Funky Funghi

We found this fabulous funghi just like this on dead wood at our yard this week. Called Coral Spot because after affected branches die they develop pinhead-sized coral-pink fungal pustules, is a disease caused by the fungus Nectria cinnabarina. It causes die-back of...

Hidden Decay

We have many, many repeat customers whose trees we have been looking after for nearly twenty years.  Most of our customers love their trees and because of that, know when there have experienced a physical change that might need a little more investigation. ...

Checking Trees

We’ve blogged about this before, but going into winter when the rougher weather might have an impact on your trees, now is a good time to do a simple, practical check on your trees to see whether there is a case for a further professional opinion. Prevention of tree...

Conkers Under Threat

If Ash Dieback (Chalara) wasn’t enough to make the tree-lovers amongst us feel concerned, it has now been reported that the Conker tree, is under attack.  This, from The Independent on October 18th 2016:The horse chestnut leaf miner moth, which first...

Working Outside

It can be a tempting proposition when you’re “trapped” In an office to romanticise the realities of working outside.  On a Spring day when the blossom is out, there’s a small cooling breeze and sunshine aplenty, it’s certainly the best job in the world. When it’s...