re-planting laurel ?

Hi all
Can anyone help me..i want a laurel plant from my pal's garden, does anyone know when it is safe to dig it out and re-plant it ?

and also the same with the japanese maple..can i just dig them out and re-plant them anytime?

Thanks.

 

I think the textbook answer for Acer's is that they should be moved when dormant. Take as much of the root as possible. Trim the branches back (IIRC 1/3 but worth checking that out). Protect over winter with fleece (protecting the cut branches). Be prepared for 12 months of poor foliage.

However, I moved one in mid-summer, without trimming, and managed to lose only some foliage at the end of the branches in the following year. (But I had managed to get almost all of the roots as it was in a raised bed).

Laurel I don't know about I'm afraid.

 

hi
Thanks very much for your help..i will leave the laurel until autumn then..but think i will get the maple now.

Thankyou very much both.