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

ViburnumValley wrote:
VG:

That ball measures about 28" wide and 14" deep. It probably goes about 400 pounds moist, more if soaking wet. This isn't something that anyone in their right mind "lifts" even if they could. I dug out the hole to form a ramp up one side (through the area where previous plants had already been dug) to make the rolling easier. It helps to have some personal size for overcoming inertia, too.

If this had been the first plant dug, then the process is:

•dig to depth and break over
•if not stable, burlap in the hole
•once stabilized (burlap or no), start backfilling the hole while tipped
•tip back over onto backfill; repeat process

Do this (like a see-saw) until the ball is up to surrounding grade, or close enough to roll the ball out of the hole and/or to where you can get it on the cart.

Here's the beast perched on the cart with spade for scale.