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Can I move Bluebells to under a pear tree?

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TraceyB_2

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15 May 2010 at 7:57AM in Gardening

As the title says really!

Need to move some Bluebells and thought they might be ok under our pear tree - probably not an ideal time to move them as they are in flower but they need to go!

Thanks in advance

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csnann Posts: 468 Forumite

15 May 2010 at 8:37AM

Bluebells are a bit temperamental but it is possible to do it. Dig them out with a big chunk of the earth around them, rather than just the plants themselves, then dig a similar sized chunk out from where you want to put them. This can then be put in the hole the bluebells came out of!

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TraceyB_2 Posts: 678 Forumite

15 May 2010 at 8:40AM

Thanks for that - dont want to lose them as they look lovely - they wont harm the pears in anway would they?

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csnann Posts: 468 Forumite

15 May 2010 at 10:31AM

As long as you don't damage the trees roots when you dig a hole, it should be fine.

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foxgloves Posts: 12,495 Forumite

16 May 2010 at 4:52PM

I moved spare clumps of bluebells to under my pear tree a couple of years ago and they are flourishing.

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floyd Posts: 2,722 Forumite

16 May 2010 at 6:40PM

I have bluebells under my apple tree and they get along just fine, the bluebells spread but are shallow in comparison to the tree roots

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