this is impressive,moving an oak tree

[Daveroo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BFTj0hM3DHM

just awesome...

[arfyhun]

Thank you for posting this, Daveroo, first class. Just shows you what a local council can do when they have their priorities set correctly.

Graham.

[PRB]

Wow. That's amazing. I would (wood?) have thought the root system was bigger than what was in that box, but I guess they had to cut someplace... I hope the old tree survives the big move. Never saw "CATS" used in that way, with the bucket diggers used as "hands" to crawl forward. That was cool.

[beana51]

Thanx Much....Planting A tree.!!....We use the term RIGHT STUFF..but it applies here as well...Those Operators,Those big CATS..All in tune,and all in harmony.....Great Stuff!!!

[rhumbaflappy]

Human sentimentality aside, take 100 grafts of the tree, then cut down the parent tree and plant a grove of oaks from the grafts. Technically, the grafts are all the same tree, so it still lives on X 100. Simpler, smarter, cheaper, and you get a nice grove of oaks.

Dick

[stansdds]

Wow. That's amazing. I would (wood?) have thought the root system was bigger than what was in that box, but I guess they had to cut someplace... I hope the old tree survives the big move. Never saw "CATS" used in that way, with the bucket diggers used as "hands" to crawl forward. That was cool.

I used to have oak and poplar trees in my yard. After a hurricane, the poplars and some of the oaks were horizontal and the amazingly shallow root balls were soaking up the sunshine. I've since had mine cut down, I didn't want to see another storm put them through my house.