Oh man, there's a lot to consider when moving a palm. My father planted four windmill palms in his backyard over 40yrs ago. They had grown well over 30 feet tall and I use to use them as landmarks when driving by on a nearby avenue. However, his wife feared their height and made him cut them down about 10yrs ago. After fighting cancer for a little over a year, my Dad passed two years ago and needless to say, the yard has become overgrown. I'm not sure from where they are sprouting but I have baby windmill palms all over the place now. They're just there in the dirt under all the leaves. Anyway- a couple of them are almost 5ft tall and I want to move them into a better more permanent spot. After watching your video- I think when that time comes I will hire a professional for those toddler trees so that I'm sure it's done right- as well as put in the right spot. Thank You for posting this. I appreciate it!
Ostaralore There is a lot to consider like any other plant. The main things are to take as much of the root ball with them as possible and reduce the canopy a bit. You will also need to support the plant for a while both physically with a stake or something and nutrionally with seedwead emulsion and gentle fertiliser. Sorry to hear about your dad but hopefully happy memories can live on in the new palms growing in your yard :) Thanks for watching. I hope it helped.
great video man, thoroughly enjoyed it :) i was looking for a decent palm transplant video. im in the process of replanting 2 dwarf date palms into 55cm pots as theyre currently in 44mm pots as the white root ends are coming out the bottom of the pots through the drain holes. I plan on getting stuck into that tomorrow.
Planting up to bigger pots will be much easier than digging one up. I am sure the palms will be greatful for the extra growing room. Once you have planted them it will be beneficial to water them with a seaweed emulsion to help with transplant shock. Palms also benefit from occasional doses of urea. Human urine is a handy source of this but not every one likes the thought of that. I am sure your transplants will go well :) Thanks for watching and commenting :)
For some reason I couldnt reply to +Gan Eden Video Productions diirectly but the answer is yes it has survived :) It took a while to establish while it was getting used to the new spot and I thought I might lose it for a while bu it has come good now :)
hello i have transplanted a 32 feet long palm , i ve placed in a 5 feet deep hole and then i have pruned it and irrigating it , it is already 2 years and the palm is not growing , what should I do??
@@OhhowHelovesus777 Unfortunately the palm is dead, because the upper part of the palm, which is the most important part , was not treated carefully when transplanting, it should be wrapped. A great loss it was over a 100 years old
thanks alot. That was helpful as I am considering moving a palm tree. It is a queen palm though and much heavier I also liked your tidbit at the end about the urea. I first heard about that in an aussie or Kiwi movie called the Worlds Fastest Indian. Check it out. great fun movie.
I am glad you found the video helpful. The palm is still doing well although it is a while since it has been given a dose of urea. It is a handy tip but I dont remember hearing it in The Worlds Fastest Indian. Maybe I should watch it again :)
The Productive Garden No, I just remember him doing it on a lemon tree or something else and his neighbor didn't like it but I think he said it was good for it. Thanks again
bobby redondo If neighbours arent happy or you are a bit shy you can always do it in a container of some sort and then spread it around the plant that way. This also allows you to water it down a bit if you are worried about burning plants or even if you just want to make it go a bit further.
Thanks it was a big job but it has been a few days now and it is still looking nice and healthy so I guess it is settling into its new home quite well :) Thanks for watching.
Most of my days off are during the week when everyone else is working so I do a lot of it myself. It wasnt too hard to move it. Getting it into the new spot was the hardest part but I got it there. It took a while to recover but it is doing well now. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
You should post a picture of your tree online somewhere and someone might know what it is. It was a bit of a task but I am happy with the result. Thanks for watching :)
