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moving silver birch tree

Sausage dog · 2017-02-13 22:48:36

Hi, I'm moving house in the next 6 months. I want to move a silver birch to our new garden. It is 18ft tall and planted about 8-10 years. How can I best go about this? Is now the best time to move it? Appreciate any advice.

13-02-2017 10:48pm

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Sausage dog

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Hi, I'm moving house in the next 6 months. I want to move a silver birch to our new garden. It is 18ft tall and planted about 8-10 years. How can I best go about this? Is now the best time to move it? Appreciate any advice.

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#2 13-02-2017 10:52pm

looksee

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No, buy a new one. You have no idea how big an 18ft tree is when it is not in the ground! While you are hiring a machine to lift it (and likely destroy your garden) you could buy a well grown one and get it planted.

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#3 13-02-2017 11:01pm

Harry Palmr

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Moving mature trees is just a fool's errand, expensive, high risk and pointless.

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