netting i left on, loosened all the roots, clipped obvious circling root. Next April- tree did as expected. Good luck my sentimental physician!💚Let your tree tell you, if growing as expected its ok.
Thank You!!! I've got a $300 lace leaf cascading japanese maple. I will use your method to plant it. I was so worried before I saw your video.
Glad I could help.
Great video. This video helped me. Thanks
this video helped me plant a tree thanks for making it.
Those Japanese Maple's are beautiful trees.
Thanks, tree was planted 6 years ago and doing very well.
I didn’t think the pot of that size could grow a tree that big
So clever!!! I love minds like yours! Thank you!
BEAUTIFUL 🌳!!!
Looks like I’ll need to dig my tree back up. I planted it without removing it from the pot. Don’t judge me
😅😂
I brought home two Prunus Carolina bushes in large containers and I envisioned this method of un-potting them. It's comforting to see that somebody (who knows what he's doing) has a method that looks like my idea.
Thanks for the idea and the quality of the presentation.
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L -- this is why RUclips is awesome. Thank you SO MUCH!
Agreed!!!
Very helpful, thanks a lot!
Glad it helped!
Best procedure, but what about to good & firm container?
How did I not think of this? Great advice thanks.
Tim F You're very welcome.
Thanks a lot, pretty much had the same idea, but didn't think about cutting it once inside the hole. I was just going to try and wiggle it out.
You're very welcome. Glad I could help.
Hi Kris. I am following this video in my orchard . My question is don't we need to open the root ball? Did your tree overcome the rounded root and grow healthy ? Cheers 🥂
Yes, I did, after the tree is in the ground you should have ample room to slide a razor knife to start cutting some the root ball up the trees been in the ground for years and it’s very healthy and doing well
Good video. I have a Southern Magnolia in the same size pot. BTW, isn't your tree too close to the house?
Awesome, simple video. Thank you much!
Brilliant! Just about to move with some very mature trees in some extremely large plastic tubs!
Glad I could help.
hope you cut out the root bound
The most useful video by far! Thank you.
You're very welcome. Glad I could help.
No clipping or loosening of container soil or roots?
Roots were clipped I just forgot to talk about it
@@KrisKasprzak ha. I also just realized this is for the 'handling' of a large container tree. Very good on that. Thank you.
Hole math: 1.5 times the size would mean you measure half the radius of the container and dig the hole that much bigger. So a 20 gallon pot is usually ~10" radius, so you'd dig a hole 5" wider on all sides.
What about a larger tree that has been in the pot for more that 15 years, would there be an issue with the roots being intertwined, will the tree grow normally
Most if not all reputable gardeners will claim you must cut the outer roots to force them to wander past the pots shape. If the potted plant is rootbound, or roots growing in a circular pattern, cut them. Sounds crazy but if not cut, the roots will not take to the new location or the circular roots will strangling itself.
@@KrisKasprzak Thank you for the information, Dziękuję
well done. looks effortless and simple. thanks
Robert Dewing You're very welcome.
thanks Kris. nice job
Thank you, very helpful 👍🏿
great idea thank you so much!
I heard if you cover the top roots or base of the tree with dirt, you would smother the tree and kill the tree. Is the dirt level too high?
Very helpful! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
I was worried about your tree being root bound. How's she doing 4 years later?
daddy Lee my tree is doing very well, thanks for asking.
Kris Kasprzak great!
Please sir can you tell me how many gallons your container is and please what type of tree is it. It looks like a redwood oak tree.
The tree is a Japanese maple if I remember it was like a 35-gallon pot.
Worked brilliantly, thanks
Great video, thanks so much for sharing. It looks amazing....
Glad I could help
Hi Kris, any ideas on how I can get an acer out of a stone planter, it’s very large and heavy and been in the planter for about 15 years and I just can’t think how to do it/ cannot lay it on its side
I think I you can do is tip the pot on its side get a rubber meet snack the sides of the pot to break the dirt away. Then pull it out. Then while the tree is on its side roll it over into its hole.
That tree is going to get really big right? Isn't it a little close to the house?
not really, this species will not get that big and grows very slowly, since time of vid, the tree may be 1 foot taller.
Thanks. Will try it out this weekend
My tree wasn't quite as big. I didn't have a sharp razor tool..so I put the container on it's side and jumped on it...rolled it and jumped again. It came out and I planted it!
I thought the hole is suppose to be 1.5-2x bigger than the container?
Ideally yes
@@KrisKasprzak ok thanks.
