Whether moving trees across the country as part of a house move, or tree relocation on a site to allow for new development, transferring existing trees is an efficient and effective method of re-deploying existing tree stock and retaining the bio-diversity score of the location with minimal fuss.
The art of tree moving is to incorporate as much of the trees reliant underground environment as possible, within the move. This root ball size is determined by the species, age and size of tree. It’s really important to keep as many roots intact as possible to minimise/eliminate the transplant “shock” a tree will encounter. The tree will use up vital energy to recover from a move, so good vitality is essential pre-move.
Using either one of our tree spades or air spade and manual excavation to create a rootball, we can lift the entire tree along with its vital rooting area including the soil and it’s associated existing microbiome, before moving it to a more suitable life long location.
We aim to be entirely honest on Tree Moving projects.
As such we always need as information as possible. Access and any below ground utilities are just as important as tree species, height and diameter, and where possible we always prefer to inspect and test the trees, their current position and the proposed transplant position.
These viability tests can not only save unfortunate and unnecessary costs but also help in identifying potential issues at an early stage and allow us to remediate unfavourable site conditions ensuring the best possible chance for survival.
After moving we offer the option of post transplant monitoring and aftercare with regular visits for watering, feeding and removal of any guy lines or above ground anchoring to ensure the trees have the best chance of survival for future generations.