Reducing a tree’s height or spread is best accomplished by pruning back the leaders and branch terminals to secondary branches that are large enough to assume the terminal roles. Compared to topping, reduction helps maintain natural form and structural integrity of the tree.

Removing the lower branches from a tree to provide clearance for buildings, vehicles, pedestrians, and vistas.

Selective branch removal to improve structure and to increase light penetration and air movement through the crown. Proper thinning opens the foliage of a tree, reduces weight on heavy limbs, and helps retain the tree’s natural shape.

Pollarding is a method of pruning that keeps trees smaller than they would naturally grow. It is normally started once a tree reaches a certain height, the process is then repeated every couple of years.

Dead branches, or deadwood, is a natural part of a tree’s lifecycle that can be caused by damage, whether from storms, diseases, animals, or man-made. Rather than being shed from the tree right away, deadwood often remains attached to the tree. Removal of deadwood will help reduce the risk of injury or damage to property. 

We like to encourage reductions, crown lifting and thinning but sometimes it is necessary to remove the whole tree. Where felling is not possible we are able to dismantle the tree in sections using rigging techniques to ensure no damage to the surrounding area.    

Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) were introduced to enable Local Planning Authorities the ability to protect trees. We can advise on what trees are protected and apply for any work that is required on your behalf.

We always encourage tree planting, especially when trees are to be felled. Let us advise you on what best to plant and where.