Can you transplant fully grown trees.

[Jimmy]

Strange question I know.

But I was on a bus the other day and we passed a standard Semi-detached house with the usual front lawn. In the middle of the lawn was a HUGE, and I mean HUGE, monkey puzzle tree. Completely overshadowed the house and their neighbours.

Are there firms that might do that ?
Also could you get fully grown apple and pear trees etc ?

Jimmy

[Penellype]

You can do pretty much anything if you have the required equipment and money - you would need a large root ball though, with plenty of soil attached so it would likely be a JCB job. Quite how well the tree would take to this treatment would probably depend partly on the type of tree and also on the aftercare, and I am no expert in that. But I have seen pretty large trees planted, so it can be done. Not sure about the availability of fully grown apple and pear trees though.

[veggiechicken]

https://www.ruskins.co.uk/tree-moving/

[nickdub]

Not only can it be done, but it has been done particularly on large estates going back to Victorian times, and probably earlier for all I know.

[Small pumpkin]

https://www.ruskins.co.uk/tree-moving/

That's the toy I was thinking of for the job. Couldn't remember where I'd seen it though.

[geepee]

I think most garden centers (and probably a better bet would be larger/ reputable Nurseries) would have Mature trees of both fruit and deciduous varieties..?
I remember a few years ago now buying some Hardwood varieties from my neighboring Nursery(Now a VERY LARGE garden center,but still privately owned by the Dutchman that started it off as an allotment (or maybe 2 to grow on and with a roadside stall to sell) '
From memory , well established trees need the roots 'Undercut' in autumn and left until late winter/early spring before final lifting and moving , these would be 'Man handle able size.
Otherwise, as VC's link....Its only a phone call away...
Might I advise a 'Sitting position' when quoted the price ..

[Jimmy]

Thanks for the info, very useful.
If I were to buy a Monkey Puzzle with a house I would probably get it transplanted, or sawn down!
Jimmy

[Mitzi]

Thanks for the info, very useful.
If I were to buy a Monkey Puzzle with a house I would probably get it transplanted, or sawn down!
Jimmy

Why? We inherited a tiny one in our front garden and it's not really in a sensible place but I thought they took years to get big so I haven't worried about it.

[Aberdeenplotter]

https://www.ruskins.co.uk/tree-moving/

Interesting that in their blurb they say it is cost effective. Bet it costs an arm and three legs

[nickdub]

Why? We inherited a tiny one in our front garden and it's not really in a sensible place but I thought they took years to get big so I haven't worried about it.

Depends on whether you plan to live for years in your current house. Eventually any large tree next to a house will pose a potential problem. The other factor is that the bigger they get, the more expensive they can be to deal with.

[Mark_Riga]

You can guestimate with a young monkey puzzle and some Christmas type trees as they seem to grow about the same amount each year when they get going, well each new set of branches represents one year. One in our garden seems to shoot about 2 feet a year now, not sure if it is the variety or the soil it is in as the branches are quite far apart compared to a lot i see. So I estimate that in about 10 more years it will be getting on for 30 feet or so looks to be about 12 feet now.
An old 'Christmas' tree we planted about 25 years ago is huge now - it wasn't a normal Christmas tree but was sold for that purpose. It's far too big for me to cut down now, my electric chain saw would not be big enough. The local crows love it and last year a song thrush spent a good part of the summer singing from its top.