Tree Care - Services We Offer

Pruning

  • Standard pruning (regularly scheduled preventive maintenance pruning) to maintain good health, sound structure and, where possible, attractive appearance.  This pruning includes removal of dead, broken, diseased and interfering branches; stubs and light crown thinning where necessary to improve air circulation, moisture penetration and sunlight infiltration to foliage inside the crown.
  • Special pruning (for a specific purpose) including:
    • crown (size) reduction           
    • hedge trimming
    • species specific shrub pruning
    • pollarding
    • espalier
    • formative training of young tree and street trees
    • fruit tree pruning
    • restoration pruning of previously improperly pruned trees and shrubs
    • pruning to eliminate or manage risk (hazard tree pruning)

Pest Management

  • Individual (spot) treatments to manage harmful insect and disease pests
  • “Plant Monitor” programmes to pro-actively manage plants to minimize long-term injury to health 

Treatment of wounds and structural defects of trees

  • cavities ( foam-filling, screening and capping)       
  • treatment of mechanical wounds such as animal browsing and machine damage
  • installation of rigid and flexible bracing (cables, bolts and Cobra systems)
  • staking or guying support of poorly rooted, fallen trees
  • removal of competing leaders and installation of splint support to train new leader
  • tracing and sealing of recent bark wounds resulting from bark springing   

Root zone soil improvements

  • Soil testing, mulching, root-feeding, mineral supplements, aeration and other soil amendments

Tree protection on construction sites

  • Construction of protective hoarding and trunk protection; root-pruning, project related “on-demand” maintenance

Removal of trees and shrubs

  • Large and small tree and shrub removal.
  • We specialize in technical rigging and removal of large trees in areas inaccessible to mechanical equipment.

Stump grinding

Woodlot management and trail maintenance

  • Maintenance, management and enhancement of plantations, woodlots and park trails to promote optimum health and sustainability.
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