A garden with a small round building in the centre, flanked by two large trimmed trees, with houses and a cloudy sky in the background.

When is the best time to prune trees?

If you want to improve the structure and appearance of your treasured tree, you’ll need to become a tree pruning pro.  One essential part of being a master in tree pruning is knowing when to prune your trees, as different types of trees have their ideal pruning times throughout the ... Read more

Topics: tree management, tree pruning

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Person in an orange jacket is attaching yellow cables or sensors around the base of a large tree in a wooded area, likely setting up equipment for sonic tomography to assess the tree's internal structure.

Why professional commercial arboriculture is important

Commercial tree services manage the amenity (looks good!) and risk (ain’t gonna cause problems!) from trees in locations such as streets, parks, gardens, schools, churches, and playgrounds, as well as alongside roads, railways and adjacent utilities including electric cables and telephone lines.. Commercial tree surgeons are the masterminds behind these ... Read more

Topics: risk assessment, tree management, tree pruning, tree removal

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Two hedges with a house in between in a back garden

What is target pruning?

Target pruning is a method of tree pruning utilised by qualified and competent arborists to manage the safe removal of tree branches in a way that is least impactful to the tree. Also known as natural tree pruning, it involves making precise cuts beyond the collar of the tree branch, ... Read more

Topics: target pruning, tree pruning, tree pruning services

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A two-lane road bordered by tall trees and a wooden fence, with cars driving and a speed limit sign on the left, evokes the charm of scenic carriageways while ensuring travellers comply with section 154 regulations.

So you’ve had a section 154 notice…

Section 154 of the Highways Act 1980 (‘the Act’) gives the highway authority powers to require tree removal, or the cutting back of trees, shrubs and hedges that obstruct or endanger highway users. As you can see in the example below the conifers on the right were obstructing the speed ... Read more

Topics: highways, law, legislation, section 154, tree law, tree management, tree pruning

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Workers use cherry pickers and equipment to trim tall trees along a roadside under a cloudy blue sky. Traffic cones line the street for safety, and lorries are parked nearby.

Road side pruning for a school

We recently completed a three-day project aimed at enhancing footpath safety outside a school in South Tyneside, by pruning and removing trees. This roadside work for a school is an example of the commercial tree services we carry out for education and public sector clients. Given short notice, we promptly ... Read more

Topics: mewp, schools, traffic management, tree climbing, tree pruning, tree removal

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A massive, gnarled tree with twisted roots and branches forms an arch over a residential street between houses and power lines under a cloudy sky.

Dodgy trees near roads and footpaths

Trees overhanging, and posing a risk to roads and footpaths are covered by Highways Act 1980, Section 154. This time we’re looking at section 2. What’s addressed? This piece of legislation deals with hedges, trees and shrubs (‘vegetation’) which risk falling onto a publicly accessible highway, road or footpath. The legislation addresses risk ... Read more

Topics: legislation, risk assessment, tree law, tree pruning, tree removal

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A worker in orange safety gear operates a green cherry picker beside a lorry labelled with a tree service company's details on a road near a grassy area and fence.

WHAT IS a MEWP!?

Aerial tree work can be undertaken using a variety of skills and equipment. In this post we'll focus on the Mobile Elevated Working Platform, or MEWP.

Topics: commercial, domestic, mewp, tree pruning

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Man wearing a helmet and orange "Tree Surgeon" shirt stands on a cherry picker by tall trees next to a large industrial building under a partly cloudy sky.

Boundary pruning at an industrial unit

We were asked by a local printing firm to find a cost effective means of managing vegetation growing over the boundary fence, making contact with the building, and dropping lots of leaves in their guttering. This is an example of the commercial tree services we provide for industrial clients.” With ... Read more

Topics: industrial, mewp, tree management, tree pruning

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