How We Grow Specimen Trees
 

We plant 25,000 whips a year. Some
of these trees will stay in this field for
10+ years, some for decades.
 


Trees of 3" caliper or larger
can be sold, As trees grow larger
transplanting and thinning assures they
have room to grow.

 
Machine dug trenches give
the diggers room to work.

The perfectly carved ball is expertly tied
The flat edge on the right side will
rest on the truck bed during shipping.

 
The ball is gently tilted to allow burlap
and roping on the bottom of the
ball to be completed.

 


No machine could ever tie a ball like
like this. Halka trees are dug, burlapped and tied by craftsmen.


Custom machinery and marine quality
rope allow trees as heavy as 40
tons to be lifted out of the hole
and placed on trailer beds.

 
Trees are carefully and safely
loaded on our trailers. Note the size of
the CAT loader necessary to move
our trees.
 


A specially built bracket supports the trunk close to the root ball. Tie down
straps and additional roping
assure minimal movement
during transport .


A custom high-pressure watering system
waters the trees on the trailer before
they leave the yard.


 
Sometimes only one tree fits on a
trailer, other times multiple trees
fit. Our trees are shipped up and down
the East coast and beyond.


 
We are proud of the trees
we grow and honored that our
trees are planted in some of the most
extraordinary places in America.



 
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