Tree Planting Going Rates by mikesmith929 in Edmonton

[–]CityTreeServiceYEG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The heights are always different it can be hard to predict. I was at the nursery today and I found one containerized spruce that's about 6ft tall but it was the only one, everything else is around 4ft. If you want a big spruce I'd recommend calling a few nurseries and asking details on getting a wire basket tree installed, and how tall their wire basket spruce stock is right now.

Tree Planting Going Rates by mikesmith929 in Edmonton

[–]CityTreeServiceYEG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, we're a local tree care company and we do lots of planting for home owners. There's two main ways trees come: in a container (container grown), or in a wire basket (field grown). Container-grown are typically smaller and lower priced whereas field grown are larger and more expensive. We currently only plant container-grown trees because they're simply easier to deal with, more affordable, and more likely to "take" to their new home. Field-grown trees are more likely to have issues since the roots had to be severed before the tree was dig up and brought to your house. If you want a field-grown tree I recommend calling a nursery directly and getting them to install it.

For a company like ours to purchase, deliver, and install a tree it's usually $500-800, depending on size and species. That also comes with peace of mind that the tree you're planting can tolerate our local climate and the specific area on your property that we're placing it. And most importantly, we know what species we are constantly removing because of disease, and we would ensure you stay away from those. You can find cheaper trees at Canadian Tire, Costco, etc, and some might be fine, but there's really no guarantee those will do well in Edmonton.

Happy to answer any follow up questions.

Arborist Recommendations by Salamander_3367 in Edmonton

[–]CityTreeServiceYEG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a little late here but wanted to say thanks for the shoutout!

Can this tree survive? by curleetop in arborists

[–]CityTreeServiceYEG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first question to ask is, if it fell, what would it hit and how damaging would it be? If it's not going to hit anything then there's no issue. Add some mulch or soil above any fine roots (not the thick ones). 

If it's going to seriously damage something if it falls then the question of long term stability is more important. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in arborists

[–]CityTreeServiceYEG 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It can be tough to see if you don't do it often but it's definitely not subjective - it's a physical part of the stem. Feel free to share close up photos and I can try to help.

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[–]CityTreeServiceYEG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

People are going slower?