Simply digging out a tree and replanting it somewhere else will almost surely fail. So you should plan on a lead time of more than just a few months.

Some tree companies have tree spades, which are basically engine-powered, overgrown shovels that dig down around tree roots, scoop them out of the ground and move them into new holes.

Debashis Sen speaks at the workshop while Pradeep Shukla (left), principal chief conservator of forests, research and monitoring, and Azam Zaidi, state chief wildlife warden, look on. (Saradindu ...

Reed said his crews hand-dig rootballs as big as about 3 feet across, beyond which they have to resort to a tree spade. How do you measure a tree?

Ralph Kottke and Sons Landscaping, of Barrington, can remove a tree-and even save a tree that needs to be moved-with one of its spades, which are in high demand to move trees gently that otherwise ...

Available for ball sizes from 36 to 48 in., the Tree Spade features a 3/8-in. plate with tapered and sharpened edges. Move and place trees, shrubbery and boulders, and dig holes for new trees, all ...

Reed said his crews hand-dig root balls up to about 3 feet across, beyond which they have to resort to a tree spade. How do you measure a tree?

Use a spade to slice the roots in a circle with a 14-inch radius from the trunk. First, though, dig the hole at the new site — better to discover any snags there before you dig the tree.

The FFC non-powered tree spade from Paladin Construction attaches to skid-steer loaders, utility tractor loaders and backhoe-loaders. Features a round configuration that can be used to dig the ...

Stockton, California - A company that has always worked hard to reduce tree removals in Stockton, Stockton Tree Experts has taken yet another vital step.