Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: So you want to transplant that shrub?, 1 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
starlight:

And I'm not done yet! I only posted pictures of picayune plants.

Pinning nails are illustrated below. Source them through any hort/nursery supply outfit that would sell burlap, twine, etc.

I figured out of all the eyes on this thread that someone would've googled for ANLA nursery rootball standards by now. Here 'tis, and I'll edit it in above:

http://www.anla.org/applications/Documents/Docs/ANLAStandard...

runk:

Bad thing about sandy soils is just what you described. The good thing...is just what you described. The main problem is plants that don't like bare-rooting won't make it. The main benefit is the ability to take almost endless amounts of roots with the plant being moved, as long as you want to and plan for it.

To ball/burlap successfully in sandy soil is going to be difficult without mechanized equipment. To do this on a homeowner basis will require additional information probably outside the scope of this thread. Could start another...