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Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd
In Spring Tree Surgery

Tree Surgery in Spring

Budding tree in spring

The first day of spring is less than one month away and caring for your trees really needs to be at the top of your priority list soon.

With the first day of spring falling on 20th March this year, its about time you got your tree care plans in place before its too late. Being a tree owner, you will already have certain procedures in place to keep your trees in good health all year round but Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd have some perfect tips to make caring for your trees in spring easier than ever before.

Keep Tidy

There are so many ways in which a tree owner can care for their trees in spring, but the most important in our eyes is keeping them tidy and their growth areas clean. Although many trees are low maintenance, it doesn’t mean that you can just leave to their own care as certain trees will need specialist assistance throughout the seasons.

Give your trees the clean-up they deserve to start a new season in style with trimming, coppicing and pruning services from our team. After the long winter that could have really damaged your tree’s structure and appearance, general pruning will spruce up your tree ready for a fresh season.

Don’t Forget to Mulch

Mulch is an amazing substance that a lot of tree owners forget about when it comes to repairing and getting their gardens ready for spring with tree management. The first initial layer of mulch under your trees will retain necessary moisture, supress weeds and is crucial in caring for younger trees.

There is no set in stone amount of mulch you should have but a fair layer of wood chips or mulch around the base of your trees is sure to protect and nurture them over time. It is important however to avoid piling the mulch up against the root and trunk of the tree as this can in time encourage growth of disease and warmth for insects to live in.

Feed Your Trees

Your trees will need to be well-watered throughout the whole of spring so its important to start now and set a routine to keep on top of it. It is important to wait until the ground is fully thawed to avoid running water and to keep an eye on the weather forecast as we can still get a lot of wet weather in Spring.

Watering your trees is a huge priority in caring for them properly but be careful not to drown them or leave puddles of water at the base and the roots.

Inspect for Pests and Diseases

Checking your trees for pests, disease and faults is important in the months coming up to spring. Being professional tree arborists, our team know exactly what we are looking for and can advise on the next steps to take to make sure that your tree is in good health all year round.

Inspect your trunk, roots, branches and growth for any potential health hazards or urgent work that needs carrying out. Start to fight back against pests in the warmer months and use professional spray treatments and get in touch with our team for more advice and services.

Planting in Spring

Starting to plant in spring is the best time to get on top of your garden and start shaping it how you want it to grow during the warmer months. Here at Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd in Manchester and Stockport we like to start planting new growth throughout the early stages of spring as the weather really gives the trees the best start in life.

Use spring time to clean out old trees that are no longer healthy and plant new trees ready for the summer months on the horizon.

Get in Touch

To find out more about specific tree species or your own garden in Manchester, call us on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320.

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In Tree Shapes

Learn About the Shape of Your Trees

About Weeping Trees

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd would like to let all of our clients know more about their trees and learn about their shapes, habits and what to do with them.

As a qualified team or arborists and tree surgeons, we work with a wide variety of tree species every day in our roles. Operating through Manchester, Stockport and the surrounding areas, we often trim, cut, remove and plant a whole manner of species of trees and hedges in small domestic gardens and larger estates.

Identify Your Trees

Some of the trees we come across have a distinctive set of characteristics and markings to look out for. Whether you are looking from a distance or up close, the shape of the tree has a clear resemblance to its species and how you should care for it.

Tip – a silver birch can be identified by its tall, narrow shape with an airy crown as well.

Trees can also grow out of their normal shape and structure if they are not maintained well or cared for. When identifying trees, you really need to look out for signs of coppicing and management as this can significantly alter the shape of the tree over time.

Check Out the Bark

The bark on a tree is the corky outside layer that protects the inner structure of any tree. The living tissue within a tree trunk is protected from external diseases and attacks and the bark acts as somewhat shield against pests also.

Although many trees have a similar brown bark texture, all you need to do is look closer for ridges, impressions, flakes and patterns. The bark can also often change pattern from the base of the tree right up to the top so be sure to check the whole tree and not just the section in front of you.

Tip – a wild cherry tree will have a red or grey bark where a birch tree will have a whiter bark.

Analyse the Leaves

  • A simple leaf is common on most trees, where the leaf is whole in shape with one central vein. These appear on birch and apple trees most common and can often be mistaken for being heart shaped.
  • A compound leaf follows one central vein but are divided into few smaller leaves. These are often feather-shaped and are found on ash, sycamore and maple trees all over Manchester.
  • Other leaf shapes include round, triangular, long and thin and even egg-shaped.

You can also use the leaf margins, base and texture to identify which tree you may have in your back garden. It is known that elm trees have an asymmetrical base and that holly trees have prickly edges.

The Forestry Commission of England has pointed out in this article how to exactly decipher different trees and their leaves. Use the interaction options to click through and find what species your tree is.

