Trees and plants can be very delicate and hard to keep alive during cold-weather moves since they are quite susceptible to dying just from being out in the cold for even brief periods of time.
So in that case, try to insulate them as much as possible by carrying your small plants in a warm car or by plastic-wrapping your bigger plants and trees and making a special quick trip just with them on the truck. You can also put them onto the truck last after everything else has been loaded and drive right to the destination residence and immediately unload them.
Do Not Water Your Plants / Trees Before The Move because it just adds to the overall weight of the plant and the water can freeze during cold-weather moves. Instead, wait to water them when you arrive at your new residence.
During warmer times, the plants should survive nicely as long as they are carefully handled. Bigger trees will probably still need to be plastic-wrapped to hold them together during the move. Smaller plants can be just set into open boxes and put on the floor of the back of your truck or into your car’s trunk. Then drive them very slowly and carefully to the new residence. Be careful not to break limbs or branches when carrying your plants.
Cactus plants can be very difficult to move because of their sharp, painful needles. Wrapping them in plastic wrap or paper can protect the mover somewhat from the prickly needles when they carry them. However, if they have to press on these
With some big cactus plants, a blanket or even some lightweight cardboard may have to be put around it so that a mover can handle the big part of plant above in order to steady it while other movers are carrying the plant with its dirt down below. Probably, you’ll have to destroy the blanket or wrappings when you’re done carrying the cactus plant because of embedded needles.
