Tree Transplanting

What This Service Involves

A young tree planted in the wrong place – too close to the house, crowding a driveway, or lost in shade – is often worth moving rather than losing. Success depends on lifting a properly sized root ball and moving the tree during dormancy so it can settle before summer demand. We frequently root-prune a season ahead for larger specimens, then dig, transport, and replant at the correct depth with staking and deep watering to anchor it. The Sound's long, mild, wet dormant season gives transplanted trees an excellent window to re-establish.

Benefits

Saves valuable young trees instead of losing them; Root ball sized for the tree's survival; Optional season-ahead root pruning for larger stock; Replanted at proper depth with staking; Long PNW dormant season aids establishment

Our Process

1) Evaluate the tree and plan the root-ball size; 2) Root-prune ahead of time when needed; 3) Dig, lift, and move the tree with soil intact; 4) Replant at depth, stake, water deeply, and mulch

What Affects the Cost

Trunk caliper and canopy size; Root spread and soil type; Advance root-pruning needs; Move distance and access; Staking and follow-up watering

Best Time of Year

Best transplanted in the dormant window from late fall to early spring while Puget Sound soils are cool and moist.