Jon Hillis from Environmental Design, Inc. (EDI) talks about what it's like to move large, historic trees as a career, such as how transplanting works, who can hire EDI and what it feels like to be a tree preserver. 

In this episode we cover:  

• What EDI does (0:40)  
• Reasons to transplant large trees (2:25)  
• History of EDI (4:18) 
• Deciding what trees to move (6:05) 
• Can a homeowner hire EDI? (8:27)
• Process of removing the tree (9:22)
• When is the best time to relocate a tree? (11:01)
• Aftercare of relocating a tree (12:32)
• Does it have to be cabled? (13:40)
• Pressure of relocating trees (14:26)
• When EDI and Davey work together (17:47)
• When not to move a tree on our own (19:17)
• What it feels like to be a tree preserver (21:29)
• treemover.com (23:05)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about EDI, visit treemover.com.

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