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["Dennis Norton" <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>]

I have found the best time to transplant is April, at the same time we prune 
here in northern Illinois.  When you transplant can make a difference with 
peaches.


Dennis M. Norton
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>
To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:43 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Thansplanting peaches


> Donna said of peaches, "They aren't too fond of  being transplanted."
>
>    Donna, I wonder if it is your soil or your area or the type of peach 
> because they transplant very well here.  I've transplanted some that had 
> already sprouted leaves.  I've even dug up overgrown peaches, chopping 
> half the root off to get them out of the ground.  I have never lost one.
>
> Jim Fruth
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