When to move gigantic shrub?

[Anonymous]

I have a 5' Scotch Broom and a 3' foot tall False Indigo (Baptista?) and want to move them both. They have finished their spring bloom.
Can I move them now, before they grow any more and are harder to move - or, wait until fall? And why if in the fall?

[Anonymous]

You can probably move plants now if you keep them watered through the summer. Fall is usually recommended because there will be no drought stress.

[Anonymous]

Baptisia has a taproot and is supposed to be very unhappy about transplanting. If I were going to try to move a Baptisia, I would wait until the foliage had died back in the fall. But I probably wouldn't try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baptisia has a taproot and is supposed to be very unhappy about transplanting. If I were going to try to move a Baptisia, I would wait until the foliage had died back in the fall. But I probably wouldn't try.

OP here. Come to think of it, I originally moved the Bapista in the summer and it did survive.

But, it was a bit$h to dig it up. Oh heavens.

[Anonymous]

Are you fully committed to the scotch broom? Would you consider replacing it with something else since it's invasive?