Tree Surgeons Castleside

Certain do-it-yourself tree care practices are of course possible if you have a hands-on approach, and the maintenance of fruit trees, smaller trees, shrubs and hedges, can all be carried out by a gardening fanatic. When branches can be accessed from the ground, trimming and pruning is a fairly hassle-free process, and if you have an appropriate tools, know what you're doing and are self-confident, they can definitely be tackled. If larger, more mature trees are involved that will need ladders or climbing, the process is best left to the pros.

It isn't simply the risk of you falling or harming yourself that's a concern when trying to access tall trees, it's also the threat of falling branches (or tools) causing damage to property or injury to those below. Merely the thought of a novice gardener brandishing a powered-up chainsaw whilst balancing perilously up a tree ought to send shivers down your spine, and with any luck, make you reconsider your actions.

Your thoughts may at first turn to employing a gardener to undertake the necessary work on your trees. However this would be an error, as most gardeners in Castleside will not have the required training and qualifications for this type of work, and could possibly even cause harm to your precious trees, rather than help them. If you wish to hire a tradesperson who has the skills for any kind of tree care work, and will be familiar with the tools and equipment needed, a tree surgeon is the right person you need. Special equipment such as harnesses, chainsaws and chipping machinery might be needed to perform your tree care work, but will of course be dependant on the scale of the work and the type and size of trees involved.

A professional tree surgeon in Castleside should be competent in the use of such tools and equipment and while many folks in Castleside may claim to be tree surgeons, you will want to choose one that's suitably qualified in arboriculture and holds the following accreditations:

• CS30 (NPTC 201/202) - Chainsaw crosscut & maintenance.
• CS39 (NPTC 308) - Chainsaw use from rope & harness.
• CS38 (NPTC 206/306) - Tree climbing & tree rescue.
• CS31 (NPTC 203) - Fell & process small trees up to 380mm diameter.

They should also hold some basic first-aid qualifications. All work should also conform to British Standards BS3998 (2010).

These are the minimum qualifications that you ought to be looking out for when you are trying to find a bona fide tree surgeon in Castleside. If when asked about such certifications, the person you're considering is vague and uncooperative, you should find somebody else. More skilled tree surgeons in Castleside might also hold a City and Guilds or similar qualifications in forest management, countryside management, arboriculture, woodland conservation & ecology or forestry.

A variety of tree related work such as tree removal, tree surgery, stump grinding, tree planting, transplanting, pest control, the protection of trees from grazing, tree felling and disease identification, can be carried out by a fully trained tree surgeon in Castleside.

Certain aspects of these services might be needed by the average householder in Castleside, particularly; crown cleaning, crown thinning, crown re-shaping, tree removal/felling, crown raising, pruning, cabling or storm damage restoration, which are some of the more common tree related projects.

For the safety of the householder, themselves and passers-by, a professional Castleside tree surgeon should be skilled in the use of winches, chain saws, wood chippers, rigging ropes, pole saws, lowering winches, harnesses, flip lines, climbing ropes, stump grinders, loppers, rigging pulleys, and other tree surgery equipment. If a so-called 'tree surgeon' shows up at your house with nothing more than a hand saw and a step-ladder, the alarm bells should be sounding, and unless you want a shoddy job you need to send them on their way.

Before you do any serious work on your trees in Castleside, you must make sure that there is not a TPO (Tree Preservation Order) on any of them. You should contact your local planning authority to find out if any of the trees within the boundary of your property are subject to TPOs. Your tree surgeon will be able to give you advice on this and help with any checks.

You'll need to find a decent tree surgeon in Castleside, once you have come to the conclusion that you require specialist help with your tree care. There are numerous ways that you might achieve this aim. You could a elicit a recommendation from family or friends. You could carry out an internet search for the websites of local Castleside tree surgeons. You could check out the Yellow Pages or your local newspaper classified listings. You could submit your requirements to Rated People, My Builder, Quotatis, or one of the other trade portals. This should furnish you with various possibilities.

