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[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello Again,

Does anyone know how to calculate the weight of a root ball and tree?

I want to take the biggest ball as possible, but it has to be managed by
hand, and then handtruck 90-100' and placed in its new home, or placed in
a bucket loader (that same 90-100' away) and moved 1km to a nearby
orchard.

So I need to know what sized root ball could be managed by hand
(hopefully two adult men), combining with that the weight of the tree.

Never attempted this before.

Regards,
Tom

--
Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a

On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Lon J. Rombough wrote:

> You can do it - just work at it.  The tree I moved was bigger than what you
> describe and I did it myself.  I dug it loose, backed the truck to it, and
> tipped it in.  Wrapped the roots with plastic, closed the canopy and took
> off.
> ----------
> >From: Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> >To: nafex@egroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [nafex] Moving An Apple Tree
> >Date: Sun, Jul 9, 2000, 8:09 AM
> >
> 
> >Hello,
> >
> >The tree won't be moved until it is dormant, and there is no hope of 
> >getting
> >large equipment to where it is situated.  That means a totally manual 
> >move, with
> >no hydraulic equipment.  Anyone selling a truss?   8^O
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >"Lon J. Rombough" wrote:
> >
> >> Fastest, easiest way (but not cheapest) is to hire a company that uses 
> >> one
> >> of those giant diggers with the four blades that go down around the roots
> >> and lift the tree with a giant root ball.  Especially if you are going to
> >> move it now.  Moving it while it is active means a LOT of work - you 
> >> have to
> >> take a huge soil ball with it and might be more work than you want.  I've
> >> moved trees that big when they were dormant quite easily.  Takes a lot of
> >> digging to get as many roots as you can, and you should have the hole 
> >> ready
> >> before you dig the tree, but survival is much better.  I moved a single
> >> apple tree with a root mass big enough to fill the bed of a pickup that 
> >> way.
> >>  I had a canopy over the truck bed, which protected it in the 20 mile 
> >> drive.
> >>  When I got there, it took a few minutes to adjust the hole, then I 
> >> backed
> >> up to the hole and slid the tree out, right into it.  Piled in dirt and
> >> watered the heck out of it to settle it.  That was over 20 years ago and 
> >> the
> >> tree is stil one of the most vigorous on the place.
> >> -Lon Rombough
> >> ----------
> >> >From: Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> >> >To: nafex@egroups.com
> >> >Subject: [nafex] Moving An Apple Tree
> >> >Date: Sun, Jul 9, 2000, 6:24 AM
> >> >
> >>
> >> >Hello,
> >> >
> >> >My neighbor has offered me an apple tree that is about 3" in
> >> >diameter, 7' tall, with a later spread that is about 10'.
> >> >He is putting in a utility shed, and the tree is in the way,
> >> >he is willing to wait till September so the tree has a
> >> >better chance.
> >> >
> >> >I have never moved a tree of this size, what is the best
> >> >method to move it, with the least shock to the tree?  Any
> >> >suggestions on how to prepare the spot it is moving to?
> >> >
> >> >He is just going to cut it down otherwise.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >> >Regards,
> >> >Tom
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Thomas Olenio
> >> >Ontario, Canada
> >> >Hardiness Zone 6a
> >> >
> >> >
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