How can I transplant western redbud seedlings without damaging them?

I have a large medium sized tree in my backyard, I believe it is a western redbud. It gets large pink and white flowers in the spring that humingbirds love, and brown peapod type seed pods in the summer and fall and loses its leaves in winter. It is probably almost 50 years old as my house was originally built in 1952. I am getting a lot of seedlings in my yard now in the flower beds and right next to the house.

I would like to transplant them and grow them in a different spot where I would like a tree to grow, I cannot leave them where they are.

What would be the best time and way to dig them to avoid transplant shock? I would think now, as they are growing and healthy. They are about a foot or 18" tall. Should I pot them or plant them directly?

I was thinking a cluser grouping of them near my tool shed would look nice.

I need to do this asap, as I am tearing a room in the house down and remodeling it this month.

This is in central AZ so it is very hot.

How can I transplant western redbud seedlings without damaging them?
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here is the picture and some info...50 years old will be a hard tree to transplant possibly or more than likely killing it..here is differnet methods on "softwood" propagation, and also how to collect seeds if you want to go that rout..Plant some news one..spare the live one

Propagation Methods:

From softwood cuttings

From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall

From seed; stratify if sowing indoors

Scarify seed before sowing

By air layering





Seed Collecting:

Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed



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Reply:What you describe sounds like a; "Mimosa Tree (Albizia julibrissin)" To transplant these seedlings, use a small hand spade and gently push into the dirt all the way around the seedling. About 1 inch from it. Make a complete circle around seedling. Then keep working the spade deeper to at least 4 inches. It should then be easy to work the spade under the seedling roots system. I place mine in large planters until they become stable and are standing a good 14 to 16 inches in height. Once there, easily remove sapling and all dirt from planter into a freshly dug hole where you want to plant it. make sure the depth of the hole is no deeper than the top of the dirt than has stayed with the sapling.

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