Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 27, 2013 2:16 pm Hi folks, I have a medium size Frangipani tree (Plumeria) I need to transplant. It is still dormant atm. Any tips for transplanting and what are my chances of a good result? Should I transplant now or wait until it starts to shoot again in spring? My location is Geraldton WA. I am expecting the tree to start shooting again within the next month or so. Thanks. Re: Transplanting a Frangipani tree 2Aug 27, 2013 9:24 pm The best time to transplant deciduous trees is winter when they don't have their leaves. Don't disturb the root ball too much and give it plenty of water when transplanted.the best thing to do is dig the hole ,fill with organic matter and then transplant,but its prob to late for that. This info comes from my husband who has a cert in horticulture,hope this helps. Re: Transplanting a Frangipani tree 3Aug 28, 2013 8:00 am Thanks Fiona. I did a bit of research, and for anyone that wants to know, a few more tips are orientate the tree the same way as it was previously, and give it plenty of seasol and powerfeed, do not fertilise otherwise. Cheers. Re: Transplanting a Frangipani tree 4Aug 28, 2013 9:29 pm We live in Sydney. We moved our Frangi in august several years ago. We dragged it on a plastic sheet, from the backyard to our front yard. The new spot had new soil/compost mix, as it was a new garden bed. NOthing more. In the original spot, the tree faced west. Now it faces north. It is thriving with no help from commercial products. Just move it. They are TOUGH!!! Don't fuss with it - move it, water it - not too much - and leave it alone. Oh and don't forget to tie it up or brace it while the roots take. We left our ties on for 2 months. good luck Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Transplanting a Frangipani tree 5Aug 28, 2013 9:32 pm found some photos when transplanted : Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 6 months after transplanting : Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Transplanting a Frangipani tree 6Aug 31, 2013 10:56 pm I've moved heaps of frangis with roots and also very large cuttings. I agree they are very tough, but will need support (ie using several stakes, we use star pickets) until they are established. You may find they don't flower as much the first year but thereafter they will be fine. Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: Transplanting a Frangipani tree 7Sep 09, 2013 5:12 pm I was actually only going to lower the position of this tree but have now decided not to. It was in a low garden bed which has now been removed. The tree is now a little higher than the surrounding dirt, which will become lawn, but I have left it as is, with a slight mounding to the base of the tree. I plan to slowly uncover some of this mounding over time to drop the level of the root ball, scratching back a little earth say every month uncovering some of the feeder roots but hopefully allowing the tree to adapt rather than disturbing the whole tree. Do you think this is a sound plan? Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 9529 Fellow Perth dweller. Looks like pruns nigra. It's a dark leaf flowering plum. Doesn't get massive and is easily trimmed deciduous tree. Very popular in small gardens in Perth 7 2763 |