![]() ![]() This will cut off roots that are very long and encourage new growth in the root ball. A couple of weeks before the move, spade a circle around each individual plant. ![]() I don’t have any personal experience with moving Indian hawthorn bushes. Any information concerning transplanting these shrubs be deeply appreciated.Īny time you try to move established plants, there is a chance that they will die. The location of these plants is in Southeast Louisiana, I want to say zone 9. I have been told that they don`t take kindly to being transplanting. My question is: Is it possible to transplant these shrubs without damaging them. The remainder of the shrubs are in good condition. They have around 40 to 50 Indian hawthorn shrubs in a long garden along the driveway, some need to be removed and thrown away. I have been asked to to some landscape work for our local school. Next spring’s flowers are produced on this year’s growth, so if you prune heavily in the late summer or fall, you will reduce the number of flowers next spring. Like most spring-flowering shrubs, Indian hawthorn should be pruned after blooming (late April or early May in central Texas). What time of year is best to prune Indian hawthorn to maintain its shape? ![]() * Woody Ornamentals for Deep South Gardensīy M Sinclair Stevens 103 Responses to post “Indian Hawthorn” I have no fondness at all for Indian Hawthorn. I have removed the five in the shade, and someday, I will take out the sixth, too. Five of the six plants were in too much shade and all were scraggly and chlorotic. After a frost, some leaves turn a bright orange or red, but like live oaks, the old leaves remain until the new leaves push them out.Īs is often the case, at my house someone planted it as a foundation plant, much too close to the house. In late spring, it is covered with small, pale pink flowers. It doesn’t wilt in the summer its glossy leaves always seem fresh and cool. Why? Because it is a tough, evergreen shrub that can be used in a hedge. A native of China, Indian hawthorn Rhaphiolepis Indica is ubiquitous in traditional suburban landscapes and commercial landscapes here in Austin. ![]()
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