Move palms in next few months

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Question: I am planning to move in the next few weeks, and if possible, I would really like to take some of my plants with me. I have a couple of palms, including Sago palms, and I have heard palms in general are not too bad to transplant because they have relatively small root balls.

I do not want to risk killing the trees, so if they definitely won't live if I transplant, then I will leave them.

The palms really don't have small rootballs unless they have been watered with drip irrigation close to the trunk and not surrounded by other plants that are irrigated. Palm roots will spread long distances if there's water available. A good time to move palms is late spring and during the summer.

Bob Morris is an associate professor with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.