Tree surgery

 

By definition, Tree Surgery is "the treatment of damaged or decaying trees"

 

A qualified tree surgeon is, a person best qualified to diagnose and treat its condition.

 

Remedy or removal depends upon the nature of the condition. 
 

An insect infestation can be treated with chemicals and a problem solved in this way will ensure the continued growth and development of the tree.

 

Dead wood in the branch of a tree can be removed and a problem solved in this way will ensure the continued growth and development of the tree.

 

If a tree has become damaged through animal or insect activity, high winds, fire or flood or if a tree is suffering the effects of rot, it may be that the tree, or certain parts of it, now represent a hazard either to passers by or property.

 

In this instance a Tree Surgeon will be called upon to "make safe" the tree. This "making safe" process can range in detail from the simple removal of a dead or dying limb (dead wooding) to the complete removal of a tree (felling). 

 

Other aspects of a Tree Surgeons work are Crown Reduction, Crown Lifting, Crown thinning,  Deadwooding, Stump removal, Pest and Disease control, Planting and feeding, Pollarding, Coppicing and Bracing. 
 

The utmost care must be taken in all aspects of tree surgery for a number reasons;

 

Firstly, there is the safety of the tree surgeon to consider. He is working, often at heights with a high powered cutting device.

 

Then there is the well being of the tree to think about. Cut too much off or eat into live wood and the tree may suffer  further infection. Cut too little, deadwood or infestation remains and may spread to affect more of the tree.

 
But care must be taken in other areas too.If you remove a tree (particularly an established one) from an area, you are actually making a huge difference to the localised eco-structure.

 

For more information on tree surgery see our Gossary of Terms Page.