by Tom Downer | Jan 31, 2012 | arborist, Legal, winter
There is plenty to do in the garden during February, it is the last month where pruning can be carried out as the garden is still dormant. All winter pruning should be completed by the end of the month before the growing cycle starts again. Now is also a good time to...
by Tom Downer | Nov 29, 2011 | arborist, case studies, Tree planting, tree surgeons
We were recently awarded a contract to plant a new block of woodland in accordance with the English woodland grant scheme. This involved planting almost 4000 trees on a freshly prepared piece of ground at Wadlow Farm near West Wratting in Cambs. The area to be planted...
by Tom Downer | Nov 8, 2011 | arborist, autumn
Some tree facts for autumn Why do trees lose their leaves? Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn, the process takes place over four to six weeks as daylight hours shorten and temperatures decrease. This provokes the tree into the process known as abscission. The...
by Tom Downer | Jul 20, 2011 | arborist
The industry of tree surgery is unregulated by government, and the Arboricultural Association which is the governing body for tree work in the UK, sets the standards for good practice and awards the status of Approved Contractor to those tree surgeons that meet the...
by Tom Downer | Jul 9, 2011 | arborist
What is the Arboricultural Association? The Arboricultural Association or Arb Association (AA) is the largest body in the UK for the tree care professional. It was founded in 1964 by a group of government horticulturists and forestry officers who were concerned about...
by Tom Downer | Jun 7, 2011 | arborist, case studies, tree surgeons
We received a call from a client late last year about a large ash tree which had “died”. Upon visiting the site, alongside a country lane, we found a large and very dead tree. The tree had several bracket fungi around the base of the trunk which we identified as...
