Holt Tree Spades LTD.

Holt Tree Spades has taken pride in the manufacturing of tree movers since 1957. The tree moving industry has become a very important part of the world today. With experience as a tree mover Jack Holt has manufactured tree spades that will dig in all kinds of soil; sand, dirt and gravel. The first Holt tree spade was designed and built by Jack Holt in 1957. At this time Jack was digging trees by hand with 3 helpers. They would use 4 hand spade shovels, each man would push his shovel in the ground to form a cone, and then they would lift the 12? diameter root ball out of the ground. After many calluses and tired backs Jack got the idea to build some sort of frame work out of flat bar, this would keep the root ball in one shape and size. This was the first Holt tree spade.