| Since its earliest trials in 1998 at Gainsborough Farms, KY, the AIR-SPADE® has become the premier air tool for advanced tree care. Leading arborists worldwide have evaluated and found multiple uses for the AIR-SPADE® including:
- Aeration
- Locating roots for utility line installation
- Radial Trenching
- Root collar excavation
- Root damage investigation
- Root locating for pruning
- Soil compaction reduction
- Transplanting / bare rooting
- Vertical mulching
- Checking the adequacy of the root structure before climbing the tree for pruning
Seminars conducted at local and national TCI and ISA meetings and print articles by industry leaders including Bartlett Tree now provide guidance and procedures for the individual arbor practitioner. Please see the Reference Library for a list of articles and further detailed information, including video of the AIR-SPADE® in operation.
The following pictures are a sampling of work done by professionals across the US and worldwide. Left click to enlarge image.
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Root collar excavation on a large oak tree |
Roots of a maple tree |
Close up of the girdled roots of the maple tree in the photo to the left |
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Line Location |
Circumferential Trenching |
Bartlett Tree Research Lab 1999 |
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Jan Cermac Czech Republic |
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Root Collar |
Radial Trenching |
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Baltimore Demo August, 1998 by Rob Gross |
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Eucalyptus tree evaluation El Camino Beach, CA |
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Large Radial Trenching |
Transplanting |
Bare Rooting |
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Transplanting on a huge scale |
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Trenching for utility line |
Baltimore 1998 |
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Bartlett Tree Lab |
Bartlett Tree Lab |
Gainsborough Farms 1998 |
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Gainsborough Farms 1998 |
Gainsborough Farms 1998 |
Gainsborough Farms 1998 |
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