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Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd
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!

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd
In Hedge Maintenance

Hair Cuts for Hedges with The Experts

Hedge Cutting

Whether you need complete hedge removal or you are just looking for some quick tips on trimming your hedges, Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd are on hand for assistance.

Being trained experts in the field of trimming hedges and tree maintenance, our team are more than capable of providing your hedges with the regular ‘haircuts’ they need. Just like we regularly maintain our own growth, your hedges are no exception to the rule and need the care and attention they deserve in order to grow healthily and strong.

Has Your Hedge Outgrown It’s Space?

Although we can all take a hedge trimmer to our hedges and give them a trim every now and again, it only takes one long summer to give your hedge the chance to grow out of its allocated space. Some slow-growing hedges will never need to be lopped, trimmed or coppiced but there are others who thrive off sunlight and need our team to take action before it’s too late.

If your hedge is too tall to reach or too wide to tackle, call the professionals today!

Cutting Hedges into Shapes

Every driven down a private driveway and seen the hedges shaped into animals? This art is called topiary and is a really good method of gardening that often goes un-noticed. As well as being a great addition to your property to look at, it’s fun to take part in, fun to design and really beneficial to the hedge itself.

Cutting back dead branches, removing diseased leaves and by keeping on top of your hedge growth only ever works for your benefit, so what are you waiting for?

Find out here how you can cut your hedges into fun shapes with Do It Yourself, or just call us to sit back, relax and look forward to the finished product!

Mark Your Boundary Safely

A hedge is a great way of marking the boundary around your property without erecting fences, walls or any other form of boundary. However, with hedges comes a great responsibility to make sure they are maintained and safe to be on the perimeter of public land and in close contact with members of the public.

Arboricultural Services Treework Ltd take great pride in providing tree and hedge maintenance services that are a step above the rest and that will take care of your boundary hedges. Whether its just a regular trimming service or a whole hedge removal and re-planting, our team are on hand to apply the necessary tree treatments to keep your hedges safe and aesthetically pleasing.

Natural England also recently published the answers to 18 common questions about cutting hedges. Making note of the great times to cut, how to cut and how to give your hedges the longest life possible, we agree with a lot of the points they make in basic hedge care.

Get in Touch

To find out more information about hedge trimming, tree maintenance and getting haircuts for your greenery, give us a call on 0161 456 0989 or 01625 850 320. Avoid hedge diseases and remove overcrowded areas with confidence by calling the professionals today.

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