Plymouth Meeting’s BrightView Tree Company has successfully transplanted a stunning 700,000-pound, 50-foot tall California live oak to a new home in Orange County, according to a staff report from Lawn & Landscape.

“It was a massive tree,” said Robert Crudup, president and COO of BrightView Tree Company, “heavier than a Boeing 747.”

For the first step in this monumental task, the tree needed to be boxed and moved to a temporary storage yard. It took 14 team members two days just to excavate and box its roots. An additional two weeks were then spent installing boards and beams to support its massive weight during the move.

“It took us four days to raise the tree to get it to 44 inches high so that our transportation platform could fit underneath,” said Sal Ponce, superintendent for BrightView’s specimen division.

After the tree was transported to the storage area, BrightView team members cared for it before loading it back up to take it to its final destination a mile and a half away.

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