Some garden owners underestimate how vigorous cherry laurel actually is. Over the course of a few years, the evergreen young plants develop into magnificent shrubs that take up a lot of space, especially in small gardens and if they are not trimmed regularly. Then it may be necessary to dig up the shrub and move it to another location where it can develop undisturbed.
The right time
It is advisable to dig up a laurel cherry that you want to move while the vegetation is dormant. This lasts from November to April. If you no longer want to transplant the laurel cherry afterwards, you can remove the shrub all year round.
Digging up the laurel cherry
Make a deepening around the bush before transplanting. This should be at least sixty centimeters from the main stem. Dig the furrow deep enough to hit the top roots of the cherry laurel.
From here, pierce the soil vertically with the spade so that the roots are cut off. You can easily lift the root ball cut off in this way out of the ground.
Remove cherry laurel
You can shorten very large shrubs that are not to be transplanted before digging them up and then saw off the trunk. Dig up the root system all around with a spade and cut off the roots as far as possible with the tip of the shovel. The thick main roots are then severed with an axe.
Now take advantage of the leverage of the trunk and alternately push it in different directions. This will tear off the roots left in the ground and you can remove the trunk residue.
When replanting the cherry laurel, follow these steps:
- Dig a planting pit at least twice as wide and deep as the root ball.
- Mix the removed topsoil with some sand or garden soil.
- Enrich soil with manure, horn shavings (32.93€) or compost.
- Insert laurel cherry and fill the planting hole with the substrate.
- tread the ground well.
- Soak the cherry laurel in water.
Since the laurel cherry is extremely robust, it quickly takes root again after being moved.
tips and tricks
When planting, consider how big a laurel cherry can get. The larger the bush is and the longer it has been in place, the more difficult it is to dig up and transplant the cherry laurel. If you want to remove an entire hedge, we recommend using a cable winch or a pulley block.
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