QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPlantingwhen to move a Drimys 0 Vote Up Vote Down Jacinta Byrne asked 13 years ago Drimys. When would be the better time to move this 4ft shrub – autumn or early spring? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Drimys would be best moved at the start of the growing season in late March or April and watered until new growth appeared at about weekly intervals.