Juniper worth the dig?

[Thatguy85]

So my mother wants to get rid of a large juniper in her garden. It is about 12 feet high, but has a large straight twin trunk. Most of the junipers I see are very curvy and winding with a lot of deadwood so I'm not sure if this is workable material. I want to cut it down to about 2 feet high, put it in a pond basket and see if it survives. The trunk is at least 6" in diameter (main trunk), although it's hard to see on the pictures. I think it's a juniperus sabina. Anyway: yay or nay?

 

[BonjourBonsai]

That will be A LOT of work to dig up. I'm not sure it's the best investment of time and energy.

 

[MSU JBoots]

With a straight boring trunk I personally wouldn’t waste my time. I’ve not had much experience collecting trees other than the two hinoki cypress from my driveway neither of which survived so I won’t offer any advice there.

 

[Tahoebonsai]

If she wants to get rid of it then definitely give it a shot however you don’t want the roots to freeze after they have been dug out of the ground, Sabina can handle a lot of root work though I’d wait until freezing temperatures are gone in your area though and then dig

 

[Orion_metalhead]

You cant cut back hard if no living growth will remain on juniper. Honestly, probably not worth the effort, especially if its such a straight trunk.

 

[Eckhoffw]

I have the same feelings as the others.
&I’m notorious for digging up things that are probably not worth the effort.
I would still pass on this one.

You could transplant plant it somewhere else if the labor involved doesn’t bother you.
Again, probably not worth the effort.

 

[Srt8madness]

Not worth it

 

[ShimpakuBonsai]

Are you sure this is a juniper?
The pics are not clear enough to be sure but I think it is some kind of Thuja.

 

[Thatguy85]

Yeah might be a thuja as well, not really sure about it. But thanks for the replies, I thought as much but wanted to be sure. Much appreciated!

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Are you sure this is a juniper?
The pics are not clear enough to be sure but I think it is some kind of Thuja.

Same came to my mind.
I'm fairly sure this is not a juniper, for the reason that it has smooth bark.
Some chameacypares, or however that's written, have such smooth bark and the cypres like foliage.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Pic 1 and 2 look like thuja but number 3 was kind of weird. Either way.. still not worth digging.