I planted an oak at my old house when I was a kid and when we moved house I took it with us, it was about 8 feet tall then 25 years a go. When my 1st daughter was born I took an acorn from it and planted it. She is 5 now and its about 8 foot tall. Then when my 2nd daughter was born last November I did the same. It's currently 2 inches high in a pot ready to plant in the spring. My oak tree is 40 years old now. Great story Chris and great video thanks.
Im a little curious too. I have three 6 " black oak trees I grabbed from the ground under my wife's parents tree this spring. They were only little sprouts when I took them. I am also going to plant them at a house we buy next year.
you do not move "active" trees... is done during the winter/early spring while dormant.. can take 2 years to bounce back before they have a growth spurt...
Brother, as a Trackhoe operator for a year when I was 25 (16 years ago) I find myself watching your videos every day. I really miss moving dirt and operating equipment. Chris, please continue to make the videos that you are making. We all appreciate it!
The other day while browsing for houses in my home town, i stumbled across my childhood home. We had an Apple tree that was over 100 years old when I was a kid. One day it grew a Plum and we didn't understand why. Turned out, the tree had various branches from other trees grafted onto it and most years did not produce any fruit. A few years ago the tree produced fruits from 4 different trees. Sadly though, in the photos, the tree is gone. I wish i knew why. It was a beautiful tree. Happy to see you get to migrate your childhood tree to a new home. This gets me right in the feels!
Those 'Big John' spades are the bomb! I used to own a Vermeer 44" spade (pull behind with own engine) and it was good for trees up to about a 4-5" trunk and I moved 1000's. When I was working on building a golf course, I did all the small trees and this guy with the 'Big John' moved in everything else and man - when we were done; couple mil $ later and a year - that golf course that once was just a field with a couple cricks runnin' through it, looked like it had been there for 20+ years!
I run one of two 60" Vermeer's on a 4x4 International. We also have an 84" Vermeer that the boss runs and I sometimes tag team it with him. I like the shape of the plug the Vermeer's pull better than the Big John's. That said Vermeer is down to custom orders on spades and parts support is also custom orders. Big John won on price but I hear they break. The 60" Vermeer I run is a 1984.
When I was a kid, I started an orange tree from a grocery store orange seed. I had completely forgotten about it, but my mother had it alive in a 5 gallon bucket for a decade or more. When I bought my property, she gave it back to me to plant in the yard, which I did. It didn't grow much before hurricane Ike stripped it of all it's leaves and killed it, or so I thought. The above ground tree dried out completely and I thought it was done for, so I cut if off at ground level. The thing came back to life, growing three trunks (should have cut 2, but didn't). It has grown very fast since then and is now probably 15 feet tall. We grew beans from cups in school and it was a good experience. Just yesterday I put more orange seeds to sprout. Love your vids.
That's awesome man! Great story and history. Those trucks are impressive I worked with a guy that had one when I was rebuilding yards after the Joplin tornado. We planted a ton of trees that winter. Best of luck to you! Just keep pouring the water to it
What a great story! It should flourish out there in the sunlight, just keep her watered I would imagine and it'll be a beauty in a few more years, probably take off out there in the open now. Thanks for sharing the story and taking the time to video the move. Neat machine too.
Haven't seen one of these in years. I grew up on these machines. My dad bought the first in the 70s when I was little. Great to see one in action again!
Mighty fine story there bud ! Maybe your kids and grandkids will have the opportunity to start some trees from this one! 👍 Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍 👍
tip- i put single wall drain pipe, cut it half, around the trunk, 4in 6in, bucks love to rub the crap out of a tree. i put them on august 1, off the first of the year. tie with baling string.
Boss had a huge tree, as in transport it at night, donate to local P.D. tall..transplanted to his front yard..Boss, as usual didn't wait till ground frozen against the warning from driver and me..Needlees to say, the truck, a ten wheeler with i think 102 inch spade hauling this huge tree is now stuck balls deep in his front lawn..A 50 ton Rotator grunted to retrieve it..A 4 thousand dollar tow bill later we put down plywood..Boss is always right they say
suppose to be better to "starve" them first year to encourage roots to spread out.Otherwise the roots won't spread very much if they find food. the next year you can start feeding them (after a good root system has developed). very nice to follow through and nurture that tree. bol
Great story and interesting to see it moved. I also noticed you have more work done on the house now. I hope we can see the house again soon. Keep up the videos.
