[College of ACES] [University of Illinois] [Illinois CES]

Re: moving a weeping cherry tree

treedoc@ozdocs.net.au
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 02:06:19 -0500

Hi,

The answer depends a lot on soils and is usually a function of oxygen in the soil.
In most heavier soils the majority of roots are in the first 600mm (2 feet). Another
useful guideline is to try and move a root plate (root ball) about 10 times greater in
diameter than the diameter if the trunk.

Good luck'

Mark Hartley