An Airspade is a tool arborists use to pneumatically excavate soil away from the roots of a tree without damaging them. There are many reasons you would want to expose the root system. A majority of tree health problems start at the roots.
Soil decompaction- foot traffic and construction can compress soil around roots limiting a tree’s ability to uptake water, nutrients and air. Air Spade can loosen soil around roots to restore trees’ ability to uptake water, nutrients and air.
Root inspection- to find out whether there are problems within the root system such as girdling roots, rot, or damage. Or if roots are within a potential building site.
Transplanting- Air spade enables transplanting minimizing root damage.
Roots in foundation- we can expose roots, prune them and create a root barrier to protect your home’s foundation and to avoid unnecessary tree removal.
