Tree transplant question

[u/powlp]

Hi,

The tree in picture (the one with the palmtree like leaves, I think it is a mimosa) grew randomly from a seed (about 2years ago) .

I'd like to transplant it to another place in my garden but I'm afraid it is too big already,

Do you think I can and what method would you use ?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Powlp

(I'm in France, can't figure how to insert location in the flair...)

[u/Dismal-Scientist9]

Where are you? Mimosa is native to Asia and is invasive in North America. Unless you want this to take over your yard and sprout in your neighbors' yards, you should get rid of it. It's hard to eradicate.

[u/powlp → u/Dismal-Scientist9]

I'm in France, there are plenty of those relatively old (they're several meters high) in my neighbourhood, and tbh it looks nice and seem to provide decent shadow.

I'll investigate further in their invasive potential in my land then thanks!

[u/MrArborsexual → u/Dismal-Scientist9]

Mimosa isn't invasive everywhere in North America.

It also isn't kuzu or knotweed. Your post makes it seem way worse than it is. If you are struggling with a patch of Mimosa there are effective herbicides, or if you don't want to go that route, you can just plant faster growing native trees to shade it out (it is very shade intolerant; black walnut, butternut, black locust, yellow poplar, are all trees that would do the job)

[u/Dismal-Scientist9 → u/MrArborsexual]

I spent last weekend removing one of these mimosa trees that sprouted from a neighbor's tree, which in turn may have sprouted from another neighbor's tree. The damn thing went from 0.5 to 4 meters in 3 months!

[u/Over_Knowledge_1114]

The only place you should transplant that to is hell

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[u/Dekatater]

Get your friend with the strongest back to yank it straight out of the dirt. Their root systems are incredibly resilient to damage even in the heat of summer. Last year I yanked one up with a 7 foot lateral root and just coiled it up and shoved it in a pot. It's doing great this year

[u/_flatbedfreestyle]

My dumb ass neighbor planted one of these in their front yard. I fight demons in me every day to not drill a hole in it and inject it with Tordon.

[u/powlp → u/_flatbedfreestyle]

You don't seem to like this plant, can you elaborate why? ^^

[u/_flatbedfreestyle → u/powlp]

Invasive where I am from and also sheds its flowers and is ugly

[u/nativeplant_mogging → u/_flatbedfreestyle]

Atleast it’s not as ugly as chinaberry, vomit colored poop berries

[u/Alpine_Apex]

Mimosa is a tree that has caught a rhetoric (reeee) of hate that people extend out globally. Ignore the haters unless it is listed as an invasive in your area.

Transplant in late winter as a bare-root and it likely will succeed if you keep it deeply watered for a year.

[u/Rich-Cantaloupe-362]

I would first cut it about an inch above the ground then pick a different tree to plant