Storm Doris
Birch tree that had sliped at the base.
If you have any concerns, require immediate or remedial work please do not hesitate to contact us.
Heavily colonised with ivy mature Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior)
Heavily colonised with ivy this over mature Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) was pruned back to previous reduction points and had the ivy removed.
With a history of heavy pruning, old Inonotus hispidus fungus brackets present and large cavities we recommend to stabilise the tree as best we could.
Now the tree is clean a tidy with plenty of weight alleviated we can continue to monitor the tree for future development.
Ivy is excellent for wildlife, however it adds substantial wight to the tree and in time hampers the trees ability to photosynthes but most importantly makes it very difficult to assess major component’s of the tree when carrying out a visual tree inspection.
Inonotus hispidus causes bark death, and causes the timber to become brittle. This can lead to fractures of branches and stems. Inonotus hispidus is classed as a white rot decay fungus attacking both cellulous and lignin at a similar rate. The fruiting bodies enter the tree through wounds on the branches and trunk and decompose the heartwood.
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) fell
Our apprentice climber getting it done!
This Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) was deemed unsafe in a recent tree survey and we was ask to undertake a section dismantle to remove the risk from tree failure.
Congratulations to our upcoming arborist Jordan for a successful job.
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
We removed the hazard beam and undertook deadwood/crown lifting pruning.
A hazard beam is a curved woody stem, whose loading tends to bend it against the direction of curvature, has a tendency to split through the centre, having the effect of straightening the part.
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), beautiful twisting tree that we undertook deadwood and crown lifting pruning on.
Giant sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Deadwood, crown lift and climbing inspection undertaken on this mature Giant sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum).
In the past this tree has had a large portion of height removed, our client wanted us to check the old pruning wound and monitor the new regrowth to ensure healthy attachment.
We removed all dead/dangerous branches and also lifted the canopy to give greater clearance.
Malus crown reduction
Heavy Malus crown reduction, our client liked the tree but hated the mess from the fruit!
We gave the tree a heavy prune to get the tree back into shape and also reduce the fruit fall this autumn.
Mature Oak reduction
Mature Oak reduction today, another firm started this tree (notice the cuts at the top proir to work) unfortunately for them they walked away without completing the work.
Carefully pruning and lowing was an absolute must on this tree! Just look at all the targets we had to work around.
Glass conservatory, house, garden sheds with tile roof, a modern outhouse building, fences and all the shrubs.
Another successful prune with no damage.
