Tree Moving & Installation

Our Tree Moving division specializes in large caliper or large quantity planting and transplanting projects.

  • For landscape contractors- We aim to assist our customers with large caliper tree planting as well as assistance with difficult/limited access jobs.

  • For homeowners- Moving and installation of plant material of at least 5” caliper (trunk diameter) or 18’ tall.

  • Tree Transplanting

    Our tree spade services provide our customers with options to feasibly relocate plant material on site no matter how difficult of a spot it might be.

  • Tree Installation

    We maintain one of the largest selections of premier landscape-size trees on the east coast and we have the necessary equipment to install these trees from our nursery to most project/ home sites.

  • Specialty Hand Digging

    The production crews at Ruppert Nurseries are trained to hand-dig and move (including the use of a crane when necessary) specimens of almost any size.

The truck-mounted spades dig and plant up to 11-inch caliper trees (up to 14-inch caliper with certain conditions) as well as evergreens in excess of 30’

100” and 90” Truck-Mount

This skid loader-mounted tree spade digs and plants a range of trees from three-to-five-inch caliper and evergreens to 18’20’. It features a John Deere skid-steer loader with a Dutchman tree spade.

54” Loader-Mount

This skid-loader-mounted tree spade digs and plants up to four-inch caliper trees as well as evergreens to 14-16’.

42” Skid Steer-Mount

 Contact us.

  • (301) 482-2009

    Our staff will work with you to design the most effective and efficient digging and installing methods for the health of your tree.