Advice and guides
Advice on trees, timing and what the work costs
The questions we get asked before anyone commits to anything, answered properly rather than as a sales pitch.
Guides
Four things worth knowing before you book tree work
Whether a tree actually needs attention, when it should be cut, whether you are allowed to cut it, and what moves the price. None of it requires you to call us.
Signs a tree is unsafe, and when to call an arborist
The things worth looking for on your own trees, from fungal brackets and bark cracks to a lean that has changed, and what warrants a professional opinion.
Read signs a tree is unsafe
When to prune a tree, and why timing matters
Why most broadleaf pruning happens in winter, which species are exceptions, how apple and other fruit trees differ, and the legal limits during nesting season.
Read when to prune a tree
Tree Preservation Orders and conservation areas
What a TPO means for work on your own tree, what is different in a conservation area, and the notice the council expects before anything is cut.
Read tpos & conservation areas
Choosing a tree surgeon, and what drives the cost
What separates a competent outfit from a cheap one, what actually moves the price of a removal or a prune, and whether a stump is worth grinding out.
Read choosing a tree surgeonA question these guides do not answer?
Ask us. We would rather tell you a tree is fine than quote you for work it does not need.
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