Help Moving an Apple & a cherry tree

[adyd777]

Hi this was my 1st year growing after getting my plot last year. Being a novice I planted my trees in the wrong place as there in a corner which is a frost pocket and is bad for air circulation. Resulting in curly leaf & powdery mildew. So my question is how and when is the best time to move & prune them thanx

[BUFFS]

experts will no doubt tell you the "correct" way, but for me ,I would lift and move them now, into prepared holes, with some bonemeal, or some of that fungus stuff that links your tree to the goodies in the soil, (never used it myself) lift with as much soil as possible, and water in well, and stake the tree to support it with winter coming on. if the trees have only been in the ground this year then the roots wont be too big to make shifting them viable, the sooner it is done the sooner the roots will start to re establish themselves, with the soil still having some warmth left in it. so time to get started....

[Bigmallly]

I would move them in the Winter when they are dormant.

[Bonsai Si]

some of that fungus stuff that links your tree to the goodies in the soi

Mycorrhizal Fungi.

[WendyC]

Just to reinforce what Buffs said, prepare the hole they are moving too first, then the trees are out of the ground for the minimum amount of time. True, you will have to guess the size and adjust as needed but won't take a long as starting from scratch. Also minimises the number of times you have to lift them if they have a big rootball. I always use Mycorrhizal Fungi and do think it helps plants establish. Wilkos is the cheapest source I've found.

[clod]

I'd move them in the winter when they're dormant too, though not in a hard frost. Late December maybe.
Preparing the planting hole in any or all the good ways above will help. Try to get quite chunky bonemeal rather than powder, so it breaks down slowly over years. Square holes work better for the roots.
Moving the tree is about keeping the rootball intact, and unless it's quite small this gets heavy. Digging out one side at a time means you can wrap hessian (or something) around the root ball as you go, to keep it together and to make lifting easier.
Once its settled in at the same depth, stake it (Planting the stake before the tree means less root disturbance) at no more than one third of the height. Mulch it.
And relax...