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I'm hoping to get some guidance on when to dig up a ornamental pear tree, now or a month from now. Here's the problem, the tree has already pushed its new growth. Leaves are out and flowers are in the middle of opening. However, I just found out that I can remove it if I want it but I have about a month to dig it out or the tree will be removed and trashed. It's about 15 ft. Tall and will be cut back to about 4 or 5 ft. tall. It's in clay soil with no roots for about a foot below the surface. The roots that a visible are two three or four inch thick roots and a few 3/4 inch thick roots. I'm only able to dig about 1.5 ft. out from the trunk. I'll take out a roughly 3 ft. diameter rootball/dirtball but will not have much, if any, roots as I'm going to have to saw the two massive roots out. I realize that the probability of survival is low but should I dig out the tree now or wait the month to dig out the tree in the hopes that it will regain some energy? Also, is it possible to get any viable roots to grow in a month? Cut open parts of the roots add rooting hormone in hopes of increasing mass prior to digging in a month.
Any advice or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Any advice or opinions would be greatly appreciated.