Jan 5, 2021
We’ve written regularly about the way we use mobile elevated working platforms in practical tree surgery, and how valuable they are in helping to increase safety and efficiency when we’re working at height. This job below is a good example to show why we will always...
Dec 5, 2020
When they fail, trees don’t care where they land, and as we have seen from the news when the weather is really bad, that can have terrible consequences. Thankfully, no one was hurt when this early-mature Alder went down over the river Loddon in a domestic...
Oct 5, 2020
A bit of a binary choice, and of course like most small businesses, we need to do both. Our team is a great mix of people who have joined us with little or no experience of tree surgery and those with all the existing experience and qualifications we need....
Sep 5, 2020
This blog comes by way of an update and hello to any regular readers – any of you out there? – in the very strange conditions we’ve all been enduring since the start of Spring. Who could have predicted that 2020 would turn out as it...
Aug 5, 2020
Once upon a time, tree surgery was completed almost exclusively by unqualified people who were fearless about climbing trees and “dropping” the tops out of them. People talked about “topping” the crowns out of large trees and boasted of the sheer physical...
Jul 5, 2020
Practical tree surgery encompasses a wider range of works than some people might first imagine. As well as pruning and felling trees, we provide tree health assessments and tree reports which set out a foundation baseline of the condition of your trees, and a...
Jun 5, 2020
Pollarding continues to be a great way to keep a growing tree in situ, maintaining the crown size at a manageable level and retaining a green feature and all the benefits of having the tree. It’s expecially useful for urban trees and those in small garden...
May 5, 2020
While we were coming back from the New Forest in the Summer last year, we stumbled on Furzey Gardens https://www.minsteadtrust.org.uk/pages/category/furzey-gardens, almost by accident. Furzey Gardens is the social enterprise of the Minstead Trust, working...
Apr 5, 2020
Who would have though just a few short weeks ago that we would have made so many changes in our lives. We very much hope that you and yours are well and coping with the new emerging order. Like so many others, most of our team members are furloughed at...
Mar 5, 2020
It’s increasingly the case these days that we are occupied with storm related tree works in the first quarter of the year; this also appears to be a result of climate change, and seems to be a predictable weather pattern that we now, to some extent, plan for as a...
