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How to Transplant a Burning Bush to Another Residence
How to Transplant a Burning Bush to Another Residence. Growing a burning bush (Euonymus) in a sunny landscape provides distinctive color throughout the growing season, especially as the leaves turn a blazing red in the autumn. Whether you grow burning bushes as specimen plants or as hedges, they can fill a bare growing area with distinctive flair....
Growing a burning bush (Euonymus) in a sunny landscape provides distinctive color throughout the growing season, especially as the leaves turn a blazing red in the autumn. Whether you grow burning bushes as specimen plants or as hedges, they can fill a bare growing area with distinctive flair. As long as your burning bush is not excessively large, you can dig it up and transplant it to another residence to enjoy it in a new growing location.
Things You'll Need
Tarp
Shovel
Wheelbarrow
Pickup truck
Compost
Spread a tarp on the ground near the burning bush to hold the bush after you remove it from the soil.
Begin digging up the burning bush by pushing the blade of a shovel into the soil at the shrub's drip line. The drip line is the widest part of the bush, from which rain drips onto the ground beneath. Push the shovel deep into the soil all around the outer perimeter of the bush, then push the shovel under the bottom of the root system once you dig deeply enough.
Grasp the shrub by the central trunk after you loosen the roots sufficiently. Pull the bush up out of the soil gently, and transfer it to the tarp.
Wrap the burning bush's root system with the tarp and carry it to the bed of a pickup truck. If the bush is too large to carry alone, enlist the help of a friend.
Transport the burning bush to its new growing location immediately. Waiting to transplant it can dry out the roots, which may kill the bush.
Dig a new hole for the burning bush. Choose a growing location with full sun. Amend the soil with 1 part compost to 1 part soil if the soil isn't rich in nutrients. Make the hole deep and wide enough to accommodate the root system while planting the bush at the same depth as it was previously growing.
Unload the burning bush from the pickup truck and carry it to the planting location. Unwrap the bush and place it carefully into the prepared hole. Fill soil into the hole around the roots and tamp it down firmly with your hands.
Provide a thorough watering for the newly transplanted burning bush. Keep the soil evenly moist for about two weeks while the bush acclimates to the new growing location.
Tips & Warnings
Transplant the burning bush in early spring while the bush is still dormant.
Burning bush, Euonymus alatus, is considered invasive in many states and is banned from importation, sale and propagation. Check with your local Department of Agriculture for more information.
