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Is it worth buying bigger trees so that we get big trees faster, or do they not survive well when transplanting?

Last Updated: October 15, 2009

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Larger trees will survive as well as smaller ones if they were handled correctly during lifting and transport. That said, research has shown that trees with a larger caliper (diameter) than others of the same species at the time of planting have a much greater survival and success rate.

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