Lovely story Chris 👍 English oaks takes 100 years to grow,100 years to live and a hundred years to die so your future generations will be able to say my great, great, great grandpar grew that old oak tree from an Acorn . That is something Chris 🙂👍
That's a great story Christopher, l hope it blossoms into a huge oak tree in the next 20 years. I hope to GOD we are all here in 20 more years to watch it's progress it made. Good luck with it.
Chris, I'm sure that a lot of your viewers can relate to planting/moving trees. I dug up volunteer seedlings when I was a kid; pine, acacia and planted them on our acre. Now that I have my own place I noticed a volunteer oak at the edge of my backyard lawn. It was 6" high but I watered it for a while and then neglected the back yard for a few years. It's 20' tall now and a major feature of my back yard jungle. I think trees are good for our souls; lumber, chemicals, shade, soil stabilization, habitat for those damn squirrels . . .
I love the story thanks. We did the same with my son, who is almost three years old. We've planted chestnuts and akorn last fall, all are about 20cm high now. I hope some day we'll plant it in our own field... Thanks for sharing. (Oh, yeah, by the way, please make some playlist from your different job, It will be easier for us to follow the evolution.... thanks)
Cool history on tree. Pretty neat video. That's first time I've ever really seen one of those trucks work. Thanks for the video. Better keep Logger Wade away from that tree in another 20 years too...lol!
Holy smokes! What an awesome thing to do, I hope that Oak tree blossoms, making many little acorns that maybe your own children can plant in the same way you did,....
awesome story!. I planted a little 4' Japanese Maple for my mom on Mothers day in 83. Now 37 years later its is about 20' tall by 25' wide (max size for that type of Maple) and has the most beautiful spring and fall color as well as very distinctive branching.
Nice history of the oak tree. We planted trees in elementary when the scroll was first built 25 years later the trees are huge. I Was very excited to be apart of it.
Such a great story and a wonderful memory, I have a walnut tree that I planted from a seed from my grandma’s house before it sold that’s 20+ feet tall in my backyard
Thanks Chris. Now you have me wanting to see if I can get some of the black walnuts to sprout. I have a ditch/Creek that wraps around my yard in need of some better stability than weeds/grass.
I had the same done one time when I found an Oak tree growing in a fence row. As of right now I have planted 5 live oaks that I started from a acorn. They are only 1 1/2 foot tall, slow growers
I use to operate that one and the step down for Vermeer Sales n Service . they had me go too a golf course and rearrange their tree lines. man 6 months of tree replanting. They are fun too operate. that one is the bigger one. should have 21 or 22 spds.
Great video and story Chris. I did the same thing but I used to raid my great uncles Apples trees as a kid and eat the apples off his Yellow Transparent and Winter apple trees. After eating the apples I would bury the cores. Unfortunately someone who bush hogged the property after he passed killed off the sprouts.
Instead of clearing trees you're saving one this time, great video and story behind it Chris, thanks a lot! Seen this here in Germany a few years ago, was quite impressive, if you're interested search for "Großbaumverpflanzung" or "Optimal 3000" here on YT, there are some clips showing the same machine.
Just saw this that contraption looks like some alien space ship equipment. I've never in my life seen such a thing. Awesome story by the way. Never break a promise to an oak , never.
Is that a white swamp oak? I love white swamp oaks. My grandfather planted one in his yard. Many years later he passed away under it. It is still alive today.......huge huge tree. I got a baby from it and planted it 30 years ago. I love it....great shade tree, love sitting under it. Beautiful tree story of yours. I love watching you work. You are so talented with the equipment. Continued success sir.
