Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Need advice on transplanting large weeping conifers, 1 by growin

growin wrote:
I found this little "how to" : http://www.treeboss.net/tree_planting.htm . Take a look down this page: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/uf/treeguidehtm/chapter6.h... for an image - balled and burlapped (B&B) is the term used. http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/photography/raulston... shows a few images from the 70's of how it's done on Camellia. If you want I can get a few shots of b&b trees on the loading dock at work as there's quite a few dozen there right now. Once the sides are dug and the tree is movable, tilt it sideways and pull a large piece of burlap under and wrap the tips around the trunk and tie them in-place. Once the burlap is tied around the trunk, this protects the trunk from rope damage (or you could use some card-board). Zig-zagged rope that is looped with the next rope line works well to keep the burlap and rootball tight for transport. Sorry - didn't have a tree rootball to tie-up but I hope the rope method makes sense as I did it on the front porch column. This is also how I tie deciduous trees for transport to prevent loosing all the leaves on the highway in smaller uncovered trucks.

This message was edited Apr 15, 2010 9:36 AM