Have you ever heard a loud crack on a hot summer's day and discovered a large tree branch lying on the ground? Most of us expect branches to fall during storms or high winds, and it therefore comes as quite a surprise when a large limb suddenly breaks away from an...
Why Is My Box Hedge Turning Brown? Few plants are as closely associated with the British garden as Box (which also happens to be one of a small club of native trees and large shrubs). Whether clipped into neat hedges, elegant topiary balls, spirals, or intricate...
Ash Dieback – Where Are We Now? 🌳 Over the past decade, Ash Dieback has dramatically changed the British landscape. Most people will now have seen Ash trees with thinning crowns, dead branches, or entire sections of woodland where the trees are clearly struggling. It...
So what is going on? Every year, around this time, we start to see the same two things happening in gardens. Fruit trees are suddenly shedding young fruit, and people are wondering whether they should be getting the secateurs out. If you’ve noticed small apples,...
Caring for Young Trees A Small Investment Now Will Pay Dividends Later 🌳 Following on from my earlier email encouraging tree planting, it felt like a good moment to revisit something just as important: what happens after the tree goes in the ground. Planting a tree is...
Tree Work and Nesting Birds Working Responsibly During the UK Nesting Season 🐦🌳 As gardens and landscapes burst back into life each Spring, trees and hedgerows quickly become busy places, not just for gardeners and tree teams, but for wildlife too. Tree work...
🌸 Spring’s Quiet Fireworks: The Importance of Tree Flowers in the UK 🌸 At this time of year, gardens, parks and hedgerows across the UK begin to change almost overnight. Buds swell, branches soften, and suddenly trees that looked lifeless just weeks ago burst into...
Are you struggling with a tree that’s causing shade and nuisance? At Tree Maintenance Ltd, we recently helped a valued customer with a challenging tree situation.
Floods and storms effect trees in many ways, their effect is greatly influenced by many factors such as wind speed, wind direction, rain intensity and duration, location, water type tree species, age and health. Trees can adapt to changing conditions but this...
Have you ever wondered what training is required for someone to become a tree surgeon, or what skills are needed in order to get started in this interesting career? In this blog we aim to give you an insight into what training is required to become a skilled and...