Air Spading
and Root Pruning
When a tree is starting to decline or surrounded by construction, air spading and/or root pruning may be deemed necessary. Contact a BTS consultant to look into your trees specific needs and determine what may be the best call to help your struggling tree.
Air spading uses a high-pressure air gun to remove the top several inches of root soil with out disturbing the roots. We then replace that soil with a 50/50 mix of loam soil and organic matter.
Knuckle Boom Crane
Root Running may be necessary to sever some tree roots. It is very important the the root cuts by made clean with little to no trauma to the remaining roots. This is must be done by a professional tree service to make sure it is done properly.
Air Spading Tree Roots FAQ’s
Air spading is a safe and effective way to break up compacted soil by using compressed air.
When air spading, the worker will use compressed air to blow the compacted dirt away from the tree’s roots for a number of reasons.
Air spading can be used to:
- break up compacted soil that has been preventing nutrients and water to flow to the roots
- check for root rot beneath the soil
- assess and correct girdling roots
- perform a root collar excavation
Bofinger’s Tree Service’s air spading costs will vary due to the size of the tree or the reason for air spading.
