Twenty Minutes in the Life OR Death of a Tree Part II: A Revolutionary Platform Based Tree Production & Transplanting System

Start Date

02/19/2025

End Date

02/20/2025

Description

Chestnut Blight, Dutch Elm Disease, and Emerald Ash Borer devastated our urban forests but these pathogens were specific to individual tree species. Deep planting and compromised root systems cause early mortality for all species of trees long before they should have departed. Legacy-Trees has created a patent pending, platform-based process of root development that mimics how trees grow in the forest. This exceptionally large horizontal root system radiates from the tree trunk like spokes of a wheel and is positioned to immediately colonize the site following planting. The unique transplanting system that is utilized to transport and plant Legacy-Trees facilitates the installation of
two inch caliper trees in less than ten minutes with the root system undamaged and at the same depth as the trees in the forest every single time.

Location

Ames, IA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

Root system physiology;

Proper root system orientation and planting depth in the landscape;

Proper tree planting techniques