Vitebsk landscapers have successfully transplanted 50-year-old Canadian spruces for the first time, Dmitry Nikityuk, chief engineer of the communal unitary enterprise "Zelenstroy," told a BELTA correspondent. Due to the reconstruction of Victory Square in the regional center, "Zelenstroy" specialists had to transplant 20 spruces, with an average age of about 50 years. According to Dmitry Nikityuk, the technology for transplanting large trees has been tested and proven effective, but "Zelenstroy" had not had to transplant such old trees before. Some of the spruces were relocated to the Soviet Army Park, and another 8 trees were added to the alley of Canadian spruces in the Botanical Garden of Vitebsk State University. Despite the fact that just over a month has passed since the transplant, the spruces have already shown new growth. Thus, the first stage of the transplant was successful, concluded Dmitry Nikityuk.