Cordyline?

Hi can anyone help me identify these trees please? I think they may be Cordyline Australis because they are very popular around here.

Also I would like to move them - is this going to be possible, am I likely to kill them, are they too big?

 

Hi Grib

Yes you are correct Cordyline .

Should be fine to move at this time of year ( check weather forecast 1st no frost etc next week or two) , just make sure you get a good root ball of soil etc , with these you can plant deeper ie bury more of the stem in the soil as it will send out new roots from the trunk. Tie them up first and pull off the old bottom leaves to give it a tidy up.

if the garden is windy you may have to put a post in at a angle until the roots get established


Spruce

 

The trunk grows down as well as up so you may have to dig deep. A trick garden centers use to keep tall "cordys" in short pots is to saw the bottom of the trunk off, it doesn't seem to do them any harm. I did it with one of mine because my soil wasn't deep enough. It grew to 17' before the winter of 2010 killed it and most of the others in the area.