Transporting Buddleia

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Hi

Near to my work there is some stoney/rubbly ground that has Buddleia growing all over it, i'm hoping to be able to dig up 2/3 and move them back to my house, i was just wondering how easily they are moved? i don't really want them all to die on me

[Alan]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

Hi

Near to my work there is some stoney/rubbly ground that has Buddleia growing all over it, i'm hoping to be able to dig up 2/3 and move them back to my house, i was just wondering how easily they are moved? i don't really want them all to die on me

Hi John.. Are you talking of the land near McRubbishAllOver, and KentuckyFriedGarbageStrewn?

Some has just appeared in my garden! They have some nextdoor so the seed obvioulsy made its way over here! They seem quite hardy, so just 'yank' some up with plenty of roots attached and sick it in a pot! Maybe not the best way, but worth a go. As you say that land is all building rubble anyway, so you may have no choice - other than cuttings, seeds etc..

[speckled wood]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

Hi

Near to my work there is some stoney/rubbly ground that has Buddleia growing all over it, i'm hoping to be able to dig up 2/3 and move them back to my house, i was just wondering how easily they are moved? i don't really want them all to die on me

Dig deep, also try taking a few cuttings, some should take.

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Originally Posted by Alan

Hi John.. Are you talking of the land near McRubbishAllOver, and KentuckyFriedGarbageStrewn?

Some has just appeared in my garden! They have some nextdoor so the seed obvioulsy made its way over here! They seem quite hardy, so just 'yank' some up with plenty of roots attached and sick it in a pot! Maybe not the best way, but worth a go. As you say that land is all building rubble anyway, so you may have no choice - other than cuttings, seeds etc..

No Alan its some land in Newark it's all gonna be built on eventually so i figure i may as well "free" the buddleia

I'll dig a few up when i'm next down and hope for the best, i was just a bit worried that by the time i'd get to re-pot them(5/6hrs) they'll have died on me but like you say they are fairly hardy

Thanks for the advice Alan and SW

[Alan]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

No Alan its some land in Newark it's all gonna be built on eventually so i figure i may as well "free" the buddleia

I'll dig a few up when i'm next down and hope for the best, i was just a bit worried that by the time i'd get to re-pot them(5/6hrs) they'll have died on me but like you say they are fairly hardy

Thanks for the advice Alan and SW

Just wet the roots, stick them in carrier bags and tie the top up..

Have a look where I said - its a buddleja McJungle out there!

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Thanks Alan, should call them McBuddleia

[aeshna5]

I'd certainly try + take some cuttings from best plants as an insurance policy- they are pretty easy to do, especially this time of year.

[speckled wood]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

I'd certainly try + take some cuttings from best plants as an insurance policy- they are pretty easy to do, especially this time of year.

I find the best place to plant the cuttings is under the hedge and then check them about next may or june .... assuming you have an hedge that is.

[Susie]

Buddleia are pretty hardy plants. If you manage to get enough root and keep the roots damp (if they don't have much soil on them then a few soggy tissues wrapped round and then a carrier bag to stop it making a dribbly mess everywhere will do the trick for a while until you get to transplant them). Prune them back a bit when you pop them in the soil and bobs your uncle.


I'd be inclined to rip off a few branches and bung them in the soil in a shady place as speckled wood suggested just in case the main plants don't make it.

Good luck!

[Ashridge_Trees]

Hi

We grow and sell a wide range of shrubs and trees bare-rooted. We used to sell buddleia that way (we stopped for commercial reasons to concentrate on hedging plants such as beech, yew, box, hornbeam etc). They move perfectly well - just dig a few up any time between now and the end of February, try and keep a bit of soil around the roots. When you plant them, cut the top back HARD. They regrow anyway, and you reduce the strain on the root system.

Hope this helps

Julian
Ashridge Trees