If you would rather employ the very best, you should try to find an Arboricultural Association approved tree surgeon who'll have been thoroughly checked for:

• The knowledge and application of arboricultural procedures.
• Compliance with legislative requirements and arboricultural contracting.
• High standards of service to clients through efficient business management.
• Working standards, knowledge and operations.
• Health and safety compliance and training.

You should generally avoid jack-of-all-trade type people in Castleside, who offer to chop back your trees, as well as jet wash your driveway, trim your lawn or clean your roof. Also keep clear of cold callers, rogue traders and cowboys, who don't know anything about tree surgery, but will 'have a shot' regardless. Tree surgery shouldn't be attempted by anybody who is not properly trained, and as we've said previously, this sort of is hazardous work.

Also, your trees are precious things and unless the work is carried out by a competent person they could be irreparably harmed or damaged. Pruning, lopping or treating trees at the wrong time of year or in the wrong way can be catastrophic for the health of your trees, therefore stick with the experts.

You should not just bring one company in and just accept the first estimate you're given, try to get at least 3 or 4 quotations from different local tree surgery firms in Castleside, so you are better able to judge. This will give you a selection of tree surgeons in Castleside, but you should not simply make your decision on price alone (i.e. go for the cheapest).

To get an idea of who you're dealing with, ask some pertinent questions. Make sure that they have sufficient insurance, and double check what's included in the price quoted. You will need to know whether waste removal is included, and that they are going to remove all the waste and branches that result from the project.

Asking your tree surgeon for references from former customers might also be a wise idea. They will be happy to provide you with references and even photos of work that they've completed if they're a trustworthy company. If a company happens to have a Facebook or Twitter page, you might also like to check this out, because these social media pages sometimes give insights into how a company performs and how happy it's customer base is.

Locally based Castleside tree surgeons will likely have the postcode DH8 and the phone code 01207. They will operate in Castleside itself, along with nearby areas like East Butsfield, Moorside, West Butsfield, Rowley, Mosswood, The Grove, Knitsley, Allensford, Muggleswick, Waskerley, Snods Edge, Templetown, Healeyfield, Shotleyfield, Carterway Heads, Edmundbyers, and these postcodes: DH8 8LG, DH8 9QZ, DH8 8AG, DH8 8EY, DH8 9QE, DH8 8HT, DH8 8DR, DH8 8HW, DH8 8HF, DH8 8HG.

If you need this sort of service it is unquestionably a good idea to use a competent tree surgeon. Castleside home and business owners can greatly benefit from the knowhow and expertise offered by a trained professional.

Ash Dieback

Expected to decimate approximately 80% of the current United Kingdom ash trees, over the coming years, ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a fungal disease of ash trees that was first documented in the United Kingdom in 2012. Set to have huge repercussions for our beloved countryside, ash dieback is probably going to be just as damaging as the previous epidemic of Dutch Elm Disease.

Ash dieback has a particularly disastrous effect on the native British common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), although it actually affects all trees of the Fraxinus genus, with varying degrees of tolerance to it. Originating in eastern Asia, the fungus which causes ash dieback is named Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (H. fraxineus).

Dispersed by tiny spores that blow on the wind, which are able to travel for many miles, ash dieback has now spread to most regions of Great Britain.

Ash dieback is recognisable by symptoms such as:

• New epicormic growth appearing from buds that were previously dormant.
• Leaves with dark patches that appear during the summertime.
• Dying leaves and shoots that are visible during the summertime.
• The formation of necrotic lesions where limbs meet with the trunk.
• Foliage that wilts, turns black and falls prematurely.

Even ash trees which have the ability to fight off the infection, suffer continued attacks year after year and ultimately succumb and die. Currently there's no clear-cut procedure for stopping the spread of aash dieback, and there's no cure.

Although the Forestry Commission's "Tree Alert Service" is presently only interested in hearing about reports of cases in new locations where it has not previously been recorded, if you're anxious about an ash tree on your property in Castleside, you should contact a local tree surgeon or tree specialist to verify the diagnosis and suggest a suitable solution.

Trees affected - the genus Fraxinus.

