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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353635 | Tree root ball wrapping apparatus and method of using same A tree root ball wrapping apparatus (100) includes a circular platform (109, 113) for supporting a separable, open-frame, root-containment structure (103, 105, 107) having an inverted conical shape. A group of pivot joints (201, 203, 205, 207... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7308972 | Suspended load carrier apparatus for a forklift vehicle A fabricated metal carrier apparatus includes a carrier member having downwardly facing parallel spaced channels for receiving the forwardly projecting parallel forks of a forklift truck or vehicle. The carrier member has a rotatable vertical shaft located between t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7073290 | Decorative assembly for a floral grouping A decorative assembly for a floral grouping wherein the decorative assembly includes a floral holding material and a sheet of fluid impermeable material. The floral holding material is a preformed shape-sustaining support member movable between a flattened condition... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6942442 | Root ball preserving and transplant facilitating horticultural container and method A low-profile container with a wide flat bottom for use in transplanting trees and other large plants with minimal disruption to the root ball. It typically has a diameter dimension of approximately four feet or more, with the minimum contemplated diameter dimension... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6904715 | Growth containers A panel (10) for use as a side wall of a plant growth container is disclosed. In one embodiment the panel (10) comprises an elongate cuspated sheet (11) having apertures formed in at least some of the outwardly projecting cusps to facilitate air... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6705046 | Floral sleeve having a decorative pattern A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a base portion having a decorative pattern thereon. The sleeve may have an upper sleeve portion which can surround a plant disposed in a pot and which can be detached once the protective functio... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6568129 | Floral sleeve having a decorative pattern A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a base portion having a decorative pattern thereon. The sleeve may have an upper sleeve portion which can surround a plant disposed in a pot and which can be detached once the protect... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6351912 | Covering for flower pot and floral grouping A cover for use with a flower pot having a floral grouping disposed therein. The cover includes a sheet of material having a sheet extension connected to an outer peripheral surface thereof. The sheet of material is formed into a pot cover for covering th... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6067752 | Plant roots and bulb protection system A bulb and root protection system for allowing bulbs and rooted plants to be planted in the ground and protected from small burrowing animals. A protection cage has a top edge, and encloses a volume. The protection cage is open at the top edge. The protec... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5937577 | Plant ring for use in nurseries A cylindrical plant container having a dual sidewall is provided. The inner sidewall is constructed of polypropylene fabric and the outer sidewall is constructed of wire, such as chicken wire. The inner sidewall extends above the outer sidewall and is fol... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5829192 | Method for focusing the growth of a vegetative root system to target a contaminated area Root growth and development of vegetation used to remediate contaminated soil and/or groundwater is directed to targeted zones by a casing lining the hole in which the vegetation is planted. A flexible, self-sealing casing encourages strong and healthy ro... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829191 | Method of growing and harvesting vegetation for use in remediating contaminated soil and/or groundwater A method of growing trees for transplantation develops a long and narrow root system for ready rooting activity when transplanted at a remediation site. The trees can be grown in a lined hole with an optional basin, or cap, or otherwise lined at the botto... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5791269 | Tree transplanter with detachable pairs of blades A conical tree transplanter is formed of first and second pairs of opposed tapered blades loosely connected sequentially side by side to form a cone having a narrow end and a wide end. The first pair of opposed tapered blades is removable from the second ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5768825 | Plant preservation bag and method A plant preservation and growth control bag and method of using the bag are provided. The bag includes an open top, a tapered side and a bottom and is formed of a porous fabric which catches plant roots and prevents root circulation, induces root branchin... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5561947 | Crate apparatus for plants, hedges and trees, and method of transplanting same A crate for a plant, hedge or tree, including first and second end members positioned in spaced relation, and first and second side panels extending between the end members. The end members each removably receive and support an end portion of each of the ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5544447 | Chemical grow bag for root growth control and containment A root control and containment system for holding and growing a plant in a cavity in the earth for controlling and containing vertical and horizontal root growth is disclosed. The system includes a vessel having upstanding sidewalls and a base therebelow ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5522178 | Method and apparatus for bulb maintenance and planting A method and apparatus for planting and maintaining bulberous and tuberous plants is described. The apparatus includes a bulb container having a top open end and a bottom closed end for planting the bulb, and a placement container having a top open end an... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523331 | Rubber composition decayable in soil and an article for binding pot soil therewith A rubber composition or a rubber composite which is biodegradable in soil and is used to hold pot soil to the roots of plants to facilitate transplanting, said rubber composition containing a natural or synthetic rubber component and a water-soluble addit... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5454191 | Flexible pouch-like hanging basket liner Disclosed is a hanging basket liner for lining wire and other types of hanging baskets designed to hold live, growing plants and flowers or artificial plants and flowers. The liner is of a generally pouch-shape construction with an opening at the top. The... