Optimal-Vertrieb Opitz GmbH

With the development and production of modern technology for harvesting and transplanting, Dieter Opitz, the founder of Optimal-Vertrieb Opitz GmbH, set a milestone in nursery and landscaping technology. The success story began in 1964, when Dieter Opitz became self-employed as a young landscaping contractor, with much enthusiasm and little starting capital. As a landscaper with a keen interest in engineering, he devoted much energy to the development of rational working methods. In 1971, he introduced his first tree transplanting machine, the OPTIMAL 1800. Then it happened in rapid succession: in 1974, the OPTIMAL 2500 followed. With a root ball diameter of 2.50 m, it was the largest tree transplanting machine in the world.