The Common Conifer

Conifers are found in various domestic back gardens and is commonly known for its pine needles rather than flat leaves. Being part of the pine, fir, cypress and spruce family, most conifers hold their needles all year round.

Whether your conifer has needle like foliage or scale-like leaves, you can work with our team to get your tree properly maintained all year round so that your garden area can be enjoyable to look at rather than an eye sore.

Get in Touch

To find out more about the tree species in your garden, call Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd on 0161 456 0989.

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In Trees Pruning

The Importance of Pruning Your Trees

The Importance of Pruning Your Trees

When was the last time your tree was pruned professionally? Are you actually aware of the importance of pruning your trees?

Well, Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd are here to tell you just why you need your trees pruning today! Working in the industry for many years, our team are specialists when it comes to carefully pruning a whole range of trees, including yours in Manchester and Stockport.

The Purpose of Trees

Before we look at how to properly prune your trees, it will make sense to look at how a tree actually works. By appreciating the sheer growth of a tree and understanding how it works from inside out, it will make the pruning process much easier and also give you a better understanding as to how important pruning is.

Your trees are living organisms with a dynamic self-supporting body or stem. Following the photosynthesis process, all trees and living plants convert the carbon into sugars and then use this sugar to build cellulose and lignin to contain within its support. If the sugars created are not used immediately, they are then stored in the roots and branches for later use so nothing goes to waste – quite clever actually!

So, Why Prune?

There are so many reasons why you should prune your trees and it isn’t just to make it look better. The top reasons we encourage tree pruning professionally is to contain the structure of the tree, to remove diseased branches, to reduce shading below and to also remove branches that could be touching surrounding structures like your home or business premises.

When it comes to pruning though, it pays to remember that you can’t just take off branches all over the tree without leaving behind some kind of damage or destroying the integrity of the tree. The team here in Manchester take great care in removing branches and twigs specifically to avoid disease entering the tree via an open wound and to avoid reducing the life of the tree by taking away too much foliage.

Careful Planning Before Pruning

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd in Manchester and Stockport take great care in planning all tree pruning procedures and only ever remove branches for the health and benefit of the tree. We always ask ourselves three vital questions before removing any part of a tree which includes:

  1. Why are we removing this branch?
  2. What are the results of removing this branch?
  3. Will the tree be at high risk of catching a disease?

In most cases, the branches cannot be removed from ground level and it takes specialist equipment like we have here to safely remove each branch individually. We carry out full health and safety inspections before all services and remove any access near and around the tree from our clients and the general public.

We also take into account how well certain tree species react to pruning. In the case of a Walnut tree, they can sometimes take to pruning poorly so careful planning needs to go into the pruning process to avoid further damage.

The Pruning Process

No matter what size the tree is whether we are looking at a small garden shrub or a large oak, the process is the same from start to finish. Starting by protecting the stem, trunk and roots of the tree, we make sure that all cuts are taken from the stem at the base of the branch to avoid damage and unsightly finishes.

The best time to prune your trees, in our opinion and others, is at the start of Autumn and Winter. We follow this schedule of pruning because it will minimise sap loss from the trees and the winter time is also better for avoiding diseases. Being part of the environment we also like to wait until all the living organisms in the tree are well in hibernation before disrupting their homes for pruning. Some of the trees that need pruning in Winter include Apple trees, Mulberry trees, Poplar, Walnut, Holly and Spruce to name a few.

All dead branches can be removed throughout the whole year. We also wait until the leaves are hardened in the late Spring to avoid premature pruning.

When removing branches, our team will make various cuts in the branch in order to remove it safely. Starting with a shallow cut under the branch, then on the outside, on the top and so forth to avoid the branch tearing or splitting down the centre. By always taking the cut as close to the bark and trunk as possible without damaging the tree further, we take pruning very seriously for our clients.

Trees that need pruning in the summer and spring include Beech, Cherry, Magnolia, Sycamore, Oaks and Willows.

Get in Touch

To find out about tree pruning in your area, just give us a call on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320. Please take into account the Tree Preservation Orders that could be protecting your trees before enquiring about tree pruning in your area.

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd
In Summer Tree Surgery

Don’t Let Your Trees Block the British Sun This Summer

Seedling in soil

Are you trying to sunbathe and the trees are blocking the sun? Don’t sit in the shade any longer and call Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd for tree surgery you can trust.

With years of expertise and the chance to either trim, cut or completely remove trees in your garden, you no longer have to sit in the shade and you can enjoy the British sun if we ever get any that is!

Tree Care That Counts

If your trees are struggling to co-exist amongst other in your garden or they are blocking the light from your greenery below, you may need some tree care services from our professional team. Using the latest equipment and highly skilled tree surgeons on every service, there is nothing that our team can’t do to make sure that when you roll out the sun bed, you can bask in the summer heat with ease.

