Air-Spade & Root Care
See the Roots. Treat the Cause.
Many tree problems begin below the surface.
Compacted soils, buried root flares, girdling roots, construction impacts, poor soil conditions, and restricted rooting environments can contribute to declining tree health long before the cause is visible above ground.
DELA provides professional Air-Spade + Root Care services to investigate root conditions and implement targeted corrective treatments while minimizing unnecessary damage to existing roots.
Air-Spade + Root Care Services
Depending on tree and site conditions, services may include:
- Root collar and root flare excavation
- Girdling and circling root investigation
- Corrective root pruning
- Root-zone excavation and inspection
- Soil decompaction
- Construction-related root investigation
- Biochar and compost soil amendments
- Organic soil improvement
- Non-pesticidal soil bio-stimulant treatments
- Mulch or pine straw installation
- Root-zone watering and follow-up recommendations
Why Air-Spade?
An Air-Spade uses compressed air to carefully remove and loosen soil around tree roots while reducing the potential for damage associated with conventional excavation equipment.
This allows below-ground conditions to be evaluated before corrective treatment decisions are made.
Once exposed, problematic roots, buried root flares, compacted soils, and other conditions can be identified and addressed based on what is actually occurring beneath the surface.
Root Care + Soil Health
Healthy roots require more than space—they require healthy soil.
Where appropriate, DELA may combine Air-Spade excavation with soil decompaction, corrective root pruning, compost, biochar, organic soil amendments, bio-stimulants, mulch, and improved moisture management to create better long-term growing conditions.
From Evaluation to Treatment
As a Landscape Architect and Certified Arborist, DELA approaches root care as part of the larger tree and landscape system.
Rather than treating symptoms alone, the goal is to identify underlying root and soil problems and develop practical corrective measures that support long-term tree health.
Healthy trees start below ground.
