Can you move a lilac tree without damaging the tree?
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Transplanting should be done in the fall when there will be less stress.Carefully dig around the root ball wide and very deep.Have your new hole already in place and make sure it it twice the size. Place peat's in the area and plant the lilac tamping out the air pockets in the soil.Make sure the roots get watered.
Thank you!
Sometimes when moving a lilac... the tree will not show flowers for the first year but will in year 2.
Be careful when digging the root ball so you get as much root as possible. Lilacs at my home are notorious for shooting up young ones.
best done in spring after no more frost, or in fall before first freeze...i moved mine twice....first i cut down to a managable size...pruning does not damage the plant....mine was about ten feet tall and wide.....advice- do not plant close to the house as roots can damage the foundation or can cause a sidewalk to heave and buckle