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Is it to late to transplant evergreens that are about 6 feet tall with a 50 inch tree spade? It's on the Ia Mn border. What factors a season end to replanting? Thanks Kyle
 
Fall is a much better time to transplant, especially evergreens. You have a big enough tree spade to make it work if the weather is favorable over the summer. Dry and hot weather are hard on trees, especially transplanted trees.

What kind (species) of trees are you moving? Some are more likely to survive transplanting than others.
 
Moved 8' pine trees in the summer with a 48" spade.

Watered them good every week and they all made it.
 
You didn"t say what type of evergreens. Assuming pine/spruce, with a 50" spade you can go up to an 18" tree. A 50" spade on a 6" tree is overkill for sure.

I move 8 footers all the time with my 30" spade. As long as you can give them a deep watering once a week you should be fine. With real sandy soil you"ll have to water more often.

Here in heavy Michigan clay, I move trees until the ground hardens up, usually around June 15 or so.

Assuming your renting/borrowing a spade, if you have other trees to move, that spade will handle a 4-4 1/2" deciduous tree. On a Bradford pear or honeylocust you may want to go a little smaller on the tree, they tend to have a large root base to them.

As others have said, it is best to transplant in the fall, after cooler temps have set in.

HTH,
Rick
 
They are pine trees, mainly Colorado Blue Spruce, with a few white pine. Drilled a post hole down 6 feet and about three feet of water in bottom, and it's raining now, so I don't think a lack of water will be a issue, at least for awhile. Thanks for the replies, Kyle
 
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