We want to put a few trees in our front yard, both for looks and for shade for the dogs in summer. We were going to buy them from the nusery, but after we thought about it, we have 2 acres of woods that we could get trees from. How hard is it to relocate trees?
We tried it last year with a little baby mimosa that was growing beside my MIL's tree but it didn't make it. It was about 2 feet high. I think we probably cut too many roots off. But we have red buds, trees with white flowers (apple or cherry?) that I would love to move. Is 2ft too small? If not, how far down should we dig to get the roots, and how do we keep it from going into shock? Or, would it just be better to pay the outrageous prices and get them from a nursery?
We tried it last year with a little baby mimosa that was growing beside my MIL's tree but it didn't make it. It was about 2 feet high. I think we probably cut too many roots off. But we have red buds, trees with white flowers (apple or cherry?) that I would love to move. Is 2ft too small? If not, how far down should we dig to get the roots, and how do we keep it from going into shock? Or, would it just be better to pay the outrageous prices and get them from a nursery?