Yes, you can tease out the roots, being careful not to damage them.

Sep 21, Push down on your shovel in several spots around your ficus and pull up on the trunk or stems. If you’re transplanting your ficus, keep the roots wet and replant as soon as possible.

Removing a fig tree, whether it’s grown too large for its space or died due to cold temperatures or other mishap, requires persistence.

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Once the tree is down, the stump easily sprouts new shoots. Sep 21, Wipe off any sawdust remaining on top of the stump after you have made your cut. Drill the holes inches deep so the herbicide can reach to the inner depths of the tree. As long as you take a good-sized root ball, you can sever the fine root tips old time tree felling pass beyond the tree canopy.

Older ficus trees prove difficult if not impossible to move or remove. Ficus trees. the way it says to use root killers by drilling a hole in the center and one from the side is good but I don't put the killer in I just start a fire in the center hole. it will burn all the down to the roots and the roots will rot in sbout 1 year. The removal of ficus trees throughout the City is taking place as individual trees are assessed by a tree care professional and, when warranted, added to the tree-removal queue.

We are focusing our resources on the trees determined to be most vulnerable to failure, for example, during high winds and heavy rains or if they are located too close to truck traffic and could fail if hit.

Place a 1-inch layer of small rocks into it to help with water drainage and prevent soggy soil.

Jul 19, Remove the ficus carefully from its existing pot. Instead of tugging on the ficus, squeeze both sides of the container and turn it upside down. Tap the bottom of the pot until you loosen the plant and pull it out gently at the base. Tugging on the ficus tree can damage or remove Views: K.