transplanting fir tree?

[stratton]

I found 11 small fir trees on my land that i would like to transplant near my house. I need a to block some views on the property line. So i am hoping they survive the transplanting. The biggest one is maybe 8 foot tall and about 3"dia. I read that you want about 9" per inch of tree. So 27" root ball. By maybe a foot deep. Does anyone have any experience with this? any thought on peatmoss or other fertilizers for the soil. They are now in lower moist soil. And I am putting them in higher rocky soil. I have a BH and FEL so i am not to worried about carrying a big root ball.

 

[DanD78]

I hired a guy with a tree spade on a skid steer to move trees on my property. He moved 15 trees in a few hours for around $300. Was a lot neater than using a back hoe.

Dan