Rhododendron (Azalea Varieties)

I'm a newbie with azaleas and I'm about to move a huge one. Any advice is appreciated

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When are you moving it? How large is it?

Dig a trench around the whole plant. Water well. Have a large tarpaulin ready with a wet hessian bag laid on top. Lift the whole plant onto the hessian bag. Water well with a seaweed solution.

I'm planning on moving it tomorrow should I prune it? It's about 2m across its been in there for god knows how many years

I did move a couple once years ago but not one this big

I would definitely prune one that large to reduce transplant shock. You'll lose some flowers but it increases your chance of success. Have you dug and prepared the new hole?

No but I thought I'd start off soaking it, then digging the hole so I can take it straight over

It's not in flower as I think it's a bit shady there for it. It gets a couple of hours in the morning but that's it

The hard thing will be keeping as much of the root ball intact as possible. Good luck! 😊

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@brightcolours thank you!!!!!! 😀