Tree services
Established in 2008, HRG Tree Surgeons Ltd provides expert, qualified and experienced tree surgeons to carry out your tree work safely and with consideration for the area’s ecology.
HRG Tree Surgeons is a member of the Arboricultural Association, which means that when you choose us, you are choosing appropriately skilled, qualified and insured contractors and a company that has complied with strict standards of practice.
If you aren’t sure what tree services you need, you will find a handy summary below, together with some things you need to be aware of to ensure you stay on the right side of the law!
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What is Tree Felling?
Tree felling is the term used to describe the full removal of a whole tree (or trees). There are many reasons it may become necessary for you to undertake tree felling activities on your property. For example, you may need to remove a diseased, damaged or dangerous tree, there may be aesthetic reasons for the tree felling or perhaps a tree is causing damage to nearby buildings. In all cases you should check the legal position before commencing any tree felling activities. In some instances there are no legal restrictions on felling a tree, such as;
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Trees less than a certain diameter on the main stem.
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To prevent the spread of disease or to quarantine an identified disease or pest that is present.
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Some tree felling in private gardens, open public spaces or churchyards.
However, even where you do not require a tree felling licence, you may still be affected by Tree Protection Orders (TPOs) which prevent the tree felling. Illegal tree felling should be reported and can carry substantial fines. This is a good reason for using a reputable firm of tree surgeons to undertake tree felling on your behalf.
Why choose HRG Tree Surgeons?
- HRG Tree Surgeons employ qualified and experienced teams who are experts in safe tree felling protocols. Our tree teams will safely cut down the entire tree before removing the arisings from your property – unless you wish to use any of the arisings around your property.
- Our company processes take due care of the ecology of the area and will seek to offer the most environmentally sensitive solutions for your project.
Stump Grinding and Removal
Removing tree stumps is the final part of tree removal and can often take place a considerable time after the tree was felled.
Left in situ, stumps can take many years to break down naturally. They can become an eyesore, and even pose a hazard depending on their location. However, owing to the often strong and large root system stumps can be difficult to remove manually.
Stump grinding is a fast and cost-efficient process to remove remaining stumps from above the ground after trees, or large hedges, have been removed. Using a stump grinder, our tree surgeons will grind remaining stumps to woodchip taking them to slightly below ground level – usually 10-15cm although this varies. This is often sufficient to allow you to reinstate the area, for example as lawns or footpaths, with relatively little backfilling to be done.
If the entire stump and root system is to be fully removed, a different approach is required which is more costly, time-intensive and can result in significant reinstatement work being required to backfill the hole left by the stump.
Stump grinding or removal: which option should you choose?
Whether it is most appropriate for stump grinding or stump removal to be carried out is something our tree surgeons can advise you on according to the size and location of the stumps and the intended use of the land.
Tree Dismantling
Tree dismantling describes the process commonly used to take down trees in small sections. This approach is often taken when removing trees from residential and commercial properties due to the controlled way the tree is removed. Tree dismantling allows the tree to be removed safely in areas where space is limited whilst reducing the risk of damage to neighbouring properties.
As with all our tree services, the team working on your trees will remove all waste from your property when the job is completed.
What is crown thinning, reduction and lifting?
The canopy of the tree is known as the crown. Crown thinning, reduction and lifting are specific pruning techniques used to manage the size and structure of large trees in a safe and healthy way.
Crown thinning
Crown thinning is used to reduce the density of the tree’s crown,in turn allowing more light to pass through the tree to buildings or land below. This technique also increases airflow and reduces wind resistance which helps reduce the risk of storm damage.
Crown thinning can also be used to maintain the tree’s shape as it grows, preventing it from overgrowing in places and becoming unbalanced. It also allows for the removal of large or damaged limbs that are at risk of dropping resulting in property damage, injury or even loss of life.
Crown thinning does not reduce the overall size or structure of the tree.
Crown raising
When the lower limbs of a tree are encroaching on, or interfering with its surrounding area, it can become necessary to undertake crown raising work. This approach removes the troublesome lower limbs and is used to add height.
Crown reductions
Crown reduction is the more invasive of the approaches to managing tree crowns and is usually only used when there are risks to the safety of the tree or surrounding structures, For example, where a large tree encroaches on power lines and overhead cables, or where there is evidence of damage or disease in the root system which put the tree at risk of decay.
Where possible, efforts are made to reduce the size of the crown whilst maintaining the aesthetics of the tree.
It is important to recognise that the more invasive nature of crown reductions can result in stress to the tree and as such, this is often our last resort.
Which crown tree service is the most suitable?
HRG Tree Surgeons provide professional advice and undertake site surveys to ensure the correct and most proportionate measures are taken when considering the need for crown thinning, lifting or reductions.