Stanford Tree Recycling

 
Hamilton Tree Service Inc. Truck and crane in the background taking a tree apart as we see a tree in the foreground that was taken down.

Site Completion
Ongoing

Client
Stanford University

Architect
ZGF Architects

Landscape Architect
Interstice Architects

Prime Contractor
Whiting-Turner

Landscape Contractor
Park West

Tree Removal
Hamilton Tree Service Inc.

Project Management
Bay Area Redwood

Stanford University Tree Recycling and Removal

Stanford, CA

As beautiful as the end products we make from salvaged wood are, it's important to highlight the expertise, hard work, precautions, and considerations required for taking down and harvesting the trees beforehand. It is our privilege to serve as the Project Manager for this multi-year tree salvaging project alongside ZGF Architects, Interstice Architects, Whiting-Turner, Parkwest, and Hamilton Tree Service Inc. Together, we safely removed huge Coast Live Oak trees and a Blue Oak, ensuring they came down in the safest way that minimizes ecological damage to the area. We at Bay Area Redwood will now utilize the wood harvested from this project, transforming it into products for campus use and other projects to continue the trees' long legacy.

Services
Tree Harvesting Project Management
Tree Removal

Products
To Be Determined

Wood Species
Coast Live Oak
Blue Oak

Stanford Tree Recycling and Benches

 

Remembrance benches made from the huge decaying heritage oak that used to stand here in front of Kingscote Gardens, Stanford.

Site Completion
May 2024

Client / Internally Managed
Stanford

Landscape Contractor
Anza Engineering

Stanford Tree Recycling and Benches

Palo Alto, CA

Services
Tree Harvesting Project Management
Log Storage
Product Fabrication to Spec
Product Delivery

Products
Benches
Tables

Wood Species
Heritage Coast Live Oak

One of the heritage trees in front of Kingscote Gardens that needed to come down due to decay. 2 benches that came from this tree sit here today for students to enjoy and remember the tree.

Heartbreaking to see, but several of the huge heritage Coast Live Oak trees on Stanford campus had fallen due to heavy winds in 2023, and several others were deemed necessary to come down due to decay that had rendered the trees likely to fall in the next windstorm.

We were grateful to help with the full process from safe removal, all the way to co-designing and fabricating the benches and tables to fabricate from these trees.

The benches and tables now sit all throughout Stanford campus for students and faculty to enjoy, including Kingscote Gardens, Lake Lagunita, and Faculty Club.

Tree Removal

Milling

December 2023

Processing Logs

January - March 2024

Deliver & Post-Delivery