Protecting Trees in the Wintertime

Protecting your trees and shrubs in winter is probably something that you haven't thought about too much, possibly presuming that the winters in the United Kingdom are not harsh enough to warrant this. In fact, even shrubs, plants and trees that we generally think of as hardy, will benefit from a bit of added protection in the colder winter months.

Of course where trees are involved it is high winds that can cause the biggest issues and despite the fact that the majority of trees will already have shed their leaves by winter, they may still be susceptible to damage in windy weather. If the weather conditions in Castleside have been windy, and a tree on your property looks to be weakened or at risk of falling, it is wise to bring in a tree surgeon to check whether any action is necessary. Damage to trees can also result from heavy snow, therefore when this sort of weather is on the cards, keep your eyes open for problems. In the depth of winter, your trees and shrubs might require some protection from ice and frost. Spreading a thick layer of mulch around the stem bases will enable them to continue absorbing moisture and prevent the soil around the roots from freezing.

Pollarding Trees Castleside

Pollarding is on the whole done for the sake of basic safety, and is a technique that's used for significantly decreasing a tree's overall size when it has got too large for its setting. It can occasionally be used for functional or visual reasons to mould a tree into a specific form. Trees that grow alongside roadways in Castleside are commonly pollarded, as are those that are used for boundaries and in hedgerows. The rather naked and stark appearance that is the outcome of pollarding isn't very popular with tree lovers, since it is so dissimilar to its attractive natural state. The positive aspect of pollarding, is that trees which would normally have to be removed can be saved in-situ. Pollarding is frequently used on broad-leafed tree species like sycamores, maples, limes, oaks, beeches, planes and horse chestnuts.

Cable Bracing Trees Castleside

A method that is used to give support to a tree when it is showing signs of decay or damage or is a risk to nearby persons or property, cable bracing can be really beneficial in the right situation. Cable bracing is widely used on valuable or older trees in Castleside where the aim is to avoid felling the tree or removing large unstable portions.

A cable bracing system can be useful for supporting any weak limbs, poor joints and V-shaped forks that may be causing some concerns. Carrying out different types of bracing work, a tree surgeon will be prepared to use rods and cables to help mitigate structural stresses, and ideally prolong the life of veteran trees in Castleside.

The aim of cable bracing is to provide a non-invasive means of support which doesn't cause additional damage to the tree by drilling and bolting the branches, and is both shock-absorbing and flexible. A thorough risk risk assessment must be conducted by an arborist of tree surgeon before any cable bracing work can be undertaken. This is vital to guarantee the safety of the tree and nearby areas as the work progresses.

Hedge Cutting Castleside

While the maintenance and care of trees is the primary focus of Castleside tree surgeons, they are regularly required to undertake work on hedges, for instance height reduction and routine trimming. Using an experienced tree surgeon can be a huge benefit when work is needed on conifer hedges (Leylandii for example), which can often get too tall for a normal gardener to cope with, needing specialist equipment to successfully manage.

A hedge that is uncared for or poorly maintained can become overgrown and quickly get out of control. If you permit a hedge to overrun large areas of your garden, it can be tricky to fix down the line, therefore frequent clipping is recommended for both the aesthetic appeal and health of your hedge.

Neat hedges help to make your whole garden look tidier, and might even add to the value of your home in Castleside, if at some stage you have plans to sell it. You should also be able to get hedge cutting services in East Butsfield, Moorside, West Butsfield, Rowley, Mosswood, The Grove, Knitsley, Allensford, Muggleswick, Waskerley, Snods Edge, Templetown, Healeyfield, Shotleyfield, Carterway Heads, Edmundbyers, and and of course Castleside.

Removing Tree Stumps Castleside

When a tree needs chopping down in your garden in Castleside, you will also need to consider the tree stump. You may consider allowing it to decay and rot away in a natural way, and be happy to leave it to its own devices. However, tree stumps in your garden can produce suckers in an attempt to regrow themselves, and big tree stumps can take quite a few years to rot away, during which time they can become a trip hazard, and eyesore and the perfect home for unwelcome fungi, pests and bacteria.

Stump removal and stump grinding are the 2 primary options, if you do elect to remove the stump entirely. Purely for the purposes of this section we'll be focusing on stump removal in Castleside rather than stump grinding.

