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- May a chestnut be transplanted?
- When is the best time to transplant?
- How do I best plant a chestnut?
- Do I have to pay special attention to transplanting?
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
The smaller the tree, the less problematic transplanting
May a chestnut be transplanted?
There are many reasons to think about transplanting a tree. Sometimes it can also be seen that nurseries plant adult chestnuts. However, these are specially treated, which does not apply to a "normal" chestnut in the garden.
When is the best time to transplant?
Regarding the right time, two considerations are important. First, the tree should be transplanted as young as possible, because an older chestnut reluctantly changes the location. So, if you can see that your chestnut can not always stay where it has grown, then react as soon as possible.
The second consideration concerns the season. It should be frost-free and the chestnut should not wear foliage. This makes the work easier, especially for your chestnut but growing. Because without leaves, the evaporation of moisture is very low and the chestnut dries less quickly.
How do I best plant a chestnut?
If it really needs to be, then carefully dig out your chestnut. A violation of the roots can hardly be prevented, but should be kept as low as possible. At the new location, pick up a sufficiently large planting hole, put in a bit of well-rotted compost and put in the chestnut.
Then pour the tree thoroughly. Also in the next few days it needs a little more water than usual. But also avoid waterlogging now, otherwise you risk a fungal attack of the roots. If necessary, trim the shoots of the chestnut by about a third, which reduces the need for water.
Do I have to pay special attention to transplanting?
The chestnut feels most comfortable where it has grown. Therefore, you should dig up the root ball as completely as possible with the surrounding earth. On the one hand, many of the small sensitive hair roots remain intact, on the other hand, the chestnut takes so their usual microclimate in the new environment. The size of the root ball corresponds approximately to the circumference of the treetop.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
Only rearrange your chestnut if it is unavoidable.