Q: I have a 2-foot-tall mesquite that sprouted in my yard that I’d like to move to a new location. Is it OK to do that and will it survive?
A: You can certainly do that, but it’s just a tough job to do just to save that young tree that you’re better off to go to a nursery and buy a 5-gallon mesquite and plant it. It’s just too much work to transplant the other tree. Even though it’s only 2 feet tall, it’s going to have a tap root that goes really, really deep and would be difficult to remove from your garden.
For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning “Rosie on the House” radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.
