I have lilac bushes along the property line at a rental home and want to transplant some to our home. Can it be done in early fall? Can we transplant the whole bush, not just shoots?
Hardiness Zone: 3a
By Mary from Far Northern WI
I would wait until it's at least below 70 degrees and is not really sunny, but before October so it has time for the roots to settle in. We transplanted a lilac in late July because we were adding a deck and needed to move it and, although we did it on a cooler day, it is still suffering a little. (09/03/2010)
By Allison
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If the bush is small. Take it. If not I would take good woody shoots with a decent amount of root. You can get several in one ball & plant them just like they are. Don't divide. I have moved some with very little root with success too. Just water, water, water and you'll be fine. I leave kind of a bowl around them for a year or two and make sure to fill it several times. Mine are from stock over a hundred years old on our ranch! Patty.
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