black cherry transplant

[edward johnson]

I'd like to transplant a black cherry tree.  It's less than 10' tall.  I've tried little seedlings; they dry up quick (with in 15 mins) and don't take.  Any suggestions?

[low_48]

Best method, hire a landscaping company with a tree spade. I've never had any luck when I try to dig them myself by hand. No idea if you have any machinery.

[Claybraker]

Down here fall is the time for transplanting. Then it's got all winter and spring for the roots to adapt to the new surroundings before the hot dry summer.

[edward johnson]

no machinery.  just a spade shovel.  Maybe i should start them from seed.

[SwampDonkey]

Up here, springtime as soon as frost is gone from the soil is the best success. You can't leave the tree roots exposed for hours before planting. I like to have the hole already for trees, up to 6 feet tall. I don't like to try to plant taller ones, less success. Make sure the tree was not growing over topped, the leaf morphology will be much different and probably burn up. I have transplanted many trees over the years and have had high survival. I just don't try to go too big, tree size. I've seen 4 foot maple grow right on past 12 foot tall ones and be much healthier.