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[mark wessel <growyourown@earthlink.net>]

Ginda

It is posible to transplant. The problem with prostrate varieties is that its 
sometimes hard to get at the root zone. I would suggest you try to dig as 
wide as you think you can deal with. Not deep but wide and shallow. A pancake 
instead of the traditional rootball. Now would be okay but late winter before 
growth starts would be even better. You might want to use an 
anti-transpierent on the foliage.

Mark


On Oct 25, 2013, at 12:03 AM, Ginda Fisher wrote:

> I apologize for the off-topic post, but you guys know a lot about plants, 
> and I'm not sure whom else to ask.
> 
> A relative died recently, leaving behind an extensive garden. One of the 
> plants is a prostrate spruce -- it has no tendency to grow upright, and has 
> formed a large ground-cover-y mat. It's been growing for maybe 20 years, so 
> it's fairly large. (although nowhere as much as a foot tall.) 
> 
> Do you think there's any way to transplant it?
> 
> More on-topic -- the garden also has some pears, apples, and grape vines, 
> but I'm pretty sure none of those can be transplanted. Two of the apples 
> are interesting -- one is a seedling he grew out and the other is an 
> unreleased "numbered" tree from Cornell. I would like to collect scion 
> wood. When can one do that? I have legal access to the site, but it's far 
> from my home, so my practical access is limited. So I'm more interested in 
> "what are all the times that might work" than in "what is the very best 
> time".
> 
> Thanks,
> Ginda