Crown Reductions
The branches, shoots and foliage of a tree together are known as the crown. Crown reductions involve evenly removing branches from the top and sides of the tree, taking away no more than 30% of overall crown shape. This service could be ideal if you are looking to bring more light into your garden by reducing the size of …
Crown lifting
This involves removing the lower limbs of the tree to increase the space beneath. This is commonly done to let light through a very dense lower crown, but also to stop the branches encroaching on the space below if, for example, the tree overhangs a shed, footpath, driveway or road. Crown lifting can also improve …
Crown Thinning
This is done by carefully pruning limbs within the canopy, removing alternate branches to allow light through the crown, while retaining the outside shape of the tree. This process also allows wind through the tree, reducing the likelihood of wind damage, and improves the tree’s appearance.
Deadwooding
Deadwooding involves removing all dead limbs from the canopy of tree. This makes the tree safer. The careful pruning cuts involved in deadwooding allow the tree to heal properly and remain healthy. If dead branches are left to tear from the tree it can cause long-term damage to the stem and enable decay to get …
Tree Bracing
Bracing is often used to provide support to trees with multi-stemmed crowns or as a way of preserving the life of ancient trees. Bracing involves securing the limbs of a tree together with cables to prevent wind damage, snapping and movement. We use the Cobra bracing system which is non invasive, as it requires no …
Pollarding
If you have a tree that is too big for the area it is in pollarding offers a way of reducing it back to a manageable size. The process involves removing more than 30% of the tree’s canopy shape leaving just a small crown, or in older methods just the trunk and the main branch …
Tree felling
When a tree needs to be removed completely and there is plenty of space around it, such as in large gardens or parkland, we can fell the tree bringing it to the ground whole. This is achieved using a series of special technical cuts at the base of the tree. We also often use a hammer and wedges to …
Dismantling
When a tree needs to be taken down in a restricted space we dismantle it bit by bit, as opposed to felling it whole. Our tree team cut away one section at a time and, depending on the nature of the surroundings, will either carefully drop wood to the ground or alternatively lower it with …
Stump and root removal
We are able to remove just the solid wood part of the stump or both the tree stump and the roots, depending on your requirements. The bowl of the stump can be removed using a stump grinder but leaving the soft fibrous roots underground. We have access to a range of machinery depending on the …
Hedge cutting
Hedges often play an important role in our gardens and outdoor spaces, offering privacy and demarking boundaries; their upkeep can make a big difference to the visual appearance of a property.From small one-off cutting jobs to large-scale hedge maintenance contracts, we offer a quality service that we take pride in.
Planting
When it comes to planting new trees, it is important to get the right tree in the right place. We are here to help with both the planning and planting of new trees. We will discuss with you the look you are hoping to achieve and which species of tree might be best for your location.We are able …
Invasive species control
There are hundreds of invasive species in the UK which spread rapidly and once planted can be hard to get rid of.Some of the more common problematic species we are asked to deal with include bamboo, rhododendron, sycamore and Japanese knotweed.We are able to help identify invasive species, offer advice on how to best to control or manage …
Emergency callouts
We offer an emergency service for storm damaged trees or times when you have a concern about a tree overhanging your car, property or utilities.There are several different ways to remove the damaged limbs, the safest being to use a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP), also known as a cherry picker. We very often use pulleys, ropes and …
Site Clearance
Our site clearance service involves removing trees, stumps, roots, hedges and shrubs.It is commonly used to clear ground ready for building work to start on both large and small-scale housing developments but is also available for those looking to clear severely overgrown gardens or parkland.