Q: We have fifteen red cedar saplings about a foot tall growing in shade. We’d like to relocate them but the new location would be in full sun almost all day. Can these be transplanted?

A: Redcedar (CQ), Juniperus virginiana, is a native evergreen tree seen far and wide under fence lines where birds have deposited the seeds. They survive MUCH better when transplanted “small rather than tall”. I wouldn’t attempt to move any that are over six feet high unless you have a motorized tree spade. Though yours are tiny now, throw some organic fertilizer (Milorganite, Holly-Tone, Sure Start, etc) in the hole to get them off to a good start. They will eventually be forty feet tall.