<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Jack,<br><br>Rules of thumb- that is the kind of information I am looking for, thanks! I should therefore not concentrate on the DBH of the trees but on the caliper and keep it under 11". What kind of watering regime is recommended (ie for one season, two?). The park in which these trees are to be moved is an old industrial brownfield converted to park ~20 years ago. I have no clue what soil underlies the area (It may just be backfill). Soil pits in the park beckon I reckon.<br><br>Thanks again,<br><br>David Stevenson<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Jack Radecki <jackandali@sympatico.ca><br>To: Canadian Urban Forest
Network <canufnet@list.web.net><br>Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:30:20 AM<br>Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] How big a tree can be moved? (Without killing it that is)<br><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have moved lots of trees including Colorado
Spruce with a 90 inch tree spade. On clay sites the roots are very shallow and
spreading. The rule of thumb usually is one foot of soil for every inch diameter
(caliper) </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Therefore up to 8 inch caliper but I have moved up
to 11 inches as well but require much TLC. Ant transplanted tree must be watered
regularly to ensure success anyways,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Jack Radecki</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] How big a tree can be
moved? (Without killing it that is)</div>
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<div>Hello All,<br><br>I have been receiving conflicting information about the
size of tree that can be successfully moved with a tree spade. I have heard
anywhere from 18" dbh (from a contractor who wants to move the trees) to 5"
dbh (from a developer who doesn't want to pay to move them). While there is no
point in moving trees that are going to just give up the ghost, there must be
some diameter above which the success rate drops off unacceptably. Just
wondering if anyone has any experience in the matter.<br><br>The trees in
question are predominantly Colorado Blue Spruce planted ~20 years ago from
nursery stock. They range in dbh from 7-11" and 5-7m in height.<br><br>Does
anyone have any information about the successful moving of large caliper trees
or know of anyone or anywhere I can find this information?
<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><a rel="nofollow" name="_MailAutoSig"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">David Stevenson, MScF,
RPF</span></a></p>
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Consultants Inc.</span></span></p>
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x239</span></span></p><br></div></div><br>
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