Get your trees looking the way you want them with quick and simple tree surgery skills from Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd in Manchester and Stockport.

Complete Tree Removal

As well as tree care, we can completely remove trees that are in the way of the light and those that are dangerously growing. In a matter of time a tree that was one a tiny inconvenience can completely take over your garden area and be harder to deal with, so act quickly and remove those trees that are no longer part of your landscape.

Tree felling with our team is often carried out when trees are diseased, overgrown and no longer wanted in the location. Throughout the whole of Manchester and Stockport, we are asked to remove trees from the root upwards and take the stump with us and it is something our team are highly skilled in doing.

We can also carry out sectional dismantling services that can remove certain sections of your tree, particularly the ones blocking the sunrise and sunset. With The Guardian recently reporting on ‘How private is your back garden?’, it is clear that privacy is such a massive topic with the British and sometimes needing more trees is the answer.

Do You Need More Privacy to Sunbathe?

As well as those homeowners with unruly trees, we are regularly asked to plant new trees to give people more privacy while they sunbathe at home too. With a little TLC and attention to specific species, we can plant the best trees for your location and give you the extra privacy you need without letting them overgrow.

Tree maintenance and hedge maintenance is our speciality and we can return as many times a year you would want to keep on top of their growth, especially in the summer. With most trees growing their most throughout the warmer months, it is so important to keep on top of coppicing and trimming to keep your tree healthy and suitable within their allocated space.

UK Holidays Vs. Abroad Holidays

It is common knowledge that with the rising price of abroad holidays and lowered wages, more and more people are staying at home in the UK and are enjoying the summer holidays here rather than in hotter countries. With that, comes an increased need for privacy in our own back gardens with Blackpool, Brighton and Bournemouth being at the top of the list for UK summer hot spots.

Get in Touch

To find out more about how you can arrange your garden perfect for the looming summer months, give us a call on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320. We have your best interests at heart and will carry out whatever service you need, as long as your trees aren’t covered by TPO’s!

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In Tree Preservation Orders

The Importance of Tree Preservation Orders

Tree Preservation Orders

Discover the importance of tree preservation orders with Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd in the Manchester and Stockport areas.

The Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is put in place by the local planning authorities and protects specific trees in certain areas. With numerous procedures banned under the TPO, Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd have gone into each section and is making the many aware of what to do if you have a tree under protection laws.

How Does The TPO Protect Trees?

A lot of trees all over Manchester are protected by TPO’s because they are in conservation areas or they are part of a protected species. When a certain tree is covered by a TPO, before any work is carried out it must be approved by the local councils and the planning authority.

If you do not get permission to work on those trees protected, you are legally not allowed to work on them. If you do, you could face serious fines up to £20,000.

What Does A TPO Stop Tree Owners from Doing?

According to GOV.UK, a tree preservation order prohibits the owner from:

  • Cutting down
  • Topping
  • Lopping
  • Uprooting
  • Wilful damage
  • Wilful destruction

Information is taken from GOV.UK.

If you are an owner of a protected tree and want to maintain your tree properly, you need written consent. With the government encouraging tree maintenance, you can rely on our team to provide the necessary services you need to keep a healthy tree without breaking the law.

National Planning Policy Framework for England

Since 2010 when the government first made changes to the planning system, the National Planning Policy Framework has been altered and compiled into more than a thousand pages called the NPPF.

When you make an application to work a TPO tree or woodland area, the council will consult this policy and make judgements on “future development of the area, addressing needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the economy, community facilities and infrastructure – as well as a basis for safeguarding the environment, adapting to climate change and securing good design” Woodland Trust.

Trees with TPO’s

If a tree already has a Tree Preservation Order and someone is wanting to carry out felling work on that tree, they need to apply for an application to the local council to do so. Trafford Council offers advice on tree preservation orders and work with planning authorities to ensure that important trees are protected at all times.

They apply TPO’s to trees that are under threat and only if the tree looks “healthy and stable, is visible from a public place and its removal would significantly harm the appearance of the area”.

TPO’s and Site Clearance Services

If you are planning on developing a site that has a tree with an active TPO, you will need planning permissions to do so. If the planning permissions are approved for the development, this overrides the TPO and site clearance can then begin.

Our team quite often carry out work on TPO trees and can provide professional guidance on what steps to take with yours.

Get in Touch

To find out more about tree preservation orders in the Manchester and Stockport area, give us a call on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850320. Providing various other services including tree planting, site clearance, woodland management and tree surgery, you can turn to us when you need professional arboricultural assistance.

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In Site Clearance

What Actually Goes into A Site Clearance Service?

Hedge Trimming

Are you wondering what you get from Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd and a site clearance?

Well, we’re here to tell you! As a fully insured and experienced team of tree surgeons and site clearance experts, our team have got you covered. Starting with planning applications and approved landscaping designs, Treework Arboricultural Services with all local councils to ensure that the work we carry out is suitable.

