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In Trees in Winter

What Happens to Your Trees in Winter?

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It’s common knowledge that during the winter months, trees become barer. What many people don’t know, however, is how trees are able to stay alive in the bitter cold and are in fact dormant, not dead.

Trees go through a process called dormancy which is similar to hibernation in animals and this is how they are able to stay alive.

What is Dormancy?

This is a period in the tree’s life cycle when its growth and development stop temporarily. The tree’s metabolism slows down significantly which in turn helps the tree to conserve more energy over the colder winter months.

The first part of this process is when the tree begins to lose its leaves. This is due to the tree not making food in the winter, so it no longer has any use for the leaves that would require energy to maintain. The dropping of leaves means deciduous trees can cope better with high winds and heavy snowfall because, without the leaves to act as big sail in the wind, the tree branches can bend and flex, hopefully without causing too much damage to them and the snow has a smaller area to land on.

Trees know when to start dormancy as they are sensitive to changes in environmental conditions such as a drop in temperature and a decrease in the amount of daylight they receive which are the two main factors that determine when a tree will rest for the winter.

Why is Winter a Good Time for Tree Maintenance?

Arborists are able to more easily access your trees with their tree care equipment when the ground surrounding your tree is frozen. Also, pruning deciduous trees in the winter promotes fast regrowth in the spring and decreases the chances for some tree diseases to spread. Pruning branches will leave your trees with open wounds that could possibly be a target for infections but as they conserve their energy in the winter, they have more energy available to concentrate on healing these wounds.

With deciduous trees, it’s also easier to identify any issues with the tree after the leaves have fallen. You’re more easily able to spot any branches that are diseased, dying or dead which means you will be more efficient with your pruning.

If you would like some tips or would like us to come and do the tree pruning then contact us on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320.

How Can You Prepare Your Trees for Winter?

There are a few different ways you can prepare your trees for the cold to ensure they remain as healthy as possible. The first is to prune, as mentioned above, to give them a healthy start to winter.

Repeated freezing and thawing can cause the soil to expand and contract which can cause damage to the roots and pull saplings out of the ground. To counter this, make sure to try and maintain a more constant soil temperature by adding around 2 to 3 inches of mulch around the base of your tree at the end of autumn or the beginning of winter. This insulates the roots and significantly slows down any loss of moisture.

Make sure that you water your trees well before winter begins as the water acts as an insulator. Also, the moist soil tends to stay warmer than dry soil, so this can help to protect roots too.

You can find more methods on protecting your trees in the winter on the Royal Horticultural Society website here.

Get in Touch

If you need more advice on how best to protect your trees in the winter or what we can do to help then get in touch with our team on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320.

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd
In Questions for Tree Surgeon

4 Questions You Should Ask Your Tree Surgeon

4 Questions You Should Ask Your Tree Surgeon

When you are choosing a tree surgeon in the Manchester area to work with, it really pays to ask certain questions.

As experienced tree surgeons ourselves, we know what are the most popular questions that get asked and we are more than aware of what not to ask also. Finding a tree surgeon you can trust can be extremely difficult as well as time-consuming if you don’t know what you are looking for. Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd is here to offer some advice.

Check Qualifications and Credentials – What accreditations have you got?

Just like any other service or industry, tree surgeons have to have accredited and approved qualifications and accreditations before carrying out any insured work on your premises.

Here at Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd, we are both LANTRA and NPTC City & Guilds approved and qualified for your safety and quality of service. With all team members being highly skilled, experienced and trained, you can rely on our services to be safe and of exceptional quality no matter what you need from us.

NPTC – “All our qualifications are developed with industry experts and employers to ensure that they support the skills needs of today’s industry”.

Check their Experience – Have you been doing this long enough?

Here at Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd in Manchester and surrounding areas, we believe that experience tops all skills and accreditations. Although we are highly skilled and qualified, we strongly believe that our experience sets us above the rest in our area.

Using years of experience and our strong reputation in the area, we have built a strong client base of both domestic and commercial customers. All of our clients return to using our services time and time again without fail. Check out our testimonials from previous customers to see for yourself the level of service we provide.

“We would like to say thank you for your assistance and also to the two young gentlemen who came and left leaving no mess, a very tidy job of work.” Mrs Lomax, Heaton Chapel

Always Check the Price – Will I get a quote?

The prices of anything is always important. You would never go ahead with a haircut for yourself without knowing the true price you will pay at the end, so why do it with tree surgery?

Our team will always quote based on our best understanding of the situation and on larger cases, we will visit the site to give an accurate quote every time. We make sure that all of our clients, both domestic and commercial, can understand the quote they are given and are given a fair price for the services they are receiving.

Get in touch today to get a quote for yourself or your business premises.

Are you really a local business?

There is nothing worse than cowboy builders claiming to work in your local area but travelling from miles away to carry out your services. Without them being truly local you cant call on them when you need them, you cant access them in an emergency and you also can’t trace them should you need to follow up on a service.

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd are based in Stockport, Lyme Park but work all over Manchester and surrounding areas including Ashton Under Lyne, Altrincham, Bury, Chadderton, Cheadle, Rochdale and Oldham. With the ability to be where you need us at a time that suits you best, you can rely on us to be in the Manchester area all year round.