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5402602 | Heeling-in and transplanting means for easy inducing and cutting of roots Disclosed is a heeling-in and transplating means for easy inducing and cutting roots comprising a culturing bag and being characterized in that the culturing bag is provided near a middle portion a partition which guides roots of a plant heeled in the cul... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5393313 | Transplantable nursery stock growing methods Methods of growing transplantable nursery stock plants are provided wherein the root growths of the plants are controlled. The methods basically comprise forming a plurality of spaced holes in the ground and placing a porous fabric blanket over and into t... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5368353 | Plant carrying device A carrying device is provided for lifting and transporting a balled and burlapped plant or the like without damaging the plant's root system or the top thereof. The carrying device includes at least two carrying straps having a fastening device at one end... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5359809 | Reusable pot for receiving a tree root ball and facilitating transport, handling and planting thereof The present invention is a reusable nursery stock container (1) which is designed to receive the root ball directly from the tree diging machine (2) which may be disassembled at the time a plant (3) is transplanted so as to substantially reduce damage to ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5324581 | Fast and easy pruning cloth The pruning-cloth is a heavy duty fabric supported by two light weight poles which can be guided under any type or size shrub with very little effort. Once the cloth has been positioned under the shrub, the pruning is ready to begin. The clippings will fa... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5311700 | Container for plants An improved container for growing and holding plants for transplanting encloses the root ball in a polyurethane liner, which is then supported within a wire mesh outer basket. The polyurethane liner does not rot above ground, yet is permeable, so that the... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5265375 | Method of transplanting large trees A method of moving large trees is disclosed. The method includes digging a trench around the tree at a depth and distance from the trunk of the tree to provide a ball large enough to sustain the tree after it is severed from the ground until the tree can ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5167092 | Method and fabric container for controlling root growth An improved fabric container for controlling the root growth of nursery stock planted in the ground prior to transplant is provided. The improved fabric container is formed of a porous, needle-punched, continuous fiber fabric that maintains root growth in... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5142821 | Reusable tree/shrub carrier In order to reduce labor costs, enhance handling convenience, and encourage resource reutilization, a reusable tree-shrub carrier is disclosed. The carrier includes a plurality of side wall sections each configured so as to be arranged into a root ball co... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5099608 | Potted plant removal apparatus An apparatus in combination with a conically truncated pot, including spaced shells mounted within the pot underlying and in surrounding relationship relative to a soil core mounting a plant therewithin. The shells are defined by arcuate walls complementa... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5090157 | Tree basket The present invention provides a durable tree basket having generally horizontally disposed rings connected by at least one pliable support. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the substantially horizontal rings are supported by removable ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5025590 | Root ball basket Wire panels which are easily and readily adapted to any size tree or shrub root ball and which when attached together form a basket to preserve the integrity of the root ball are disclosed. The panels are formed in a criss cross configuration and are secu... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4979321 | Tree excavator An excavator for excavating a tree and forming a root ball consisting of an excavator scoop having a plurality of segments mounted for movement with respect to one another between a nested position in which the segments are nested one within another and a... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4929010 | Portable lifter This invention deals with a portable lifter of the kind designed to fit around the balled earth and root system or bagged earth and root system of a shrub or a tree. The device of the instant invention is fabricated from light-weight metal such as aluminu... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4843757 | Root ball watering device In accordance with the present invention a piece of perforated tubing is formed into a series of loops which define a generally truncated shape with at least one large diameter loop at the top and at least one smaller diameter loop located below the top l... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4807393 | Root ball container and method A star-shaped root ball container constructed of a single wire with loops forming an odd number of points is illustrated together with the apparatus and method for making same.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4658518 | Tree moving apparatus Apparatus for moving a tree is disclosed that includes a plurality of ground piercing blades, means for moving the blades into the ground below a tree to sever the tree and a root ball from ground, and guide means for guiding the blades into position unde... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4646470 | Fast fit liner for earth ball A fast fit liner for an earth ball of the type surrounding nursery plants and trees for transportation is formed from a square piece of cloth material which is folded at midpoints along each side thereof to form interiorly extending pleats, with the seams... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4604825 | Tree cradle A cradle for use in transplanting and transporting trees includes a body with an upper rim and two main strap members diametrally opposed and extending downwardly from the rim to terminate at a bottom wall. Auxiliary upright straps extend between the bott... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4604017 | Tree transporter A tree transporter comprises a plurality of buckets pivotally mounted on a rectangular frame. The frame has two sides and a central beam mounted higher than the sides together with a number of transverse beams so as to form square cells between the sides ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4574522 | Root control bag A process for growing nursery stock (e.g. trees, shrubs, etc.) involving the specific improvement of confining root propagation to a nonwoven porous polymeric fabric bag such that growth through the bag is severely constricted at the fabric, producing a g... | 03/11/1986 |
