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Austin MN

I have a 1882 and a 1529 Akkerman both are great plants and I can only pick one. I do have a spot I have not planted yet. Do I risk it and try to transplant one of them to there or just cull one out?

5/22/2015 11:07:30 AM

Westmoreland, KS

If you are talking about the 1882 Gehweiler...i would keep that plant it comes from the 1623.5 Wallace can't go wrong there.

How close are they i would not risk cutting the roots of the plant that you plan on keeping just to transplant one of them.

5/22/2015 11:55:34 AM

Austin MN

About 8 inches apart

5/22/2015 12:01:39 PM

Westmoreland, KS

It's always a bad feeling but i would just cull one.

5/22/2015 12:28:38 PM

Plymouth, Mass.

Cull one

5/22/2015 12:33:41 PM

New England

try transplanting it! whats the harm with trying it?

5/22/2015 1:13:11 PM

Upa Creek, MO

If they are 8 inches apart the roots have grown into each other, so one will need to be culled. A transplant would set both back IMO

5/22/2015 1:53:43 PM

West Sacramento Ca.

SM. Your a hard man!

5/22/2015 3:22:04 PM

Upa Creek, MO

I did a transplant late May of 2012 and couldn't get 1 set till August, but that was a brutally hot year... so I'm biased.

5/22/2015 3:35:36 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I would definitely cull it. 8 inches is way too close. I try to plant a backup 2.5 to 3 ft away in a less desirable position because, hey, it is the backup plan after all.

5/22/2015 5:51:40 PM

East Jordan, MI

I agree that 8 inches apart will harm both plants if you try to dig one up.

5/22/2015 8:16:19 PM

Rhode Island

agree with jale. why disturb the roots of the keeper by trying to dig up a transplant?
just cut the one your not keeping clean at the area where plant base exits the soil
pap

5/25/2015 5:01:16 PM