I planted an oak tree in front of a house I built when my kids were small. I had to sell that house after a divorce but the kids are now in their 30's and they still talk about that tree. It is now about 40 feet tall and maybe 10-12 inches in diameter so way too big to move, but I sure wish I had when I sold the house. Great story!
given that the tree was moved back in january at a time when the tree isnt drawing water up from the ground it isnt vital to water it straight away in a massive amount. that said in 20 years of landscape installation work ive never heard of starving trees to promote growth, its certainly not the way i would work for such a beautiful tree. given ive worked with tree's of immense size with rootballs 4 x 4 meters wide and 2 deep weighing in over 75 tonnes which we lifted in with cranes ( canary wharf in london the park above the station if you want to look for a visual ) despite their size of rootballs we still watered them to get them set from the get go. even trees we transplanted ( they had their own unit to do this ) we watered into give them a start, its not all about the roots that bring in the water its also about the anchor roots that grow down ( rather than those growing out to gather in water ) that want to be established sooner rather than later. lovely tree though and lovely property , all the best going forward
That's cool. I see it looks like the farm house is done. I just started watching your videos yesterday, ( 03-26-18 ). I'm enjoying the videos. Always been my dream. But Never happened, but life goes on.
Heart warming story. Good thing it was a short trip. Its wise to tarp a tree while transporting it on a long trip at higher speed so that the tree does not get dried out and damaged.
I planted an oak at my old house when I was a kid and when we moved house I took it with us, it was about 8 feet tall then 25 years a go. When my 1st daughter was born I took an acorn from it and planted it. She is 5 now and its about 8 foot tall. Then when my 2nd daughter was born last November I did the same. It's currently 2 inches high in a pot ready to plant in the spring. My oak tree is 40 years old now.
Great story Chris and great video thanks.
That’s rad!
What a great story
Awesomeness, thank you for sharing.
Thats beautiful. I hope your daughters continue your tradition
This is awesome!
I watched this 2 years ago and just rewatched today...would really like to see how big that tree has gotten now
It's rotten because of root damage
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Im a little curious too. I have three 6 " black oak trees I grabbed from the ground under my wife's parents tree this spring. They were only little sprouts when I took them.
I am also going to plant them at a house we buy next year.
you do not move "active" trees... is done during the winter/early spring while dormant.. can take 2 years to bounce back before they have a growth spurt...
@@latenight6815 which video?
Brother, as a Trackhoe operator for a year when I was 25 (16 years ago) I find myself watching your videos every day. I really miss moving dirt and operating equipment. Chris, please continue to make the videos that you are making. We all appreciate it!
The other day while browsing for houses in my home town, i stumbled across my childhood home. We had an Apple tree that was over 100 years old when I was a kid. One day it grew a Plum and we didn't understand why. Turned out, the tree had various branches from other trees grafted onto it and most years did not produce any fruit. A few years ago the tree produced fruits from 4 different trees. Sadly though, in the photos, the tree is gone. I wish i knew why. It was a beautiful tree. Happy to see you get to migrate your childhood tree to a new home. This gets me right in the feels!
Those 'Big John' spades are the bomb! I used to own a Vermeer 44" spade (pull behind with own engine) and it was good for trees up to about a 4-5" trunk and I moved 1000's. When I was working on building a golf course, I did all the small trees and this guy with the 'Big John' moved in everything else and man - when we were done; couple mil $ later and a year - that golf course that once was just a field with a couple cricks runnin' through it, looked like it had been there for 20+ years!
I run one of two 60" Vermeer's on a 4x4 International. We also have an 84" Vermeer that the boss runs and I sometimes tag team it with him. I like the shape of the plug the Vermeer's pull better than the Big John's. That said Vermeer is down to custom orders on spades and parts support is also custom orders. Big John won on price but I hear they break. The 60" Vermeer I run is a 1984.
By my calculations, that dirt he brought over should be just enough to fill the hole back in.
No kidding!! HA HA
I see you aren’t using the Ibrox Calculator 👍🏼
Geniusa
Nice
As someone who has heard of calculus..... I can back up his conclusion.
In 70 years you can have it sawn up and made into a casket so you can spend forever, together.
Great video.
A little dark, Al, but I get what you're thinking. Chris probably does too
Hahaha, well.. he does have a point
If Chris goes to this much effort, he loves his Tree.
Id never thought Id spend so much money on a damn tree... but I like you thinking too
I think it was a wise investment.
the greatest Machine for finding underground utilities ever!
speaking of that I know know where one of the septic lines was at my parents...
