[CANUFNET] large tree moves

[Michael Richardson]

James you are talking about a different project than Jack is.  Shady Lane
Tree Care moved trees and kept them in a gravel bed with the application
of compost tea.  Weller Tree Service moved some trees at least a decade
earlier in part by placing rods through the trunk and lifting.


> Actually all the trees at city hall, except the oaks, moved successfully.
> The three oaks were not moved till well after bud break and I advised not
> to try moving the oaks after the project delayed their move time.  But
> they did it any way and the trees were dead by the end of the first
> summer.  Additionally the trees were supposed to be healed into gravel
> beds for one year,  They actually were not planted for over two years,
> again due to project delays.  All moved well and the last time I saw them
> about 5 years after transplant were fully established.  some of the trees
> were in full leaf when moved the second time.  The key was digging before
> bud break, air-spade digging and holding in gravel beds. At the City hall
> project the trees were so large that heavy equipment would have been
> required on the parking deck and the engineers determined the loads too
> great.  Bar root allowed us to move them with very light weight equipment.
>  There is an arborist in Cleveland, Ohio, Mark Hoenigman who does this as
> his primary method of moving very large trees.
>
> Jim Urban, FASLA, ISA
>
>> On Sep 5, 2019, at 3:14 PM, Jack Radecki via CANUFNET
>> <canufnet at list.web.net> wrote:
>>
>> It is my understanding that the City lost those trees that were moved at
>> City Hall bare root and all. Weller Tree Service had moved the trees
>> successfully over the years when the underground parking garage was
>> under repair. I sent Nikki a message offline with suggestions based on
>> my experience moving up to 18 inch DBH trees.
>> Jack Radecki RCA 342
>>
>> From: CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces at list.web.net
>> <mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net>> On Behalf Of Alice Casselman via
>> CANUFNET
>> Sent: September 5, 2019 2:59 PM
>> To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet at list.web.net
>> <mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>>
>> Cc: Alice Casselman <alice.casselman37 at gmail.com
>> <mailto:alice.casselman37 at gmail.com>>
>> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] large tree moves
>>
>> Sheridan Nurseries ?
>> A
>>> On Sep 4, 2019, at 5:40 PM, james urban via CANUFNET
>>> <canufnet at list.web.net <mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Actually the world trade trees were large by nursery standards about
>>> 10" dbh but all were nursery grown and prepared trees.   The prep went
>>> on for many years and were very expensive.  Not very applicable to the
>>> average project.
>>>
>>> I would suggest looking at moving large trees bare root as was done at
>>> the Toronto city hall.  I have heard of trees over 20” dbh being
>>> moved bare root.
>>>
>>> Jim Urban
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sep 3, 2019, at 3:00 PM, Russell Eirich via CANUFNET
>>>> <canufnet at list.web.net <mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You should look at the new World Trade Tower building in New York.
>>>> They had some very large tree moves associated with that as part of
>>>> the memorial.
>>>>
>>>> From: CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces at list.web.net
>>>> <mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net>> On Behalf Of Anguish, Nikki
>>>> via CANUFNET
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 7:44 PM
>>>> To: canufnet at list.web.net <mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>
>>>> Cc: Anguish, Nikki <Nikki.Anguish at calgary.ca
>>>> <mailto:Nikki.Anguish at calgary.ca>>
>>>> Subject: [CANUFNET] large tree moves
>>>>
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> We are investigating moving a large elm tree.
>>>>
>>>> It is a ~80 year old heritage tree with a canopy of 50’. We realize
>>>> this is “Disney-esk” and not common in Western Canada; however, we
>>>> are hoping that with the wealth of knowledge here, someone has
>>>> experience and is willing to share ideas on the up-front costs and
>>>> long term maintenance.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance!
>>>>
>>>> Nikki
>>>>
>>>> Nikki Anguish
>>>> Superintendent, Urban Forestry
>>>> Calgary Parks
>>>> T 403.537.7550 |
>>>> Nikki.Anguish at Calgary.ca <mailto:Nikki.Anguish at Calgary.ca>
>>>> P.O Box 2100, Station M, Calgary, AB Canada T2P 2M5
>>>>
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