Services

Tree Pruning (with thorough cleanup)

Quality, expert tree pruning is the cornerstone of Arbre Care Tree Surgery. Our quality pruning, provided by Arbre Care trained experts, improves the health and appearance of trees, prolonging their useful life by removing undesirable branches, whether they are dead, weakened, diseased or insect-infested.

We recommend that dead or dying trees be removed for health, safety, aesthetics and to enable competing species to develop and mature. Occasionally, in certain instances, live trees should be removed when they interfere with other trees, buildings, driveways, and utility wires. In a standard removal, stumps will be cut as flush as possible to ground line, wood will be cut into small logs, and all brush will be chipped and disposed of.
 

Tree Removals and Stump Grinding

Sometimes a tree's problems are so advanced that it can't be treated. When a tree like this becomes a hazard, we use proper equipment and techniques to remove the tree and eliminate your safety and liability concerns.

 

Storm Damage / Emergency Callout

Storms can rip through an area and leave major damage in their path. Arbre Care qualified, certified arborists and technicians provide the expertise needed to carefully clear trees, branches and debris to help alleviate further damage to life and property.
 
Hazardous Tree Assessment

No tree is absolutely safe. At times, even healthy trees fail. However, Arbre Care’s experts can help tell you if your landscape contains high-risk or potentially hazardous trees. Additionally, we will recommend the proper course of care and action.

This service is crucial in eliminating the danger and damage caused by falling limbs. This is particularly a concern for trees along driveways, pedestrian paths, and surrounding buildings. Also, we recommend the pruning of low-hanging branches in certain areas, eliminating interference to passersby's.
 



Hedge Laying

Hedge laying is always carried out in the Winter months while the sap is down.
To start with the hedge layer clears the hedge of all rubbish such as deadwood, ivy and old fencing.
The bottom of the hedge is cleared as much as is practicable to allow the Sun in to encourage as many new shoots as possible.
Each individual tree is then pruned of large side branches and top heavy material. When this has been done the laying may begin.
At the base of the trunk the hedge layer cuts into the stem at an angle until the remaining part of the stem is flexible enough to cut down. These stems or trunks are called pleachers (before and after laying).

Whilst laying the hedge the hedge layer bangs in stakes (coppiced hazel) at 18 inch intervals along the line of the hedge. The pleachers are laid into the stakes and as much as possible are woven into them. The brush is placed one side or the other of the hedge sometimes both depending on the style of hedge being utilised.

After the hedge has been laid binders or hethers are woven along the top of the stakes to keep the hedgerow solid in a continual flow and to prevent wind damage.