Could I use one to transplant my childhood septic tank ? 🤔🙊😂😂
Three rules of landscaping: locate, locate, locate.
@@johnnyfred2125 more like - dig up, hastily trow back, run away
it is but call 811 first
When I was a kid, I started an orange tree from a grocery store orange seed. I had completely forgotten about it, but my mother had it alive in a 5 gallon bucket for a decade or more. When I bought my property, she gave it back to me to plant in the yard, which I did. It didn't grow much before hurricane Ike stripped it of all it's leaves and killed it, or so I thought. The above ground tree dried out completely and I thought it was done for, so I cut if off at ground level. The thing came back to life, growing three trunks (should have cut 2, but didn't). It has grown very fast since then and is now probably 15 feet tall.
We grew beans from cups in school and it was a good experience. Just yesterday I put more orange seeds to sprout.
Love your vids.
Well done Chris. VERY well done sir. That transplant rig is slicker than whale snot on the ocean floor.
That's awesome man! Great story and history. Those trucks are impressive I worked with a guy that had one when I was rebuilding yards after the Joplin tornado. We planted a ton of trees that winter. Best of luck to you! Just keep pouring the water to it
What a great story! It should flourish out there in the sunlight, just keep her watered I would imagine and it'll be a beauty in a few more years, probably take off out there in the open now. Thanks for sharing the story and taking the time to video the move. Neat machine too.
Good idea and smart too. All the best of luck with this transplant.
You'll be glad you've done this in years to come. This is YOUR tree, Chris.
That's great that you were able to relocate it to your new house.
In a year or two how about video of how the tree is doing?
Haven't seen one of these in years. I grew up on these machines. My dad bought the first in the 70s when I was little. Great to see one in action again!
Mighty fine story there bud ! Maybe your kids and grandkids will have the opportunity to start some trees from this one! 👍
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍 👍
tip- i put single wall drain pipe, cut it half, around the trunk, 4in 6in, bucks love to rub the crap out of a tree. i put them on august 1, off the first of the year. tie with baling string.
Good to see. I wish your tree a long and happy life in it's new home.
Great video! Good to see all key parts in one video, good look with the transplant and thank you for sharing a bit of personal story, too!
That’s the best story I’ve heard in a long time. I hope the tree, and your memories of it, last well beyond your time on this earth. God Bless.
Boss had a huge tree, as in transport it at night, donate to local P.D. tall..transplanted to his front yard..Boss, as usual didn't wait till ground frozen against the warning from driver and me..Needlees to say, the truck, a ten wheeler with i think 102 inch spade hauling this huge tree is now stuck balls deep in his front lawn..A 50 ton Rotator grunted to retrieve it..A 4 thousand dollar tow bill later we put down plywood..Boss is always right they say
We always put a little fertilizer in the hole so it has some food to eat while putting on new roots. Nice tree tho. Thanks for sharing.
suppose to be better to "starve" them first year to encourage roots to spread out.Otherwise the roots won't spread very much if they find food. the next year you can start feeding them (after a good root system has developed).
very nice to follow through and nurture that tree.
bol
Thanks for sharing your life with us Chris. Your videos are truly enjoyable.
Really nice story! I continue to watch your videos, and enjoy them alot. Thanks, Eric from NH
That's money well spent. What a cool story an vidja. I hope it grows like no tomorrow. Good luck man
Great story! Good luck. I hope it grows along side your family for many years to come.
Very neat story. Thanks for sharing.
Awrsome story chris really happy for you buddy , just a little hard work and blessings pay off ,
Can’t wait to see how it does as spring and summer gets here brother, definitely give us updates on her! Awesome video thank you
Great story and interesting to see it moved. I also noticed you have more work done on the house now. I hope we can see the house again soon. Keep up the videos.
I've never have had the opportunity to see this done so thanks for sharing. House and the property look great and great video as always!
Lovely story Chris 👍 English oaks takes 100 years to grow,100 years to live and a hundred years to die so your future generations will be able to say my great, great, great grandpar grew that old oak tree from an Acorn . That is something Chris 🙂👍
Great story, you bought it home , the oak looks happy there ,amazing bit of kit used to do the job .
