Mar 5, 2017
In January we said goodbe to JB, who decided that tree surgery wasn’t for him in the long term. He came to us as a friend of a friend and followed a apprenticeship leading to a level 2 Diploma Trees and Timber, at Sparsholt College. At college for one day...
Feb 5, 2017
A new study shows that trees of different species can exchange large amounts of carbon via the fingal internet that connects their roots. In 1999, a team of scientists led by Christian Körner did what thousands of people do every Christmas: they wrapped...
Jan 5, 2017
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...
Dec 5, 2016
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. ...
Nov 5, 2016
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...
Oct 5, 2016
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...
