We've fenced the goats out of the steep hillside behind the house and removed most of the bush honeysuckle growing under the
trees, so it's close to ready to start planting. I've got a grove of wild pawpaws in the woods and I'd like some closer to the house where I can monitor them and hand-pollinate at the right time (last time I missed the season and got no
fruit at all!).
I've read they have a deep tap root and it's hard to transplant them because they often die if you don't get enough of the root. Is it worth it to even try to move them or
should I just enjoy them down in the woods where they are now? I've also read that buying suckers from nurseries almost always results in dead trees, but is that because they were shipped bare root, without the soil and its microbes, etc. included?
I was planning on only moving the smaller ones, less than 2 feet tall.