Check out the areas we cover right here and get in touch to find out more about tree surgery services in your local area.

Get in Touch

To get a free quote or to just enquire about tree surgery services we can offer, call us on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320. We are always available to take enquiries online and will get back in touch at the earliest point possible to let you know what services we can provide.

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In Tree Surgery

What You Can Explore with Your Tree Surgeon

What You Can Explore with Your Tree Surgeon

There is so much more to tree surgeons than just cutting down trees. Find out right here with Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd in Manchester just what you can really explore.

The group of fully trained, insured and experienced tree surgeons we have here in our team have an endless set of skills they can apply. Using our wide range of knowledge, we can really transform your garden area and add shade, colours, sometimes fruits and fully landscape your space into something versatile, healthy and long-lasting.

Without planting, trimming and coppicing any old tree in your garden, we can provide you with the necessary information and guidance you need to make sure your greenery, trees and hedges are well cared for all year round.

Safety Is Important

It is important to remember that all tree surgeons follow strict health and safety guidelines when working at your property. While working with all sizes of trees it is important that a trained surgeon is called to ensure that there is no falling debris, damage to the tree or potential hazards to yourself.

Make sure that there is no passing public, no pets, children or other adults close in the area of the tree itself while the surgeon carries out their work and you will already be well on your way to a well-maintained, safe and healthy tree.

Tree Relocating

Have you grown attached to a tree in your garden but its just not in the right place at the moment? Worry no more as our team are able to uproot, replant and nurture the tree in its rightful place of your choice (depending on soil structure and stability).

By carefully removing the tree and its roots, we are able to safely re-plant the tree where you want it and give you the professional advice needed to keep it growing healthily all year round. However, carrying out this service really is dependent on the time of year as we don’t want to be uprooting trees and plants that are not stable, healthy or settled based on the seasonal alterations and weather reliability.

Avoiding Tree Diseases

Regardless of the health and condition of your tree, every tree is prone to diseases in their lifetime. Our team are fully trained to spot the early signs of tree disease so that we can offer guidance and support on how to prevent the disease taking over your tree altogether.

By having regular checks and tree management services, you can avoid diseases spreading through your woodland areas and also keep your trees in a healthy condition. Any diseased trees that are beyond repair will have to be removed and we can let you know how to avoid it happening again on your site.

Protected Trees

Like we have said in our previous blogs, tree preservation orders are highly important and best understood by tree surgeon experts like ourselves. A Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is initially put in place to protect trees from being cut down, coppiced, lopped, uprooted or involved in wilful damage and destruction. As professional tree surgeons, we will always alert you to ant TPO protected trees and get approval for services from local authorities before going ahead with any work.

If any rules of the TPO are not followed, there are fines in place, so make sure you work with professional tree surgeons to ensure safe and legal procedures.

Get in Touch

To get more information regarding tree preservation orders, re-planting trees, woodland management or more, just call us today on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320.

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd
In Tree Surgery

Top 3 Reasons to Hire a Tree Surgeon in Manchester

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Are you considering hiring a tree surgeon for your home or commercial property but you’re not sure why or what to look for?

You’re not alone! Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd are inundated with calls from unsure clients that need a little reassurance with their trees and hedges. As experts in our field and the obvious choice for the Manchester and Stockport area, we will let you in on the top three reasons why you need a tree surgeon and why you need to call us!

Safety Is Key

When dealing with trees of a great height, hedges of a protected species and any heavy duty garden machinery, safety is key. As our main concern when dealing with all projects, regardless of size, we take safety very seriously and work in various high-risk environments every day. Being fully trained to NPTC and Lantra standards for your safety and ours, you get complete peace of mind using our services and excellent results every time.

Being highly trained in our field and knowing which safety procedures to follow at all times, we are the most viable solution when dealing with trees or hedges of any size. Removing any growth on your own can be a hazard within itself, to not only you but also surrounding properties and the passing public. So why risk it?

Quality Over Quantity

Anyone can get hold of a bulldozer and knock down a whole forest within seconds but is that really what you are looking for at your commercial property or your home address?

With years of experience and the ability to safely and accurately attend to certain trees and hedges, Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd are able to provide quality services rather than quality at half the expectation. Hiring professionals gives you the guarantee that you will get a quality tree surgery service every time which is exactly what you are looking for when you are looking for tree surgeons.

Amateur pruners are easily spotted. If you hire an amateur tree feller or surgeon, you will expect to have an eyesore at your property that is not only visually unpleasant but also dangerous.

We’re Not Just Tree Surgeons

One of the biggest perks when hiring our team as your tree surgeon is that we are so much more than just tree surgeons. With the ability to do so much more than just remove dead trees and hedges, you can count on us for a wide range of arboricultural services including:

We value that all trees are a vital part of our environment and that they hold different purposes for both domestic and commercial land owners. It is imperative that you take care of your trees and with our assistance, you don’t have to lift a finger to keep your property and your trees safe.

We are far from your average gardeners, so give us a call today to get the services you need at the times that suit you best.

Get in Touch

If you are looking to find out more about tree surgery in Manchester and Stockport, then simply give us a call on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850320.

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