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transplanting beech hedge

EAFC_rdfl · 2016-03-07 14:07:52

I am looking for any and all advice on an idea I have to transplant a length of beech hedging. It was set as bare root 3 years ago so is about 3foot in height now, but one section of it isn't giving enough break from the wind. So we'll probably put in an evergreen instead, but I was wondering could I dig out the existing…

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07-03-2016 3:07pm

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EAFC_rdfl

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I am looking for any and all advice on an idea I have to transplant a length of beech hedging. It was set as bare root 3 years ago so is about 3foot in height now, but one section of it isn't giving enough break from the wind.
So we'll probably put in an evergreen instead, but I was wondering could I dig out the existing beech hedges and use elsewhere?
If so, what's the best time of year? Should I dig around each plant and take soil and roots up in one go, then drop into the new hole elsewhere?

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