That's a great story Christopher, l hope it blossoms into a huge oak tree in the next 20 years. I hope to GOD we are all here in 20 more years to watch it's progress it made. Good luck with it.
Cool! I've always wanted to see one of those in action!
Chris, I'm sure that a lot of your viewers can relate to planting/moving trees. I dug up volunteer seedlings when I was a kid; pine, acacia and planted them on our acre. Now that I have my own place I noticed a volunteer oak at the edge of my backyard lawn. It was 6" high but I watered it for a while and then neglected the back yard for a few years. It's 20' tall now and a major feature of my back yard jungle. I think trees are good for our souls; lumber, chemicals, shade, soil stabilization, habitat for those damn squirrels . . .
That is awesome, so that makes you 29 years old? doing darn good for yourself thanks for explaining and sharing
Central California watching
I love the story thanks. We did the same with my son, who is almost three years old. We've planted chestnuts and akorn last fall, all are about 20cm high now. I hope some day we'll plant it in our own field...
Thanks for sharing.
(Oh, yeah, by the way, please make some playlist from your different job, It will be easier for us to follow the evolution.... thanks)
Cool history on tree. Pretty neat video. That's first time I've ever really seen one of those trucks work. Thanks for the video. Better keep Logger Wade away from that tree in another 20 years too...lol!
Seeing that done is a first for me so thank you for showing, love the story behind it too.
that is a wonderful story! You are an amazing man. I respect you more every video I see.
Holy smokes! What an awesome thing to do, I hope that Oak tree blossoms, making many little acorns that maybe your own children can plant in the same way you did,....
very awesome story Chris im really happy that you were finally able to do it
That truck would be awesome at the beach for clam digs, the whole family could get their limits in one scoop! 😁👍
awesome story!. I planted a little 4' Japanese Maple for my mom on Mothers day in 83. Now 37 years later its is about 20' tall by 25' wide (max size for that type of Maple) and has the most beautiful spring and fall color as well as very distinctive branching.
Glade you remember and did what you said you wood do, when you built your house. It should take off like there’s no tomorrow. Well done.👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Love the video. A tree will always have a story that can be passed down. Love it.
Any chance of an update on this tree Chris ?? ⭐️👍🏼
It’s going to be like 2 inches bigger
Nice history of the oak tree. We planted trees in elementary when the scroll was first built 25 years later the trees are huge. I Was very excited to be apart of it.
Enjoyed the video it was awesome !
Thanks for sharing 😊
Awesome story man, it looks real nice in that spot there Chris.
Nice story....l love stories about trees. They are so beautiful and truly a part of our story. Thank you for sharing. 🍃🌎🕊
Great story and very nice house. You should be proud!!
Super Great Place For That Tree,, Good Job..
There is nothing like having the right tool for the job! that is one beast of a tool! Its 3 years on, I hope the tree is doing great!
Such a great story and a wonderful memory, I have a walnut tree that I planted from a seed from my grandma’s house before it sold that’s 20+ feet tall in my backyard
GREAT. There is nothing like planting something and watch it grow. Fantastic.
Thanks Chris. Now you have me wanting to see if I can get some of the black walnuts to sprout. I have a ditch/Creek that wraps around my yard in need of some better stability than weeds/grass.
I had the same done one time when I found an Oak tree growing in a fence row. As of right now I have planted 5 live oaks that I started from a acorn. They are only 1 1/2 foot tall, slow growers
Chris All the best with your new home and tree.
Way to go Chris awesome story I planted tree's In my yard when both of my kids where born
When your an old man the memories get better of first planting it then moving it to your farm.... it should certainly out live all of us 👌🏼
That's the most manual labor I have see you do Chris lol great video thanks for sharing
Yes, he used that spade just like an excavator.
Awesome story & interesting transfer. Please give us periodic updates on how it's growing. 👍
A wonderful endeavor and a beautiful story, Chris. Suggestion: track down your 4th-grade teacher and send them this video!
I’ve been watching your channel for sometime now first time I’ve seen this video, I love stories like this. I hope your Tree is doing well
I use to operate that one and the step down for Vermeer Sales n Service . they had me go too a golf course and rearrange their tree lines. man 6 months of tree replanting. They are fun too operate. that one is the bigger one. should have 21 or 22 spds.