Tree and Vegetation Clearances

Working throughout the Manchester and Stockport areas, we are able to provide a complete site vegetation service for both commercial and domestic customers. No matter how large or small your site is, you can rely on our team to remove all vegetation, trees and green waste within an instant and never leave your site a mess.

We take away all waste and unwanted substance from your property but if you want to keep anything, just let us know!

Going from length to length to ensure that you are never left with a site you can’t work with, we take your requirements into account at all times. Removing all timber, branches, hedges, wood chip and large trees, we leave nothing behind.

All site clearance services include:

Tree Surgery

If you have any trees that are unruly, overgrown or just in the way of new developments, our team are able to remove them effectively. We prune, trim and completely remove trees which often is the first step in our site clearance services to make way for large machinery and to focus on the ground area removals.

As a garden or commercial site can quickly harbour waste and overgrown greenery, we need to act quickly with our expertise and equipment.

We always work towards Tree Preservation Orders set out by the Government, to ensure that all protected trees are not damaged, removed or coppiced. As a Tree Preservation Order stops tree surgeons or anyone cutting down, topping, damaging, uprooting or lopping, we work around TPO trees and advise on the best methods to take.

Stump Removal

As well as removing the trees, we totally remove all evidence of the stump. As stumps that are left can be dangerous and a nuisance, we remove everything right down to the deep roots to ensure no re-growth and a completely flat surface.

By removing the stump completely, you can get on with site development and with a clean canvas so that you no longer have to work around the eyesore.

Re-Planting Trees

Site clearance also makes room for new growth which our team can take care of. Being able to plant new trees, new hedges and provide the necessary maintenance you need to keep them healthy, Treework Arboricultural Services are your point of call.

Our team can advise on the most suitable trees for your landscape, whether that be softwood, hardwood, bare root, root balled or container growth trees so that you can re-grow your landscape the exact way you want it to be.

Take Control of Your Landscape Once More

Our main aim is to make sure you can claim back your landscape once more to do with it whatever you wish. Working with trees and greenery all day every day, we are well aware of how unruly, difficult and costly it can be to keep them healthy at all times so we take care of them for you.

With complete care and upkeep of your plot of land, you can choose from various services to get the site clearance you desire so that you never have to worry about getting out your rusty clippers ever again.

Get in Touch

To arrange site clearance at your property in the Manchester and Stockport area, give us a call on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320.

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In Summer Tree Surgery

How to Care for Your Trees During the Summer

Tree Felling

Now that British summer is well and truly here, Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd are on hand to give you some quick tips on how to care for your trees properly.

Making sure your trees and hedges are cared for properly during the summer months fall down to maintenance contracts from our team. However, if you are feeling green fingered yourself and want to help out then below are some vital tips to follow whether it’s trimming, inspecting for pests, watering or just general care of your trees.

Pruning Techniques

Taking care of your trees includes pruning on a regular basis. With the hot weather bringing a lot more growth in trees and hedges of all species, it pays to pay attention to the sprouting twigs, branches and leaf growth before they take over your property.

Although we suggest that the majority of tree pruning and trimming should take place in dormant seasons of winter and autumn, you will have to keep on top of the growth during summer and spring. Keep an eye out as well for dead branches, diseased areas and any concerns you may have about your tree for not only the health and safety of your tree but for those surrounding also. We also suggest that any tree you may have that will flower in the summer, is pruned just before in the springtime, so act fast!

Call us today for professional pruning that takes care of your tree without damaging its aesthetics.

Pest Inspections

As well as extra growth, trees in the summer are prone to pest infestations. Although most insects are not overly harmful to trees and hedges, they can be a nuisance to surrounding greenery and also you and your family. Certain pests that do come out when the sun shines include bagworms, beetles, spiders and ants which can all be identified by our team of expert arborists.

Regular tree maintenance can be taken care of by our team so that you can get the tree management services your trees need to stay healthy for longer.

Irrigation Issues

We all know how much water we need when it’s hot and our trees are no different. Whether they are aged trees or newly planted, they still need the care and attention anything would need when the heat exceeds normal temperatures.

“A general rule of thumb is to apply 10 gallons of water for every inch of trunk diameter when you water”, MRT.

Fertilisation

Another way that our team take care of trees throughout the summer is by making sure they have enough support in nutrition for leaf growth, shoots, branches and to fight off pests themselves. Without the nutrition they need to survive they can be more prone to diseases and spread throughout other greenery in the area.

If your tree is growing in a high-stress area, i.e. one without much water or growth indication, you could struggle to keep its health high and the appearance suitable.

Get in Touch

To arrange tree surgery services at your property in Manchester, Stockport or surrounding areas, call us on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850320. Check back next week to see what our next blog is about!

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