When is the best time of the year to dig up a magnolia tree in the wile and take home to my yard?

Dig a small one in early spring, just before it starts sending up its new growth. The smaller the tree, the easier it will be to dig it without causing serious transplant shock.





Add a root stimulator to the first watering. Hold off on any fertilizer until the next year, when it has an established root system. (You don't want to encourage a lot of new top growth, when it doesn't have the roots to support it)

When is the best time of the year to dig up a magnolia tree in the wile and take home to my yard?
Dig either in early spring or late fall while it's dormant, but, are you sure you really want a magnolia in your yard?


We had one planted some 20 years ago, on a beautiful lawn, not realizing nor did the nursery tell us that these trees have a habit of destroying the surrounding grass, and many other plants wil not grow in the vicinity of the magnolia.


I guess it's got something to do with the acid or chemicals the tree gives off, and they leave a mess when blooming.
Reply:Before the sap rises. You may have a large area to dig.


Some root systems are as wide as the limbs extend.
Reply:fall
Reply:Early spring before it blooms or leafs-out. It will be less shocking to the plant . Be sure that you dig around the plant far enough to get all of its roots or it will not survive. Also, be sure to water it at least once a week.
Reply:Small in fall
Reply:First of all, it is illegal to dig plants from land you do not own. So if the "wild" is public land, park land or some one else's land, you need permission of the land owner to dig.





Second, wild plants do not transplant nearly as well as nursery grown container plants or nursery dug balled and burlaped plants. A wild tree should be a sapling, no more than four feet tall and truck no more than 1 inch in diameter if you want it to survive. Magnolias are very slow recoverng from being dug and transplanted, a nursery grown container plant will grow much faster.





Dig in the early spring before the leaves come out. You will need to get a root ball at least half as wide as the tree is tall.
Reply:april would be the best time of year but be gentle when transporting.