Petatree helps you honour your pet by turning their ashes into the life of a tree. After cremation, your pet’s ashes are blended with a special pH buffer and conditioned soil inside our green-tech urn. A tree seedling is planted in this mixture so your pet’s ashes help nourish the tree as it grows.
The Petatree Memorial Kit includes:
– A fully compostable Petatree urn made from sustainable fibre
– A specially conditioned soil mix tailored to your tree type
– A pH buffer that protects the roots from the natural alkalinity of ashes and helps release nutrients
– A tree sapling of your choice
Cremated remains are naturally very alkaline and can damage young roots if used on their own. Petatree’s pH buffer neutralizes that alkalinity and “activates” the ashes so the nutrients can be safely absorbed by the tree, giving it a healthier start in life.
Both the Petatree urn and planter are made from composite “green-tech” fibres designed to fully compost within roughly 30–60 days after burial, allowing the tree’s roots to grow through naturally and integrate with the surrounding soil.
Petatree is based in Toronto, Ontario, and describes itself as a “completely Canadian” story, working with Canadian partners for product development, cremation, and tree choices. Tree seedlings are supplied through TreeTime.ca, which serves Canada and parts of the U.S. For exact availability and logistics in your area, visitors are encouraged to contact Petatree directly using the phone or email listed on the site.
All Petatree saplings are designed to grow naturally indoors for a lifetime. Yet, they can live outdoors as well if and when permanent transplantation is chosen.
Also, Petatree trees are “dwarf” hybrids. They are hearty, will grow well in any space and will grow to a height of approximately 1.5- 2.0 metres.
Not our trees; we choose only dwarf hybrid versions of the tree types we offer our clients. They will reach a height of about 1.5 metres and the choices of tree type are endless.
we spent a lot of time on this subject before launching our company. After all, our trees are a symbol of “rebirth” so we take this very seriously. All trees require at least 12 months for their immunity systems to fully develop. So all of our saplings (trees) are at least 24 months or older to ensure their health. Also, the tree types we have chosen are native to the areas of our clients and are extremely hearty. Last, they can and will grow indoors permanently as well as outdoors – depending on your needs.
Our company is predicated on the promise of rebirth and providing pet owners a unique, natural memorial for their pets —-
So, we spent 15 months researching this subject with Innovation Guelph, MaRS and our Arborist
Here’s what we discovered:
Decades of scientific study, grafting and genetic cross-hybrid pollination has led to the safe and natural development of trees that will grow indoors – permanently – and outdoors if you wish.
We choose tree types that are native to the areas of our clients and are extremely hearty.
Tree saplings require 12 months of growth to establish a healthy immune system; Petatree saplings are a minimum of 24 months old and are examined regularly before becoming part of a living memorial for your pet.
Our planters are made with all-natural products; the exterior is a beeswax finish and it looks like the bark of a tree. However, if that isn’t suitable we recommend using the Planter to plant your tree and then place it in a planter that suits the room’s style.
Because, if and when you find a permanent outdoor home for your tree, our Planter will compost
completely within 30 days of planting into the ground- just drop the entire planter
and tree into a freshly dug hole – no messy transplantation and it’s totally
green.
1. An under-developed immune system: It takes 12 months for a tree sapling’s immune system to fully develop.
That’s Why…
every Petatree sapling is at least 18 months old before becoming part of a living memorial
2. Direct contact with high-alkaline materials – especially pet’s ashes
That’s Why… Petatree formulated a pH buffer that neutralizes the alkalinity of ashes so they don’t kill the roots of your tree,
3.Lack of essential nutrients
That’s Why..Petatree’s pH Buffer also “activates” the ashes, releasing the nutrients. Tree saplings require 23 nutrients to grow most robustly: Cat and dog ashes have 22 of them, naturally.