9 ft tree in Prius

huskers · 04-22-2006, 09:59 PM

I had damage to a tree at my place and wanted to replace it. While looking around at a tree place I saw the tree I wanted. I was not sure if it would fit in the Prius for the 30 mile trip home. I put the root ball in a trach bag so dirt would not spill out, put the seatd down in back, put the front passinger seat down, and loaded the tree at an angle. The bushy part was with me in the front for the trip home but it rode well and is now in the ground. People looked at me funny on the interstate but this car will do almost anything. I measured the tree when I got home...9ft counting the root ball.

DaveinOlyWA · 04-22-2006, 10:18 PM

very cool. got any pics?

brotha bran · 04-24-2006, 12:52 PM

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very cool. got any pics?
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ditto with the call for pics

huskers · 04-24-2006, 05:17 PM

I wish I had taken pictures...tree in ground now...will next time. It took a while to clean all of the little tree things out of the car. It was blooming at the time of travel home.

darelldd · 04-24-2006, 05:29 PM

No, no. You'll go out and dig that thing back up. Stuff it back in the car and take pictures! This is important!

huskers · 04-24-2006, 08:19 PM

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No, no. You'll go out and dig that thing back up. Stuff it back in the car and take pictures! This is important!
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Since it was planted on Earth Day, it would cause an environmental protest if I dug it up now. I could draw a picture of a Prius with a stick person with a stick tree in it!!! :P

DaveinOlyWA · 04-24-2006, 09:08 PM

planted it???...looks like a job for photoshop man!!

etkal · 04-25-2006, 12:32 AM

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I put the root ball in a trach bag so dirt would not spill out, put the seatd down in back, put the front passinger seat down, and loaded the tree at an angle. The bushy part was with me in the front for the trip home but it rode well and is now in the ground. People looked at me funny on the interstate but this car will do almost anything.
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Heh heh. This past week (2nd week of owning) I went to help my ex buy a futon and we managed to fit it in without too much difficulty. We put both back seats down and had to move the passenger seat up (almost) all the way, and the main box was on top of the console lid so I could not open it; the mattress fit on top but I could close the hatch with the mattress pressed against the glass, and the side rail box fit into the driver side rear space. I was quite impressed, as I could not have done that in my just-recent 2002 Camry (trade-in for the Prius), though in the Explorer before that I could have, although at 19 mpg... :-O

darelldd · 04-25-2006, 12:58 AM

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Heh heh. This past week (2nd week of owning) I went to help my ex buy a futon and we managed to fit it in without too much difficulty. We put both back seats down and had to move the passenger seat up (almost) all the way, and the main box was on top of the console lid so I could not open it; the mattress fit on top but I could close the hatch with the mattress pressed against the glass, and the side rail box fit into the driver side rear space. I was quite impressed, as I could not have done that in my just-recent 2002 Camry (trade-in for the Prius), though in the Explorer before that I could have, although at 19 mpg... :-O
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What... do I have to go out and buy all you guys new cameras?!

**Tideland Prius** · 04-25-2006, 12:09 PM

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04-22-2006, 09:59 PM	#1
huskers Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 611 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I had damage to a tree at my place and wanted to replace it. While looking around at a tree place I saw the tree I wanted. I was not sure if it would fit in the Prius for the 30 mile trip home. I put the root ball in a trach bag so dirt would not spill out, put the seatd down in back, put the front passinger seat down, and loaded the tree at an angle. The bushy part was with me in the front for the trip home but it rode well and is now in the ground. People looked at me funny on the interstate but this car will do almost anything. I measured the tree when I got home...9ft counting the root ball.

04-22-2006, 10:18 PM	#2
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,676 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	very cool. got any pics?

04-24-2006, 05:17 PM	#4
huskers Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 611 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I wish I had taken pictures...tree in ground now...will next time. It took a while to clean all of the little tree things out of the car. It was blooming at the time of travel home.

04-24-2006, 05:29 PM	#5
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 4,523 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 10	No, no. You'll go out and dig that thing back up. Stuff it back in the car and take pictures! This is important!

04-24-2006, 09:08 PM	#7
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,676 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	planted it???...looks like a job for photoshop man!!

04-25-2006, 12:09 PM	#10
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,932 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11