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Moving Rhopalostylis


Shon

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Want to move five gallaon sapida that has been in the ground a year now.Since the freeze a more desirable has been opened.Have read conflicting reports on each side.One said they are not good to move and another said they are among the best.Which is more accurate?

                                        Shon

San Marcos CA

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I have also heard that large ones are very difficult. Some even dying years later. I doubt if you would have trouble with one that small though. Especially if you wait and do it in spring and get a lot of the roots.

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Rather than transplant that palm and run the risk of losing both the palm and your time, why not buy another for the place that just opened?  Five gallon Rhopalostylis are not expensive.

Fred Zone 10A

La Cañada, California at 1,600 ft. elevation in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los Angeles

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(Geoff @ Feb. 06 2007,18:53)

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Not sure about that small... large plants are nearly impossible to move (and keep alive, that is)

I think this depends on the method used to move it. I think if you side box and get a large root ball, they should be fine. I will find out soon enough. I have two and they were grown in 24s that busted out and were rooted deep into the ground. These had about a foot of trunk too, so they were VERY large 24s.

Yes, they look like crap now, but the spears are growing. Dean scares me in that he said they can die years down the road. :(

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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Yeah Shon, Go with Freds idea....

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

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I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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