There are essentially three primary methods that can be used to get rid of a tree stump - you can dig it out by hand, you can burn it or you can treat it with chemicals. If you're planning to remove a tree stump yourself, the use of any of these strategies may be possible. If you are using a tree surgeon in Castleside, they'll usually plump for the aforementioned stump grinding option.

Burning Tree Stumps: Burning a stump isn't usually recommended, and may contravene local laws, so take care if using this technique. The burning process comprises drilling several 1" holes into the tree stump, filling keeping them topped up with vegetable oil for a number of days until saturated. The tree stump is then heaped up with charcoal and set alight. A fire like this shouldn't be left unwatched, and must be monitored until safe to do so. When the fire has stopped burning, you need to ensure that it is fully extinguished and cool, after which you will be able to manually dig out the stump ashes and roots.

An alternative option is shoveling out all the soil from beneath the stump and lighting a fire in the cavity created underneath. None of these stump burning procedures should even be contemplated if the tree stump is in close proximity to buildings, other trees or fences.

Chemical Stump Removal: For chemically removing a stump you'll need to obtain Resolva Xtra Tough Tree Stump Killer, Roundup Tree Stump Remover or Vitax SBK Stump Killer. You must always read and closely follow the instructions for timings, applications and quantities for these chemical substances, and be aware that they are toxic and oftentimes flammable. Depending on the dimensions of your tree stump, and whether it's dead or alive at the time of treatment, it can take quite a few weeks or maybe even months for a stump to rot away completely, so look at this as a long term rather than a short term fix. Once decayed, an axe can be used to chop it up and a shovel for removal.

Digging Out a Stump by Hand: Digging up a tree stump by hand will require a few tools such as a handsaw, a pointed spade, a chainsaw and loppers. It involves digging down to uncover the roots, cutting the roots with loppers or a saw, and ultimately freeing the stump, or making it easier to get out. The use of a winch might be needed for the final lifting out and removal of the stump. This is really tough work and isn't for the unfit or faint-hearted.

Tree Transplanting Castleside

Transplanting trees and moving them to other places has become a relatively simple process since the introduction of vehicle mounted tree spades and other nifty tree removal equipment. Removing a tree from your property does not have to involve cutting it down and digging out the roots; a specialist tree moving contractor in Castleside can remove and transplant even fully developed trees and repair the disturbed ground afterwards.

Moving a tree in Castleside causes less stress to the root system and wellbeing of the tree in the winter and autumn, but it can still be achieved in warmer months by comprehensively soaking the ground before removal. A huge mechanical tree spade is plunged down into the ground, and surrounds the root-ball before hauling the undamaged tree from the earth. The tree can then be temporarily stored before its transplanting in its new home.

Even protected trees can be lifted and transplanted by a competent tree moving service in Castleside, as long as all appropriate preservation orders and authorisations are approved by the authorities and woodland organisations.

Storm Damaged Trees Castleside

When you look at a strong, sturdy tree standing proud and tall in your garden it is hard to imagine it ever falling to the ground. Certain types of tree can in fact survive for several hundred years and will happily do so in most situations.

Extreme weather can however cause considerable damage, and as well as the ever present danger of falling limbs or branches, trees can even fall down completely in certain circumstances. Trees have one major weather related enemy, and that is wind. As extreme weather events and violent storms become more commonplace with climate change, this form of damage will happen much more frequently in Castleside. Flooding or prolonged periods of rainfall may cause the soil around roots to become saturated, which can cause further problems for trees, as can heavy snow in the winter.

To prune and remove any dead or overhanging branches that might cause a problem in times of severe weather, it's advisable to get a local Castleside tree surgeon to check out your trees regularly.

Larger trees can also be fitted with copper conductors, lightning rods, or other lightning protection systems, to reduce the chances of them being struck by lightning and to stop surrounding buildings and property being affected by jumps or "arcs". Trees can be damaged, drastically weakened, or even killed by lightning strikes, they can be split down the middle, burnt to the ground, or left vulnerable to pests, disease or decay. You may not think that lightning strikes are that common, yet in the UK alone there are something like 300 thousand strikes recorded each year.

