CA License #1096813
CA License #1096813
Occasionally a tree is in the wrong place but is worth keeping. A shop is going up where it stands, a driveway is being widened, a tree that was fine as a sapling is now crowding the house, or someone wants a specimen moved from one part of the property to another rather than starting over with a nursery plant.
Tree of Righteousness handles tree transplanting around Redding, California. It is an occasional service rather than the core of what we do, and it is one where being straight with you before the work starts matters more than usual, because not every tree is a candidate.
Transplanting means lifting an established tree with enough of its root system intact to survive, moving it, and replanting it somewhere else. The tree keeps its age and size instead of you waiting fifteen years for a replacement to catch up.
The whole job hinges on the root ball. A tree’s roots spread far wider than most people expect, often well past the edge of the canopy, and a transplant necessarily cuts most of them. What gets moved is a fraction of the original root system, and the tree has to survive on that fraction while it regrows the rest. Everything else about the process exists to make that survivable.
Transplanting an established tree carries real risk, and no one can promise it takes. Some trees move well and never look back. Some sulk for a couple of seasons and then recover. Some decline over the following year or two no matter how carefully the work was done.
That risk rises with size and falls with preparation and timing. Our job at the estimate is to tell you which side of the line your tree sits on. If the answer is that the odds are poor, or that the cost of moving it exceeds what a new tree in the right place would cost, we will say so. On a lot of jobs the better recommendation turns out to be removal plus planting something suitable in the new spot, and that is a legitimate outcome of the visit.
Tell us what the tree is, roughly how thick the trunk is at chest height, and where you want it to end up.
The tree’s health and species, the root zone, access at each end, the season, and whether the destination genuinely suits it.
Whether it is a reasonable candidate, what the realistic prospects are, and what the alternative would cost if it is not.
The root ball is cut and lifted, the tree is transported, and it is set at the correct depth in a prepared hole, backfilled, watered in thoroughly, and staked if the size and exposure call for it.
For a tree worth real effort, roots can be cut in stages some months before the move so the tree grows a denser mass of fine roots inside the future root ball. It improves the odds considerably. It also means planning the job a season ahead rather than a fortnight, so it is worth raising early if the timeline allows.
Contact us today and receive a no-obligation estimate that is clear, fair, and customized to your needs.
Choose a time that works best for you, and we’ll make all the arrangements to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Once scheduled, simply sit back and let our team handle the rest. We’ll take care of the work with excellence and care, so you can enjoy complete peace of mind.
A transplanted tree spends the next few years rebuilding a root system. Through that period it is far more vulnerable to heat and drought than a tree that has never been moved, and Redding summers are unforgiving.
Deep, regular watering at the root ball through the first several summers matters more than anything else you can do. Expect the tree to look less vigorous than it did, with smaller leaves and less growth, for a season or two. That on its own is normal rather than a sign of failure.
If a moved tree does start to struggle, a tree health assessment will tell you whether it is recovering slowly or genuinely declining.
We take on transplanting work throughout Redding, California and the surrounding communities, including Anderson, Cottonwood, Palo Cedro, Bella Vista, Happy Valley, Shasta Lake, Igo, Millville, Shingletown, Lakehead and Red Bluff.
Tree transplanting is one of the specialty tree services we offer in Redding and nearby communities.
Smaller than most people hope. The practical limit depends on trunk diameter, species, soil and access, and it is a site-by-site answer rather than a number we can give over the phone.
We cannot promise that, and we would not trust anyone who does. Odds improve with a smaller tree, a tolerant species, dormant-season timing, proper preparation and consistent watering afterwards. We will give you a candid read at the estimate.
The dormant season, late autumn through winter. Summer moves in this climate are a poor idea.
Sometimes, depending on size, distance and access at both ends. Mention it when you call so it can be assessed properly.
Often not. Where transplanting earns its cost is when the tree has value you cannot buy, such as its size, its position in an established landscape, or what it means to the people who live there. If it is purely about getting a tree in a spot, planting is usually the cheaper and more reliable route.
Then you have a free, honest assessment and a clear alternative, which is more useful than paying for a move that was never likely to work.
