2007; The TreeSACrane truck delivering the  3000L tree
A mobile crane hoisting the tree into the courtyard
Checking orientation and guiding the tree into the prepared hole
Just after planting, staked with cables against strong winds
Creating formwork for the suspended concrete slab around the tree, installing the drip irrigation
Completed formwork, ready for the casting of the slab
The engineers' bending schedule for the steel in the concrete around the tree
New leaves emerging from the tree
A beautiful courtyard. June 27th 2013

2007; The TreeSACrane truck delivering the 3000L tree

A mobile crane hoisting the tree into the courtyard

Checking orientation and guiding the tree into the prepared hole

Just after planting, staked with cables against strong winds

Creating formwork for the suspended concrete slab around the tree, installing the drip irrigation

Completed formwork, ready for the casting of the slab

The engineers' bending schedule for the steel in the concrete around the tree

New leaves emerging from the tree

A beautiful courtyard. June 27th 2013

Plants and trees are as vital to a property design as walls and windows are. A brand new garden can look stark and clinical without plants. It acquires a feeling of being ‘lived in’ with the addition of a large tree. A tree provide a monumental, architectural, time-worn, seasoned look as well as being a living, growing, moving sculpture. In this project we installed a 3000L Cape forest chestnut as a feature tree to provide shade and interest to a modern courtyard with a large, reflecting pond.

The logistics involved in craning in a large tree are as follows:

  • Source a perfect specimen to suit the layout of the garden and your budget.
  • Always weigh the tree and specify a crane to accommodate the specific mass over the distance to be craned.
  • Prepare the hole with drainage, soil, compost, and irrigation.
  • Let the professionals crane in the tree.
  • Engage in a maintenance contract with a large tree supplier to monitor the moisture of the root ball and tweak irrigation requirements for the first year.