PLANTING
Tree Planting in Oklahoma City & the OKC Metro
Right tree, right space. We choose species suited to your soil, exposure, and 30-year goal, then plant to ANSI A300 (Part 6), proper depth, root-collar exposure, mulched, watered, staked only when needed. Trees we install carry a Lifetime Warranty for Tree Health Membership customers.
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Trees we plant are covered for life
Every tree installed by Arbor Image is backed by our Lifetime Warranty for as long as your property stays enrolled in a Tree Health Membership.
Direct answer
What tree planting is, and when to call us
Most planting failures in Oklahoma trace to species mismatch, planting depth, and watering. We match species to your microclimate and soil, plant at the correct depth, and provide a follow-up watering and care plan. Every tree we plant is backed by a Lifetime Warranty while you're enrolled in a Tree Health Membership.
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What's included
Our process for tree planting
- Site assessment: soil, exposure, drainage, utilities, mature-size clearance
- Species recommendations tied to your 10–30 year goals
- Sourcing of nursery stock with sound root systems
- Planting to ANSI A300 (Part 6), root flare exposed, no volcano mulch
- Watering schedule and 1-year establishment guidance
- Lifetime Warranty on installed trees for active Tree Health Membership customers
When to call
Reasons homeowners book this
- Replacing a removed tree
- Establishing privacy, shade, or windbreaks
- New construction landscapes
- Adding diversity after pest/disease loss
What affects cost
- • Caliper / container size
- • Species and nursery availability
- • Site prep (soil amendment, excavation)
- • Number of trees and access
Oklahoma-specific considerations
What changes when you're caring for trees in central Oklahoma
OKC-metro trees deal with high winds, ice loading, sustained drought, expansive clay soil, and a pest pressure window that runs most of the year. Every recommendation we make accounts for those conditions, not a generic playbook from somewhere wetter.
- Wind & ice storms: end-weight reduction and structural pruning lower failure risk before the next event.
- Drought + clay soil: deep watering, mulch rings, and root-zone aeration matter more than fertilizer.
- Mature oaks: prune outside the oak wilt transmission window (April–July) unless storm damage forces it.
- Roots & foundations: most "root damage" is actually clay shrink-swell. Diagnose before you cut roots.
- Pests we watch: Ips bark beetle, hypoxylon canker, oak wilt, bagworms, scale, and pine wilt.
Case studies
Real OKC-metro projects
Professional Live Oak Pruning & Trimming
- Problem
- Mature live oak with heavy lateral limbs over a roofline and significant deadwood through the crown.
- Solution
- Crown cleaning followed by selective end-weight reduction on the lateral limbs over the structure, all cuts made to ANSI A300.
- Result
- Restored balance and clearance with the canopy character intact. Re-inspection scheduled with the homeowner.
Comprehensive Pine Tree Removal
- Problem
- Declining mature pine with bark beetle activity and proximity to the home.
- Solution
- Technical rigging from the upper canopy down, with lawn protection and full debris haul-off.
- Result
- Safe single-day removal; stump ground; replant recommendation provided.
Boosting Tree Healthcare in Moore, A Case Study
- Problem
- Property-wide decline across mixed-species canopy with no clear single cause.
- Solution
- Soil testing, root collar excavation on selected trees, targeted nutrition, and a Tree Health Membership for ongoing monitoring.
- Result
- Canopy density rebounded across the following two growing seasons; no removals required.
Removal That Kick-Started a Landscape Redesign
- Problem
- Misplaced mature tree blocking a planned landscape redesign.
- Solution
- Surgical removal with hardscape protection; stump ground deep for new bed installation.
- Result
- Site delivered ready for the homeowner's landscaper.
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