I've seen those trucks running around, never seen one in action. COOL!!!
What an awesome thing to be able to do! Great stuff.
That's awesome buddy, great story behind it.
Its going to need LOTS of water for a few months. Great job!
Great video and story Chris. I did the same thing but I used to raid my great uncles Apples trees as a kid and eat the apples off his Yellow Transparent and Winter apple trees. After eating the apples I would bury the cores. Unfortunately someone who bush hogged the property after he passed killed off the sprouts.
That's a great background story. Oak tree mission completed.
I gave my dad a oak tree for Father's day when I was 30 I am now 56 the tree is very large but it's had full sun thanks for sharing
Good story Chris. You will have that tree for your life hopefully. It will be good shade after I gets some sun. Havagudun friend.
Thats a very nice story Chris about the oak tree, very nice machine, it makes the hole, and than the three can be moved 😲💥😲💥😲💥😲💥😲💥😲💥😲💥😲💥😲💥😲💥
Looks great! Also your house has come a long way too!
Instead of clearing trees you're saving one this time, great video and story behind it Chris, thanks a lot! Seen this here in Germany a few years ago, was quite impressive, if you're interested search for "Großbaumverpflanzung" or "Optimal 3000" here on YT, there are some clips showing the same machine.
Just saw this that contraption looks like some alien space ship equipment. I've never in my life seen such a thing. Awesome story by the way. Never break a promise to an oak , never.
Shut... The Fuck Up
Looks like the house is taking shape!
Good job Chris ;) can't say I've ever seen a machine like that before !
Is that a white swamp oak? I love white swamp oaks. My grandfather planted one in his yard. Many years later he passed away under it. It is still alive today.......huge huge tree. I got a baby from it and planted it 30 years ago. I love it....great shade tree, love sitting under it. Beautiful tree story of yours. I love watching you work. You are so talented with the equipment. Continued success sir.
Lol so nice when a plan comes together!! Good job luv the videos
so cool to take your childhood with you thanks for sharing
I planted an oak tree in front of a house I built when my kids were small. I had to sell that house after a divorce but the kids are now in their 30's and they still talk about that tree. It is now about 40 feet tall and maybe 10-12 inches in diameter so way too big to move, but I sure wish I had when I sold the house. Great story!
given that the tree was moved back in january at a time when the tree isnt drawing water up from the ground it isnt vital to water it straight away in a massive amount.
that said in 20 years of landscape installation work ive never heard of starving trees to promote growth, its certainly not the way i would work for such a beautiful tree.
given ive worked with tree's of immense size with rootballs 4 x 4 meters wide and 2 deep weighing in over 75 tonnes which we lifted in with cranes ( canary wharf in london the park above the station if you want to look for a visual ) despite their size of rootballs we still watered them to get them set from the get go.
even trees we transplanted ( they had their own unit to do this ) we watered into give them a start, its not all about the roots that bring in the water its also about the anchor roots that grow down ( rather than those growing out to gather in water ) that want to be established sooner rather than later.
lovely tree though and lovely property , all the best going forward
Cool story and that tree will sure grow fast in that open area by your house.
Atta Man! Good Luck with your Shade tree.
Cool story my friend.. And Real nice Tree..... Jimmy ........
That's totally awesome. A boy & his acorn, a man & his tree.
WHAT A MAGICAL, WONDERFUL TALE,
CONGRATULATIONS,
THAT IS SPECIAL.
That machines incredible, never seen anything like it! Wow
That's cool. I see it looks like the farm house is done. I just started watching your videos yesterday, ( 03-26-18 ). I'm enjoying the videos. Always been my dream. But Never happened, but life goes on.
awesome story, thanks for sharing with us.
That's a great story I hope the tree is still doing well!
Wonderful story. Congratulations.
Heart warming story.
Good thing it was a short trip.
Its wise to tarp a tree while transporting it on a long trip at higher speed so that the tree does not get dried out and damaged.
That is so interesting and neat - thanks for sharing
Very nice tree!! Well done !!
Great story Chris!! Thanks
that's amazing.ive never seen that done before. thanks for the video bud