Transplanting Mature Flowering Quince: Root Ball and Hole Preparation

Flowering quince is a suckering shrub—each stem is a potential plant, but separating them risks loss. Move as many stems as possible with a large root ball. Dig the new hole as deep as the root ball but twice as wide (e.g., 2.5 ft wide root ball → 5 ft wide hole). Loosened soil encourages rapid root growth.

Water deeply twice a week through August, weekly through October. No fertilizer until spring; use organic then.