Moving fruit trees

[northmetking]

We are planning on moving this year, depending on when we sell our house and want to take some of our fruit trees with us. We have a plum tree that has been in our garden for approx 6 years and would like to take it with us.

We also have two apple trees, a cherry tree and another plum (all of which are a couple of years old)in our allotment, the plum tree is in our garden.

When is the best time to move them or more to the point is it OK to move them any time as we don't know when we will be moving. What about the soil they may be planted in later on? We are planning to move to the West Country.

Any advice please would be helpful.

thanks

[okra]

The best time would be in the tree's dormant period between late autumn and early winter

[Nomada]

I'd get them out right now and into big pots rather than trying to do it in the summer.

[oldjerry]

Agree with all the above.DONT TRY TO MVE THEM IN THE SUMMER.If you can't shift them by the end of this month or after Nov this year then lift and pot them now in decent sized containers.To gauge the size they need,measure the height then go down your nearest decent garden centre and check the size theirs are in (they might even have them the same size to sell).Be carefull with the oldertree I'm guessing it's on some sort of dwarfing stock.Best Wishes.

[roger ramjet]

if you are planning to take plants and trees with you when you move, make sure you clear and agree it with the buyer of your property; otherwise there could be legal problems.

Roger Ramjet