Since palms require a good drainage, test the soil before planting.

No matter how careful you are, some of the roots will be cut.

The problem with large palms like 20ft tall is that they need a lot of manpower and heavy equipment to dig them out and to transport them.

Push the palm gently to tip it over and cut the rest of the roots. Depending on the size of the palm, you might need three to four people to lift out the palm from the hole.

If the palm is over 30 gallon, you will need a tractor or a treedelimbing.barted Reading Time: 8 mins. Jul 06, Place the palm pup in a location where it will get bright but indirect light. Check the transplanted palm pup frequently to make sure the soil stays moist.

Once you see that the palm pup is putting out growth on its own, you can remove the plastic bag. You can transplant your established palm pup into the ground in either the spring or the fall.

Dec 22, Separating Palms for Replanting To obtain a piece of a palm plant for replanting, you have to uproot the palm and look for suckers growing from the roots.

For palms that are less than 15 ft tall, I would recommend leaving at least one ft radius from the trunk.

A sucker is a side shoot that may emerge and develop its own foliage, so in a sense, it's a cutting, although when you remove it, you're basically separating a baby plant from its treedelimbing.bar: Chris Deziel. Cut off the stem near the base of the palm using loppers or a machete if the stem is larger than 2 inches in diameter.

The length of the stem does not matter with regard to propagation, but in general should be at least 12 inches long. Step 3 Look for an outdoor location that has full sunlight and drains well. Step-by-Step Transplant Instructions Use gasoline powered tree spade or heavy steel shanked digging spade with a clean well-honed cutting edge to dig the largest possible root ball. Usually to 18 inches from the edge of the trunk. Remove the palm from ground. Take care not to damage the hidden bud located within the center of the canopy.