Treescaping
Ajax Urban Forestry Study
The implementation of the Urban Forestry Cover Study was approved at Ajax Town Council in June , 2008 - the initial step in the Town’s Urban Forestry Strategy. The study contract was awarded to the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). This is a key corporate initiative that supports the reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the... [Read more...]
Equipment
Dutchman Tree Spade 330
Dutchman’s 33-inch tree spades are designed to produce an optimum 32-inch ball. This type of spade is great for digging 6-8 foot coniferous trees as well as moving shade trees from 3-inch to 3.5-inch. It is an ideal, compact spade for small to mid-size loaders. Features Digs from 34-inch down to 24-inch Interior Design is large enough, and low enough to slide... [Read more...]
Featured #3
The Mighty Oak Tree
The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. The genus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen... [Read more...]
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Dutchman Tree Spade 720
When looking to move larger trees with minimal effort, Dutchman’s 72-inch spades are a durable, light weight, and dependable tool. Dutchman’s 72-inch tree spades are designed to produce a ball 75-inches in diameter. The interior, low profile frame is designed with... [Read more...]
Featured #5
Park plans create controversy
The fountain. The steam engine. Now, the trees. Plans to redo Mount Pleasant’s Central Park have caused public outcry over the last six weeks after citizens learned nearly half the park’s trees might be removed and replaced with new. Designs for the park’s $1.2... [Read more...]
Featured #6
Dutchman Tree Spade 330
Dutchman’s 33-inch tree spades are designed to produce an optimum 32-inch ball. This type of spade is great for digging 6-8 foot coniferous trees as well as moving shade trees from 3-inch to 3.5-inch. It is an ideal, compact spade for small to mid-size loaders. Features ... [Read more...]
Urban Landscaping
India: Mumbai’s urban forest
Development preys on Mumbai’s urban forest. Mumbai, India, is struggling to prevent its growing population of 17 million from infringing on the world’s largest urban forest. This threatens the biodiversity of the forest as well as the security of the inhabitants, as people have been killed by strayed leopards because of the blurred distinction between the city and the countryside. The larger context...
Tree Culture
Why Trees are Green
Why are trees green? After all, if plants wanted to absorb the maximum amount of sunlight, they’d be black. You can see the answer in lakes and oceans that have a purple tinge to them. Purple is a tricky colour - it’s actually a mixture of red and blue. Complimentary colours are tricky. Purple is white light with the green colour removed. Green is white light with the purple colour removed. I think the French...
Dutchman Equipment
Tree Spade Selection Tips
Landscapers, municipalities and nursery managers can all benefit from the time and labor savings that a tree spade attachment for a skid steer-loader can offer, but with such a wide range of tree spade sizes, determining which tree spade is best for a given application can be confusing. Tree spades are often classified by the degree of angle of the spade blades, with common angles of 30, 25 and 22 degrees. Understanding...
Tree Technology
Transplanting Trees with a Tree Spade
Tree spading is a common method for moving and transplanting large trees from one site to another. The following are some reasons for transplanting large trees vs. younger, smaller trees are: To prevent the loss of a tree due to building, roadway expansion or other construction; To create space for a new building addition; A particular mature tree has outgrown its present location; To alter the design of a landscape; To...