How to Transplant Native Evergreen Trees for Bushes in Tennessee

Tennessee is an ideal location for landscaping, and transplanting native evergreen trees for bushes is a wise idea for sprucing up any lawn or garden. The Leyland cypress is an ideal native evergreen tree to grow in Tennessee, requiring a semi-humid atmosphere and acidic soil. Planting in partial sun and shade is a wise choice for this greenery. With its dense, fir branch foliage, the Leyland cypress is also a beneficial tree to use in an organic fence line -- by planting these trees side by side -- to act as a privacy screen. The standard planting technique required for the Leyland cypress makes it a universal example for exchanging any bush for a native evergreen tree.

Rope
Shovel
Saw
Hedge shears
Ax
Chain
Truck
Ball hitch
Fill dirt
Water

Instructions

- 1
  Trim branches and limbs until the bush is bare and saw the bush trunk at a horizontal angle at the base of the stump. Remove the trunk and the leaves from the area around the stump.
- 2
  Outline a circle with a rope around the bush stump you must remove. The circle should sit 18 to 24 inches wider than the actual stump.
- 3
  Dig a 1- to 3-foot hole around the stump -- depending on how deep the stump is sunken into the earth.
- 4
  Chop through any deep roots to loosen the stump.
- 5
  Pry the bottom of the stump from the ground with the lip of your shovel. If necessary, link a safety chain around the stump and attach the chain to the ball hitch on a pickup truck. Slowly accelerate the truck to pull up the stump. Clear all remnants of dead roots.
- 6
  Refill the hole with a planting soil at a pH level of 6. This level has the minerals and nutrients most beneficial for the Leland cypress. Fill the hole until the space is only 12 inches deep. The Leland cypress requires a shallow hole for its initial planting.
- 7
  Gently place a small -- 3- to 4-foot-tall -- Leland cypress into the hole. Fill in soil securely around the hole until the tree sits totally upright on its own and water. Leave a 7-foot gap between holes when planting these trees side by side.

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