Our services
As qualified tree surgeons we can offer you:
- a diagnosis of tree ill health
- tree dismantling
- tree felling
- crown raising
- pruning
- removal of hazardous branches
- pollarding
- hedge trimming
How does the process work:
Tree Inspection
As part of the quotation process we carry out a visual inspection to determine any problems or causes for concern e.g. presence of decay, deadwood, problem or defective branches etc. We discuss your requirements and offer our recommendation for work required.
Written quotation
Following our initial visit to inspect the tree, we will supply you with a free written quotation detailing our findings and recommendations for work to be completed.Commencing work
Once our quotation has been accepted we will schedule the works to begin on a date that is convenient for you.- A risk assessment is completed before work begins
- All operatives hold relevant NPTC qualifications for operating equipment (National proficiency Test Council)
- Each operative wears PPE (personal protective equipment)
- Climbing and lowering equipment is used
- Health & safety guidelines are followed
Completion of work
Once a job has been completed, all brush and timber will be removed and the site will be left clean and tidy and safe.
All brush is recycled for wood chip mulch.
All large timber is recycled for firewood or wood carving.
Tree surgery terms explained
Crown Clean
Removes dead, broken, rubbing, or diseased branches and Ivy.
Crown Thin
Removes small secondary branches, especially from the end portion of limbs. This allows more light and wind to pass through the canopy, which helps to reduce the "sail area", reducing the risk of limb failure in strong winds.
Crown Reduction
Reducing the height of the tree by shortening the ends of branches back to suitable live growth points through-out the edge of the canopy, thus reducing the height of the tree.
Crown Lift or Crown raise
Reducing or removing low branches to allow adequate clearance underneath e.g. over a driveway, footpath or road.
Crown balance
Removing/reducing live branches to redistribute wind and gravity loads in the canopy.
Pollarding
A management process for controlling a trees growth, Idealy carried out on young trees, focusing on the removal of the main limbs to a suitable growth area. New growth develops in time and if the trees is re-pollarded every few year then pollard "heads" will form. Pollarding can look quite severe when first carried out and is not always a suitable option. In particular, certain species respond well to pollarding e.g. Willow and Lime, where as such species as Beech do not respond very well.
Removes dead, broken, rubbing, or diseased branches and Ivy.
Crown Thin
Removes small secondary branches, especially from the end portion of limbs. This allows more light and wind to pass through the canopy, which helps to reduce the "sail area", reducing the risk of limb failure in strong winds.
Crown Reduction
Reducing the height of the tree by shortening the ends of branches back to suitable live growth points through-out the edge of the canopy, thus reducing the height of the tree.
Crown Lift or Crown raise
Reducing or removing low branches to allow adequate clearance underneath e.g. over a driveway, footpath or road.
Crown balance
Removing/reducing live branches to redistribute wind and gravity loads in the canopy.
A management process for controlling a trees growth, Idealy carried out on young trees, focusing on the removal of the main limbs to a suitable growth area. New growth develops in time and if the trees is re-pollarded every few year then pollard "heads" will form. Pollarding can look quite severe when first carried out and is not always a suitable option. In particular, certain species respond well to pollarding e.g. Willow and Lime, where as such species as Beech do not respond very well.