Because of its large size and shallow, spreading root system, cabbage should be planted near medium- and deep-rooting plants. Deep roots push down vertically, while shallow roots spread horizontally.

How do you dig up a cabbage tree?

Dig up the cabbage tree with a shovel and place it on a tarp. Dig down under the area that you root-pruned at a 45-degree angle and lift the shovel upward all around the tree until you can lift it out of the ground. Place the transplant on a tarp, wet the root ball with a garden hose and fold the tarp over the roots.

Can you cut down a cabbage tree?

Regional authority Environment Canterbury also states on its website "cabbage trees are not a protected plant therefore they can be cut down". ... These include "notable trees" the council keeps on a list, which require a resource consent to be removed.