Somebody please tell me the name of this tree. It's so beautiful
It's a Japanese maple.
@@KrisKasprzak Thanks dear. It's really very beautiful
Nice information. I was wondering how big will that maple get and is it fast growing?
it will get around 20 feet but it's very slow growing 5-10 inches per year.
Thank you that was helpful 👍
The hole you put it in is not even 1/2 the size it needs to be. The hole needs to be twice the size of the container to allow for proper root growth. Other than that, nice tip .
@William Doubleu. Whatever, if the tree is doing well even though the holes was not a large a recommended that is what counts. Don't you think?
Bottom line: The tree is doing well. regardless
Exactly! I was surprised how he barely even cut around the roots and the hole was way too small.
@@peterrahde2528 Bottom line is that it can cause problems in the future.
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Careful with that plastic tube after you've cut it... The sharp edges of the tub could rub and damage the very thin bark & cambium layer of Maples... Wouldn't want you to go to all that trouble only to commit Hari kauri last minute.... Great video.. 😉
Good tip.
that trees gonna be in trouble if you didn't get rid of the root bound I saw the roots are going to just grow in a circle
You can get rid of about a third of those girdling roots and alot of that crappy grow medium most nurseries use .a proper root pruning is the best way to go you're absolutely correct
I planted a cherry tree yesterday without massaging the roots at the bottom. Should I take it out & replant it ?
@@Keircomb181 if you remember it being that bad sure .you would be amazed what a tree can take .water it in with some b1 afterwards
@@caravann26 I think it ain’t necessary. The soil in which it was planted had relatively few roots visible from outside
Plenty of room to root prune with his razor blade in the hole. I like his idea.
Hi Kris. Thanks for posting this video. Just used you’re technique today to plant a large Magnolia tree from a pot and it worked a treat. Much appreciated.
You're very welcome.
What if you don’t want to cut the pot? How can we do that?
I guess you’ll have to do the old-fashioned way. Lay the tree in its side smack the bottom a few times pull the whole thing out of the pot and then roll the tree into the hole
I missed the part where you use a hammer.
Ok so my question is what is the advantage of using potting soil in the ground
Do not use potting soil in the ground. Its function is totally different. Use garden soil or top soil.
A mixture of appropreiate type mixed with the native soil will help the tree root. Baby gloves💚
Great idea!
Hole needs to be twice the diameter or the root ball.
Great method - thanks
(And be careful with that knife!)
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Clear & nice video👌🌻🥀
what kind of a tree is this. is it red maple??
Japanese maple
How long didyou have the tree growing in the pot?
No idea, bought it from a nursery and planted it right away, given how slow Japanese Maples grow, i'm sure it was in that pot for many years.
This is genius.
Hope it helps
In my case the pot is made with concrete mixer with steel rods in it. Now the plant is grown and I am unable to report and save the plant.
Out west most large trees come in the wood crate pots witch are easy to take apart once you have the tree in the hole. Good idea not to remove the pot first because the root ball can be easily damaged.
I did not know you had wooden crates out west, good to know.
Brilliant thank you!
You're very welcome!
What happens if the pot is of clay? Not easy
What's the name of the tree?
Japanese maple.
Good method which I shall try. Thanks.
Nice video, thanks for the ideas. One thing, please be careful with the blade and wear some gloves - Safety First
Glad I could help.
Great advice - Also always cut away from yourself
How to remove the tree from the pot without actually damaging the pot?
Who cares if pot is damaged? Its good for nothing after this☺
beautiful tree what is name
Japanese maple, slow growing expect it to get 20 feet tall.
Kris Kasprzak thanks bro I love your video from TURKEY god bless you ☺️
You're very welcome. Glad I could help.
thanks sir..........................
Glad I could help.
Very useful
It might be planted too close to the house. It might need 6 ft more away from the house in case later on the tree branches will hit the house.
Nope, perfect spot
Name of tree plzzzz
It's a Japanese maple
Great idea thanks for that.... Mike.... U.K
No problem 👍
What a good idea!
Thanks thats a good idea
The circling roots should have been separated. Plus this method, you can't reuse the pot.
Smart Thanls
" ... $ 300.00 tree ... " 😂 Great Investment ! Eight Years Later, THAT Beauty Would Be $5-6 Hundred At A Nursery Today !
i need to do it but actually my trees are dead so i was going to just saw it. I don't want to destroy the pot, though!!! i have good pots. don't want to destroy them. i need to destroy the already dead plant.
Totally brilliant. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to try out this method with some bamboo I bought.