An evergreen shrub, understand which keeps its leaves, must receive attention and care to be moved. Indeed, unlike the deciduous shrub which is transplanted when the leaves have fallen, between November and February, the evergreen is moved during the growing season, March-April or August-September-October.
In addition, the roots must be contained in a clod. No question of doing a bare root transplant or the chances of recovery will be compromised.
The rest in photos:
This cistus will be moved
First, draw a circle around the plant
A furrow is drawn around the plant
The cistus is attached
Then comes the moment of making the motte. We dig around the shrub with a spade or a spade while pushing the iron of the spade towards the root ball in order to squeeze it. In fact, the handle is pushed towards the shrub. And we dig like this all around the plant.
Delicate work, the making of the motte
When we have cut the lateral roots with a spade, we dig under the root ball trying to lift it. Be careful not to break the root ball when taking the plant out of the hole.
Here is the moment of the uprooting
Lift the whole thing gently
Planting is done at the level of the collar. A little trick:lay a tool handle across the hole to serve as a level.
Plantation of cistus, the collar is at ground level
And here is your cistus in place. You just have to fill the hole with a mixture of soil and potting soil/compost and sand if necessary. Do not forget about copious watering.
