Your Local Tree Surgeon
Your Local Tree Surgeon
Dead Wood Removal
In mature, fast growing, or diseased, dead and dying trees – you will find dead wood, which will need to be safely removed before it becomes a danger to people or property below
Dead Wood can occur for the following reasons:
- Badly carried out tree surgery or branches that cross, rub and expose themselves to infection and disease (often identified as fungi).
- Animals that will scratch, bite and bore their way into the tasty delights can find just underneath the tree's bark.
- Pines and spruces will discard their lower limbs as they focus all their energies on new growth at the top of their canopy
- Honey fungus and phytophthora root rot work attack from below the ground and can lead to limb failures and the eventual death of a tree
- Summer branch drop can happen in even the healthiest looking tree, generally when the tree is in leaf, following heavy rain after a dry spell.
- Old age
Our skilled tree surgeons will safely lower larger branches and carefully remove dead wood that will eventually fall from the tree to the ground below.
With larger failures, it may be necessary to set up a lowering rig above the deadwood, in order to control its descent.
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Our Assessment Process of Dead Wood Removal
As part of our initial visit to assess Deadwooding your tree(s) we will discuss with you:
- The trees health
- If there are other branches that may have been damaged or are showing signs of concern
- How we will lower the dead wood
- Future management
- Access arrangements
- Potential hazards (sheds,greenhouses, cables, underground drainage, fences etc…)
- Waste Removal
- Our availability to carry out the work
Note – Deadwooding a tree with TPO’s (or even those that are in a conservation area) does not require permission to work on, from your local authority as it is seen as dangerous and can be carried out immediately.
Additional permission will need to be sought if further remedial work is required for the long term health of the tree.
