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Lift trees slowly with wide straps
Secure strapping or rope to the root ball if at all possible. If the tree must be handled by the trunk, do so with wide strapping and use extreme caution by moving slowly. Lifting the tree by the trunk does not always result in damage but it is more likely to occur than when trees are lifted by the root ball.
