What is Honey Fungus?

Honey Fungus Honey fungus is the common name given to several different species of fungi (Armillaria) that attack and kill the roots of many woody and perennial plants. The most characteristic symptom of honey fungus is white fungal growth between the bark and wood...

When it Pays to Check your Trees

Thankfully, it’s not a very common occurrence to have a neighbour’s  tree land unexpectedly on your house as this one did for a customer in October.  But a nasty shock and an unexpected bill it turned out to be none-the-less. A tree belongs to and is the...

MEWPS – What and Why?

MEWP stands for Mobile Elevated Working Platform and is also sometimes referred to as a cherry- picker, a hoist or a platform.  MEWPs that are used by tree surgeons come truck-mounted, static or on tracks like this one, making them easier to manoeuvre into place....

Wind Wind Blow Away!

Let’s now speak too soon, but the weather appears finally to be settling down and we hope you’re all safe and sound. It’s been an incredibly busy time for us and all our tree surgery colleagues all over the country on the back of the storms.  We’re very grateful...

One of the Best Bits about being a Tree Surgeon

…is the sheer beauty of nature and the pleasure of being surrounded by the natural stuff, most days, every day. Even though as the weather’s changing there is something very powerful about being out and amongst the natural world.  It’s a recognized phenomenon,...