Services - Air Spade
Give your tree's roots room to breathe.
A tree’s root system is its lifeline — and when those roots get compacted by foot traffic, construction, or paving, or when they start to circle the trunk and strangle it (girdling roots), the whole tree starts to suffer. Air spading is the prescription.
How it works
We use a high-pressure air compressor to safely strip away the soil around the root zone — exposing the roots without cutting, tearing, or damaging them. Once we can see what’s going on under there, we can prune out the roots that are choking the tree’s vascular system: the tissue that moves water, minerals, and nutrients from the soil up into the canopy.
Signs your tree might need air spading:
- Soil compacted by construction, vehicle traffic, or heavy foot use
- A trunk that flares straight into the ground instead of widening at the base
- Visible roots circling the trunk
- Crown thinning, branch dieback, or early fall colour with no other obvious cause
- A tree that was planted too deep or with the burlap left on
Why it matters
Roots are 90% of why a tree thrives or struggles. Fixing what’s happening underground is often the difference between a slow decline and a full recovery.
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