Hi all,
I usually come on here when something heavy is bothering me, but this time I just need a little light-hearted advice.
My husband has wanted a palm tree behind our pool forever. Right now there is a very nice magnolia tree there. I had thought that we could transplant the magnolia to somewhere else and put the palm there. Its just the PERFECT spot for a palm, in the back corner behind the waterfall of the pool.
Today a guy came out who'd been recommended by my neighbor who had moved some trees around. He says that the magnolia will most likely die if we dig it up. Its height is such that the root system is extensive he thinks so it will not survive the move :( So now I need to think of a way to ask my hubby if he cares for this magnolia tree a lot or what!
My plan had been to buy the palm and have this guy pick it up and plant it on hubby's bday while he's at work so he gets home and there it is. So I don't want to ruin that surprise by asking him whether he'd trade the life of the magnolia for a palm.
So, any creative ideas on how to decide? Just seems sad to waste the life of this magnolia for this, but of course I know its just a tree. And this guy says the palm will be a better tree by the pool anyway in terms of dropping stuff into the pool and the root system.
So any thoughts? Thanks! :)
Can you just have 2 trees there?
And does the palm HAVE to be where the Magnolia is?
Why can't the palm be somewhere else by the pool?
What type of palm is it?
Some grow big, some do not.
Some can even be kept in a nice big pot.
MANY hotels here, have their palms in a nice big decorative pot. By the pools too.
We have lots of palms here in my State.
I was wondering what SH asked; is it possible to get a potted palm or three?
I have no clever way of asking husbands *anything*. He voluntarily chooses to order most of the things he wants for presents (for himself, from me) on eBay and online-- he says he'll get a better deal than I will!
Oh, gosh...palm trees are great by a pool and add to the tropical ambiance but my boss' mother has a house situated prominently in Highland Park that has hundred year old magnolias on the property and they are absolutely magnificent!! I may have to lean towards keeping the southern charm of the magnolia and let it continue to grow and become a more prominent part of your back yard! :-)
You might just give it a try and hope for the best. I had a smallish live oak moved and the landscaper told me it would most likely die as well. I watered it frequently and put root stimulator mixed with 5 gallons of water on it every week for a couple of months. About half of the leaves turned brown and fell off. Then, after a few months, new leaves sprouted and the tree went back to normal.
So you never know. The magnolia might survive the transplant shock.
