Transplanting nikau palms - December 8th, 2004 at 10:46 PM
Hi
Just wondering if anyone here knows anything about transplanting palms. Nikau palms are a native here in New Zealand, but are pretty similar to regular palms. I have just moved into a new home, and there is a young palm planted only a foot from the house (possibly planted by somebody thinking it was just a small ground cover fern). They grow quite big (think a bit smaller than phoenix palm size), so it has to be moved, but i have heard that they have really fragile root structures/can't handle being moved. I would LOVE it if i could move it and keep it; a sapling this size would cost about $300, and they are really nice trees.....Any ideas/tips would (wood!) be much appreciated...i have never moved a tree at all so I know nothing in this field.
Just wondering if anyone here knows anything about transplanting palms. Nikau palms are a native here in New Zealand, but are pretty similar to regular palms. I have just moved into a new home, and there is a young palm planted only a foot from the house (possibly planted by somebody thinking it was just a small ground cover fern). They grow quite big (think a bit smaller than phoenix palm size), so it has to be moved, but i have heard that they have really fragile root structures/can't handle being moved. I would LOVE it if i could move it and keep it; a sapling this size would cost about $300, and they are really nice trees.....Any ideas/tips would (wood!) be much appreciated...i have never moved a tree at all so I know nothing in this field.