Anyone do transplantings on here? I am talking big!

[Island Lescure]

Big tree transplants are starting to interest me so I was wondering if anyone on here does it or knows someone who does. I have just contacted Ruskins...

Here is a vid of some very large transplant to give an idea: [ame]

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I would love to be there when the pruning is done and/or the move. I am happy to help free of charge. Or, if an information day could be set up, I would be interested

 

Cheers!

 

Island

[Jake Andrews]

 

Here's one that I was involved with last year.took 6 days in total.

[Island Lescure]

Very cool! Did you prune some roots a year or so prior to the move also? If so, how so? Where?

[Jake Andrews]

They were cut 6 months prior but this was only due to the zoo being unorganised. We wanted to prune much earlier. They were cut with a high pressure water cutter and then backfilled with root barriers. Pea straw, and fertiliser was applied to the root area and weekly watering to enhance new root growth. When we excavated, there was an abundance of new root growth which was great to see, but we were worried about them drying out.

[Island Lescure]

[Richard 1234]

They were cut 6 months prior but this was only due to the zoo being unorganised. We wanted to prune much earlier. They were cut with a high pressure water cutter and then backfilled with root barriers. Pea straw, and fertiliser was applied to the root area and weekly watering to enhance new root growth. When we excavated, there was an abundance of new root growth which was great to see, but we were worried about them drying out.

 

 

Hi mate what kind of money is it to move such a big tree?

[Jake Andrews]

Hi mate what kind of money is it to move such a big tree?

 

Being a public forum and that I don't work for the company any more I don't feel entirely comfortable disclosing that info. I'll pm you.

[Mark Bolam]

That's amazing Jake, but 120 tonnes?!!!!

[Jake Andrews]

That's amazing Jake, but 120 tonnes?!!!!

 

Not my estimations mate, for one i doubt the tree was 10 tonne! It was a rough estimate but I don't think it would have been far off. It was an incredible project to be on and involved with, very rewarding. Here's another that I did the year previous to the fig move. Still in the zoo but we moved 2 at the same time.

[Jake Andrews]