If you're concerned about the risk of storm damage to your trees in Castleside, you should ask what your local tree surgery firm can do to safeguard them, and minimise the risk of accidents occurring. (Tags: Storm Damaged Trees Castleside, Storm Damage Castleside, Storm Damage Prevention Castleside).

Tree Surveys Castleside

There are a variety of reasons why you may need a tree survey, and the most commonplace is for property extension or development. As required by British Standards BS5837, if you are clearing a piece of land to make space for an extension to an existing property or a brand new house in Castleside, and there are trees growing on that land, you will need to implement a tree survey. Castleside tree surveys on both public and private property, must be carried out by an accredited arboricultural surveyor or tree surgeon.

A whole bunch of information about all the trees within a specified area will be produced by a properly done tree survey. For example:

• A unique reference number for each tree.
• The species of trees on the site (either scientific or common).
• The predicted life expectancy of the trees.
• The spread of the branches to West, East, North and South.
• The height of each tree.
• Guidelines for tree management.
• The structural and physiological health of the trees.
• The age of the trees (i.e. young, semi-mature, mature, over-mature and veteran).
• The diameter of each tree (taken 1.5m above the ground).
• The existence of any TPOs (Tree Preservation Orders).
• The number of trees.

If you're altering an existing home in Castleside but you aren't changing the footprint of the property and aren't modifying the access points or service lines, a tree survey will most likely not be required.

Tree Surgery Tasks Castleside

Castleside tree surgeons can generally help you with hedge lowering, tree pollarding Castleside, waste removal, tree care, tree felling, root pruning, safety inspections, tree planning, tree cabling in Castleside, tree maintenance, stump grinding, crown thinning, air spading in Castleside, emergency tree surgery, woodland clearance, commercial tree surgery, landscape clearing, tree cutting in Castleside, monitoring of tree health Castleside, crown lifting Castleside, root removal Castleside, cut sealing in Castleside, site clearance Castleside, tree fertilising, stump treatment, decompaction, tree planting in Castleside, brush cutting services, stump removal in Castleside, tree watering, formative pruning in Castleside, crown cleaning, woodchipping, dead wooding in Castleside, tree removal in Castleside and other tree surgeon services in Castleside, County Durham. These are just some of the duties that are accomplished by local tree surgeons. Castleside companies will be happy to inform you of their whole range of services.

Tree Surgeons Near Castleside: Also find: Carterway Heads tree surgeons, Templetown tree surgeons, Healeyfield tree surgeons, Muggleswick tree surgeons, Allensford tree surgeons, Knitsley tree surgeons, Shotleyfield tree surgeons, East Butsfield tree surgeons, Moorside tree surgeons, Rowley tree surgeons, The Grove tree surgeons, Edmundbyers tree surgeons, West Butsfield tree surgeons, Waskerley tree surgeons, Snods Edge tree surgeons, Mosswood tree surgery and more. All of these areas are covered by experienced tree surgeons. Castleside home and business owners can obtain quotes by clicking here.

Tree Care Services Castleside

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• Eco-Plugging
• Tree Removal
• Crown Reduction
• Tree Planning
• Tree Shaping
• Crown Removal
• Woodchipping
• Crown Raising
• Shrub Maintenance
• Root Removal
• Cable Bracing
• Tree Bracing
• Hedge Trimming
• Crown Lifting

Around Castleside

Tree surgeons were recently working in the following Castleside areas: The Rise, Dorset Crescent, Fairview, Castlehills, Wharnley Way, Old Vicarage, Essex Avenue, Derby Drive, Church Street, Walton Terrace, Castle Court, Belle View Drive, Dunelm Road, York Avenue, Wesley Lea, Derby Crescent, and in buildings with these postcodes: DH8 8LG, DH8 9QZ, DH8 8AG, DH8 8EY, DH8 9QE, DH8 8HT, DH8 8DR, DH8 8HW, DH8 8HF, DH8 8HG. These locations recently saw activity by local tree surgeons. Castleside homeowners benefited from competent and top notch tree surgery services in all cases.

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