Airspade - aerating the soil around your tree for health

Aerating your soil around your tree can be a critical part of permanently improving your trees health.

Trees need macropores or air space in the soil around their roots. When that soil becomes compacted the tree is literally suffocating. This leads to a continual decline in health each year until the tree dies.

The process is to use a very large air compressor to move the soil without disturbing your tree's roots.

Then we amend the soil with compost, peat moss and worm castings to create fertile soil. The end result is a healthy self-sustaining tree.

Here is a video link to a job we did in South Boise
Part 1, preparing the yard
Part 2, airspade in action