relocating a queen palm. (growing, palms, magnolia, trees)

[1coolcustomer]

I have a mature queen palm in my yard growing up into a magnolia. I want to move it about 40 yards and replant it. It's about 25 feet high. How far away from the trunk should I start digging? Does it have a tap root? What other advice can you give so I can give it the best chance to survive in it's new location?

[Moth]

How far away from the trunk should I start digging?

I'd say Georgia.

Seriously, I am not sure how big a root ball you will need. Perhaps confer with a nursery that sells palms. I have seen mature palms being planted in LA. Their root balls were not very imposing, but they were not Queen Palms. In any case, get some friends to help.

[Espressoo]

You should consider contacting a company that specializes in transplanting large trees using a tree spade. A 25' tree is as tall as a house. I wouldn't tackle this project myself. A 10' tree alone with rootball can be well over 200 lbs and take 3-4 people to transplant with any chance of surviving.

[wit-nit]

A Queen Palm that tall needs at least a 4x4x4 rootball for transplanting and should be done by a professional with a hydraulic spade and crane since it will weigh approx a ton.

[FLPL75]

I am with the others on bringing in a professional. This is not a project you want to handle yourself.