The
production crews at Ruppert Nurseries are trained in machine and hand-digging,
and are capable of transplanting and installing plant material of
almost any size. Our tree spade services provide our customers with
options to economically relocate plant material on site, as well as
install large trees. We have an assortment of tree spades that allow
us to dig trees with root balls ranging from 24 inches to 90 inches.

90" Truck-Mount
(Big John)
The truck-mount
digs and plants up to nine-inch caliper trees (up to 12-inch caliper
with certain varieties and in special conditions).
54" Loader-Mount
The loader-mount digs and plants a range of trees from three-to-five-inch
caliper. It features a John Deere skid-steer loader with a Dutchman tree spade.
32" Skid Steer-Mount
The skid-steer-mount digs and plants up to three-inch caliper trees.
It features a Bobcat T300 skid-steer loader with a Care tree spade.
Specialty Hand Digging
The production crews at Ruppert Nurseries, Inc. are trained to hand-dig and move (including the use of a crane) specimens of almost any size. Please call with specific requests and our staff will work with you to design the most effective and efficient digging and installing methods for the health of your tree.

Please
call with specific requests and our staff will work with you to design
the most effective and efficient digging and installing methods for
the health of your tree.
301-482-0300

To better serve you, Ruppert Nurseries offers the following delivery
services:
- Local and long-distance
deliveries
- Single or multi-drop
deliveries
- 45-foot drop-deck
tractor trailer
- Common carrier
deliveries
Delivery charges
and load size are estimated using our Root-Ball Specifications Charts
(See Stock Standards & Specifications).
Ball sizes may vary due to conditions and variety; summer-dug trees
will have root balls one size larger.