90″ root balls ready to go.
I think it’s safe to say that history was made last Tuesday, Nov. 6, and it had nothing to do with election day. It was the day the largest trees ever, 3 “Southern Beeches”, were transplanted in the arboretum to their new homes in the construction of the New Zealand focal forest of Pacific Connections Garden.
Here are the “WOW!” factoids:
- Big Trees of Snohomish and Magnum Crane from Kent, accomplished the amazing feat.
- It took a 175 Ton crane to do the job!
- Their rootballs each weighed between 12,000 and 20,000 lbs!
- The trees were between 30′- 40′ tall with up to 20′ canopy spreads!
- Their trunks were between 8″-10″ calipers!
Utube video provided by AF staff, Rhonda Bush
Let’s wish these trees luck in adapting and establishing into their new home.
Photos taken by Todd Holms of Big Trees this one showing one of these Goliath trees suspended by crane over its new home.
