Preparing the planting site

• Prepare the new site before removing the plant from the old site
• Make sure the planting hole is big enough to take the root ball
• Make sure the root crown is at the same height as it was before 
• Make sure it is possible to orient the plant the same way, facing north.
• It is impossible to transplant a plant without cutting or breaking some of the roots.
• Root material is sacrificed when transplanting which ultimately places the plant under stree
• Deep or tap rooted plants resent moving
• Young plants move easily
• Plants with fibrous root systems move easily
• Trees with rapidly developing root systems move successfully
• Plants with brittle root systems need more care

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