Walnut Tree

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We went to France about 3 years ago and brought back some Walnuts. I
stored them but they went all mushy and horrible. I chucked them on the
garden hoping that the birds would like them but one of them grew.

I now have a lovely little sapling but it's growing underneath my monkey
puzzle tree and right behind a retraining wall so needs to be moved.

I'm guessing the best time would be in the autumn or spring but is there
anything else i can do it help it re establish it in another part of the
garden?

I would hate to lose it but if left where it is i know it's going to
bring down the wall, which is about 5ft high. :/

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Fitty

On 7/20/11 7:44 AM, Fitty wrote:

Where are you? That is, what is your climate?

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Fitty wrote:

The height of that wall is unimportant, what's the height of your
sapling, how old is it?  If it's less than three years old move it
now.  First prepare a new home. Next water your sapling well so it's
easy to dig and so an earth ball will hold together.  Dig it up
carefully with a large earth ball and place it on a piece of burlap
and lift the entire thing into a bucket for easy transport.  Bring it
to its new home and plant it a little higher than the depth it was
growing.  Mix organic matter with the fill soil and fill the hole in
loosely (do not tamp the fill).  Water well and tap the sapling to
release any air bubbles.  I don't know where you live but I would
fence it to keep the critters from having it for a midnight snack.
Keep it moist but don't drown it, plant roots need to breathe.  By
transplanting now it will be well established by winter.  Of course
odds are you will be planted before that tree produces nuts.

Brooklyn1;930594 Wrote:

Thanks for the advice,  We live in Yorkshire, UK.  I'm going to
transplant it about 20/30ft from where it is now at the top of the
garden, the growing conditions there will be roughly the same as where
it is at the moment but a little more sunnier (not having the cover of
the Monkey Puzzle tree).  Not sure about digging it up with a good root
ball though as it's so near the wall that the roots will have by now
grown through the walls backfill but i can only give it a try.   It's
got 2 choices really, live or die but i wanted to give it the best
possible means to live and thrive :)

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Fitty

As usual, Shelly, a.k.a. Brooklyn1, is full of manure. Sorry about that,
but we have no control over who posts here.

Wait until the tree is dormant (no leaves) before you transplant.

<http://www.ehow.com/how_5505090_transplant-walnut-trees.html>
Choose the Place to Transplant

   €  Look up to make sure the tree will not grow to bump into anything.
        Walnut trees grow up to 75 feet tall with a canopy spread (span
        of the branches) also of up to 75 feet.

   €  Check the soil. Walnuts prefer drier soils that are loamy (sand,
        silt and clay-based) and light.

   €  Consider your hardiness zone. Most likely, if you are purchasing a
        walnut tree from a local nursery or digging it up from your own
        backyard, you are in an appropriate zone. But, keep in mind that
        black walnuts prefer zones 4 to 9 and English walnuts prefer
        zones 5 to 9.

Dig Up the Tree

   €  Start your transplanting project in the early spring before the
        tree buds or in early fall after it has lost its leaves.

   €  Measure the diameter of the trunk. For every inch of diameter of
        the trunk make sure the root ball is a foot in diameter. For
        example, if the trunk is 1.5 inches in diameter, the root ball
        should be 1.5 feet in diameter.

   €  Use your shovel to mark out a circle around the tree with the
        necessary diameter.

   €  Dig out the tree, keeping as much soil in the roots as possible.
        Cut roots cleanly with your shovel as necessary.

   €  Wrap the roots in damp burlap and store in your wheelbarrow. For
        best results, transplant your walnut tree in the same day.

Plant the Tree

   €  Dig a hole three times the size of the root ball in the spot you
       would like to relocate your tree. For example, a 1.5-foot root
       ball requires a hole dug with a 4.5-foot diameter.

   €  Use the wheelbarrow to move the tree to its new home.

   €  Remove the burlap and insert the tree into the hole.

   €  Cover with dirt, adding more dirt as necessary to fill the hole.
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