If your task was to move a 14 metre wide by 6 metre high tree and you were unable to use a crane because of high voltage power-lines would you give up? Many would – but not the determined Dave Balsamo and team. Here’s the hot tip. It is definitely easier to move house than to move a large tree. The 26 year old treasured Quercus robor’s (English Oak) journey began last year when Tree Logic was engaged by Caroline and Don Hume to move the tree from the entrance of their property in Farm Road, Werribee to the garden bed immediately outside their house. The land was to be subdivided they wanted to ensure the future of their much loved tree. Tree Logic prepared the root ball and pruned the tree in July 2006 and over the following summer assisted the Hume’s in maintaining the tree. Carbohydrate drenches were employed on the root ball of the tree to promote root initiation and elongation. That was the easy part. Next came the actual move in August this year and the realisation that a crane could not be used to move this beauty. Determined to find a solution, Dave and his team tapped into much creativity and a bit of early Xmas spirit. The tree’s root ball was framed, lifted, placed on a sled and moved 600 meters to its new location.

Tree Logic is providing the initial establishment maintenance including carbohydrate drenches, and has developed an establishment maintenance program that will be delivered by the Hume’s over the next three years to ensure the tree’s health and future prosperity. Dave is contemplating starting his own human dog sled team! Well done Dave and team.