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Maybe one of the spreading has rooted down.  This would mean a smaller root 
mass, and easier digging & hauling.  Look under the shrub as you gently lift 
up on various branches.  Best of luck with your preservation efforts!

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> From: growyourown
> Subject: Re: [nafex] off-topic: transplanting a mature spruce, also 
> collecting scion wood from apples
>
> 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?
>>
>