Transplanting a piccabeen? Is it possable?

[Mark Heath]

I have a large Piccabeen that i would like to move in the spring.  If i dig a HUGE rootball, what are the chances for survival?  If i get negative feedback, then i guess i can't move it!   Thanks in advance.

Mark

[Alberto]

I moved a ´´double´´ a few years ago. They are now growing...so it´s not impossible!

[frisbee]

I transplanted one back in October to a new spot and didn't have any problem with it. It was about 6' tall and had been at the old spot for 3-4 months.

[deezpalms]

Be very careful not to sever any roots as all king palms are hemofeliacs. Forgive me if I miss spelt that but they are heavy bleeders so be very careful. While I have heard of some success stories I've heard of more failures. I've even heard of cauderising the roots with a welding torch helps to stop the bleeding when moving larger palms.

[Bennz]

They move pretty easy here in NZ, although they tend to look pretty bad for a couple of years unless they get almost all rootball. Funny thing is they move easily here, but A. alexandrae is difficult. Opposite of most countries... possibly something related to our very cool growing conditions?

[bgl]

Back in the early 90s when I lived near San Diego I bought 10 good sized A. cunninghamiana that were in the ground. The owner of the palms gave me a good deal and assured me that they knew how to move them. And they did know!

A couple of months before the actual move they dug the four sides on all the palms and boxed them (if I recall correctly in 36 inch boxes). So now the palms were still in the ground but they were in wooden boxes, except for the bottom where the roots were still attached to the soil. When the time came to move them, they pulled the palms gently out of their holes, and these palms had no setback whatsoever. We put them directly in the ground upon delivery.

[SubTropicRay]

Mark,

I moved one and didn't get all of the roots.  It was setback for awhile but came back with a vengeance.  It can be done.

Ray