Nov 5, 2014
We were amused recently to see, shortly after one of our regular team meetings, that we appeared to be scaling Big Ben to clean it…! We’d like to say that this was a special training exercise organised by Andrew to give the team even more variety in their work, but...
Oct 5, 2014
What a fantastic summer it’s been. The team has expanded again and we’ve welcomed Tom and Jay as our new trainee Arborists. For both of them, this summer has been all about building a good overview of the role, and getting their training well underway...
Sep 5, 2014
The Mystery of the Yew Tree Did you know that Yew trees can reach 400 – 600 years of age and there are around ten Yew trees in Britain (such as the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire and the Llangernyw Yew in Clwyd) which are believed to be thousands of years...
Aug 5, 2014
Tree Disease Thankfully this limb failure caused no real damage to people or to the adjoining property, but this is a good example of how unnoticed tree disease can have a serious impact.In this case, a limb had broken away and failed because the tree was riddled with...
Jul 5, 2014
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...
Jun 5, 2014
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...
May 6, 2014
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....
Feb 5, 2014
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...
Feb 5, 2014
…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,...
Jan 5, 2014
Tree surgery – why we do mind Trees represent something primal in some of us. Whilst working on some lovely Lime trees in Canterbury recently, we spent quite a lot of time reassuring, and indeed comforting, a passerby who was concerned about the work....
