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-===== Transplanting steps =====
-Here are my abbreviated instructions for transplanting plants with a root ball (not bare root transplants).
-<note>I limit my attempts to plants shorter than 3 feet with a diameter at the base of less than 1/2".
-</note>
-From my experience adding bare root plants I maintain the original root ball.
-==== Root pruning ====
-First prepare the plant to consolidate it's root system by defining the size of the root ball.
-I do this in fall when a plant has lost its leaves.
-Based on the size of the plant, decide the likely size of the root ball.
-Push with a sharp shovel a circle around the base of the plant to the depth of a shovel. This severs roots that have extended away from the base. It encourages the plant to manage with a reduced root ball and defines the size of the hole to be prepared.
-==== Prepare the new hole ====
-Prepare a hole about 50% wider than the size of the root ball defined in pruning. I guess how deep the hole needs to be
-Filter out rocks and debris.
-==== Digging up the plant ====
-Move the plant to its new home just before it begins to return from dormancy in the spring.
-Dig up the root ball, which has consolidated as a result of the root pruning. Capture as much of the root system that is within the defined circle.
-Add subsoil from the hole.
-Adding top soil collected or imported.
-I add amendments such as potassium and phosphorous, but not nitrogen. Sometimes I add root stimulator if I have disturbed the root ball.
-==== Water the soil around the plant ====
-==== Regular watering ====
-Regular watering for the first year at least, to boost each through the summer droughts.
-==== Detailed explantations on transplanting ====
-For detailed explanations on transplanting trees and shrubs see:
-<note>[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/transplanting-established-trees-shrubs/|Detailed transplanting How-to]]</note>