Tropicdoc 462 Report post Posted February 17, 2014 Ditto, I lost one of my alfies when moving them. The other 4 I gave to Keith. Ditto on very long lateral roots. I guess they send those out toward that stream that they grow along. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted February 17, 2014 Ditto, I lost one of my alfies when moving them. The other 4 I gave to Keith. Ditto on very long lateral roots. I guess they send those out toward that stream that they grow along. Those alfies aren't too happy right now Chad, but unless we get a last minute sucker freeze, I think they'll make it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palm tree man 15 Report post Posted February 21, 2014 I have a small seedling that is not the happiest that I have seen, but no spear pull and a good solid root system still in tack with green remaining on two leaves. It might not be a landscape palm for the masses but it might survive in the coastal areas of the south around the Gulf and the Atlantic. Still undecided on it however. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darkman 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Hi Keith,What happened? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) It was a tough summer with a long drought, but again, they have grown slightly past what they lost over the winter. At this rate, I'll have 4 respectable palms in 20 years or so. Unless of course we have a really bad winter in which case I'll have 4 respectable planting holes, lol. Edited November 1, 2015 by _Keith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer 657 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Hey guys, I noticed your comments about moving Alfies. In which case I don't feel quite as bad for hijacking this thread. My brother lives in Phoenix and plans to move. To another place in Phoenix. But he is dead set on digging and taking his young Alfie with him. Given your experience, any advice on digging and moving? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben in Norcal 2,227 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Hey guys, I noticed your comments about moving Alfies. In which case I don't feel quite as bad for hijacking this thread. My brother lives in Phoenix and plans to move. To another place in Phoenix. But he is dead set on digging and taking his young Alfie with him. Given your experience, any advice on digging and moving?How long has it been in the ground, and how big is it? I've successfully moved small Alfies with no issues. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeeth 2,448 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Hey guys, I noticed your comments about moving Alfies. In which case I don't feel quite as bad for hijacking this thread. My brother lives in Phoenix and plans to move. To another place in Phoenix. But he is dead set on digging and taking his young Alfie with him. Given your experience, any advice on digging and moving?I moved a bunch of alfredii in 2014 with no issues. I dug a pretty big root ball on the biggest one and it never slowed down. The other ones were taken with no soil in the roots with a lot of cut roots. Those survived but took about a year to start growing again. I'd say either way he should be fine with moving it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer 657 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Hey guys, I noticed your comments about moving Alfies. In which case I don't feel quite as bad for hijacking this thread. My brother lives in Phoenix and plans to move. To another place in Phoenix. But he is dead set on digging and taking his young Alfie with him. Given your experience, any advice on digging and moving?How long has it been in the ground, and how big is it? I've successfully moved small Alfies with no issues.About 3 to 4 feet tall. In the ground 2 summers or about a year and a half. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben in Norcal 2,227 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Get a nice 15g size rootball and I'd say it will be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer 657 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Get a nice 15g size rootball and I'd say it will be fine.Thanks. Very helpful rule of thumb. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben in Norcal 2,227 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Get a nice 15g size rootball and I'd say it will be fine.Thanks. Very helpful rule of thumb.NP. I am thinking about moving one myself, and will probably do so before it gets too big. It's similar size. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Case 173 Report post Posted November 1, 2015 Tough as nails; one of the easiest transplants to make.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer 657 Report post Posted November 2, 2015 Wow. Been trying to reply all day. Some weird crap between my phone and this site. ...anyway....Thanks Zeeth and John. Good info.My major concern his more to do with the location being Phoenix. I moved one 2 years ago only 2 weeks after planting it out. Broke a major root off in the process. But that is a SoCal palm 6 miles from the coast. My brother and his are, again, in Phoenix. The move and root damage, really stunted the palm. It is only now just coming out of it 2 years later. It's twin is now 3x the size at the base. Hopefully my concern makes sense. Which is, how to do impact it least so it recovers enough to survive a Phoenix summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
