Tangelo Tree (forum)

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Can anyone help with info. on replanting a Tangelo Tree. It is at my daughters rental property and is getting into the eaves as was planted too close to the house. It is going to be dug up and thrown away. It has the most beautiful and bountiful fruit. I would like to dig it up once it has finished fruiting, and move it to my yard but don't want to kill it in the process. Can anyone advise me on how to do this. It is about 3/4 metres high, but in need of a good trim. Thanks

Time: 26th July 2010 8:04pm

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allybanana says...
Ok its i will get the ball rolling feel free to critisise if you think i am off the mark. I gather you mean 3 to 4 meters if it is getting in the eves. It it going to be difficult to transplant wihout damaging. Could it be prunned right back and left were it is.

If it must be transplaned here is an approach, i went to a worckshop on citrus a few months ago the lady there reckoned it was possible to transplant larger citrus.

Remove fruit you dont want any extra stress, wait till early spring and do a heavy prune a week or so before transplanting and seal cuts immediatly to reduce bleeding using prunning paint, (my step dad uses liquid nails on the orchard or other acrilic sealer but not silicon)also at this time give a good water and liquid fertalizer ie maxicop or your own witches brew. Also dig a monster hole for its new home before moving as you want to decrease drying time.

The key is getting as much of the roots as possible keep soome soil attattched were possible. Organise a team of mates who are not afraid of hard work crowbars are a good tool for this job you can get them under and lever. It is suprising how much weight a few people can move with a good quality weelbarrow and wooden rails under the weel. get it on a ute, a low trailer would be easier. cover roots with wet newspaper or towls and cover them with a tarp.

In its new home put it in and give it a good water and liquid fertilized and folar spray liquid nutrients. Then crack open a slab of beer it always tasts good after hard work.

good luck i would be interested to know the outcome. Ally

Time: 28th July 2010 10:15am

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Brad says...
I don't advocate the heavy prune approach. Essential pruning so that you can move it, removal of any dead or diseased wood and typical reshaping eg crossing branches can be done, but there is no need to strip the tree

Give it a good deep water and sea weed tonic a day before digging up. Use a spade to cut a ring at the surface getting as many feeder roots as you can. Then edge in to get the rootball size you can manage. Keep the roots moist and shaded eg in hessian during transport and try to get it in the ground as soon as possible. Have the new hole already dug

In the new hole use lots of organics in the soil but do not fertilise at planting. Give it a drench with seaweed and leave it. Don't overwater initially. You expect leaves to yellow and drop as the roots reestablish. When new buds and growth form then start to fertilize

Time: 28th July 2010 10:32am

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amanda says...
Great info Brad/allybanana - just what I have been after, thanks :) someone also mentioned pre-cutting the roots in stages over a period of weeks - I will have to try and find the thread - as it was really interesting.
Will post the link when I have time to look.
Mine will have to travel 7hrs to new location - I was thinking they might not make it?

Time: 28th July 2010 2:29pm

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Brad says...
7 hours will be ok if you can move them at night. If they're exposed to the wind on an open truck, they might dry out though. An enclosed truck (shade) can be fine for 7 hours, as long as the roots are permanently moist. This is best if the plant is dormant at the time. If its active it might still ge ok, but you will shock it

Time: 28th July 2010 6:12pm

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amanda says...
Ta Brad - I was thinking of a horse float..got to see who buys the property I guess. I just can't bear the thought of my citrus being bulldozed by developers - after I have put so much love and care into growing them so sturdy.
(I did transplant my tahitian lime last year - without pruning it. It had a fair bit of branch die back - but is going well now - about to prune out the dead parts and let it go for it!) I moved it in winter though....wouldn't even attempt it in summer, personally.

The others are not overly big (
Time: 28th July 2010 7:08pm

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Brad says...
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Time: 28th July 2010 8:38pm

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amanda says...
I understand Brad - I wish I could take my veggie patch soil with me!

All the best with your sale! We hope to go on market next week.

Time: 28th July 2010 9:11pm

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Brad says...
thanks, same to you guys.
to keep we're not talking about tangelos... I pulled some weeds and looked at the dark crumbly soil and remembered the dry grey sand it was. Now all it needs is ongoing mulch. and hey, if i'm ever in the area, I can go get a quick free feed ;)

I've no idea if the new place is on loam, clay or rock under the established garden, but it looks like the previous owners have given me a really good start (unlike the flax, plumbago, overgrown bougainvillea, ferns and couch grass last time)

Time: 29th July 2010 3:38pm

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Shaz says...
Thanks all, I will give it a try and let you know the outcome, luckily I am only a 10 minute drive away, so the tree will be out of the ground for about an hour tops.

Time: 9th August 2010 8:31pm

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