Tree Surgeon Chelmsford

Hiring a non-qualified individual for tree work or trying to do the work yourself, could cause damage to property, harm your trees, or even be life threatening. However, tree work is not altogether safe for skilled tree surgeons, who are aware of all the dangers involved with it. On average there are three deaths and a hundred and forty major injuries per year within the industry, making it one of the most hazardous jobs in the UK and certainly not for novices to try.

With falling branches and trees causing around 5 fatalities per year in the UK, a threat to life can even be caused by a poorly maintained or damaged tree. If you bring in somebody to do tree work and property is damaged, or an injury occurs, you could be liable to third-party compensation claims. These are the reasons why it is imperative to hire a qualified tree surgeon to do the work on your trees. (Source - HSE UK).

There are 2 trade bodies that a competent tree surgeon in Chelmsford should really be a member of. The professional standing and membership of any tree surgeon in Chelmsford can be checked on the websites of both the International Society of Arboriculture and the Arboricultural Association. This page permits you to check out if any particular tree surgeon has recognised ARB Approved Contractor status, and is a member of either of these organisations.

For arbitration assistance and for help and guidance at any point during or after the tree work has been finished, you can get hold of either of these industry organisations.

You should tactfully decline the offer of a quote from anybody who you are unable to find on this directory list, and continue your search for an approved and qualified tree surgeon. As soon as their accreditations and professional memberships have been meticulously checked, you should try to get at least three estimates from different companies in the Chelmsford area. Whilst getting these quotes you must ask the questions below, making it abundantly clear that you need them to provide you with the answers because of the risks involved with tree surgery work:

• What level of insurance coverage do you have? Do not even consider a tree surgeon in Chelmsford with less than five million pounds public liability insurance as stipulated by the AA and ISA.
• Would it be possible for me to contact somebody you have recently worked for, so that I can inspect your tree work? Independently examining any recent work is always recommended.
• Can you offer me a written quotation? You should only ever accept a written quote. NEVER take a verbal quote only.
• Do you have documents to demonstrate that you have the appropriate qualifications, membership of the AA or ISA, and also a certificate for the use of a chainsaw from the NPTC? The NPTC/LANTRA is a required certificate in law for any worker/tree surgeon who uses a chainsaw. Qualifications can include City and Guilds Certificates and Diplomas in Arboriculture.

The written quotation that you're provided with must include clear and accurate details about the planned work. Who is responsible for removing waste, tree branches and stumps should be stated, as should specifics of any trees which may be protected, and the steps needed to obtain permission to work on them. You should also ensure that VAT is included on the quote unless you are a commercial business. Realising that you have a responsibility to employ only competent tradespeople to work on your property and trees, is important. This is outlined by the "Common law duty of care responsibilities under the Occupier's Liability Acts of 1957 and 1984."

PRIOR TO WORK BEGINNING - Checking whether any of your trees are protected, your selected Chelmsford tree surgeon should ensure that any tree work can get the go-ahead from the relevant local authority. To ensure the safety of the public, even protected trees require maintenance so as to cut back old or dying wood, so finding that a tree is protected does not mean that you are unable to carry out necessary work.

If your property in Chelmsford happens to be inside a designated conservation area, the Local Planning Authority will require no less than 6 weeks written notice of any proposed tree work. This written notice is not required if the tree stem is under 7.5 centimetres in diameter when measured at 1.5m above the ground. Also, if a protected tree's branches need to be thinned or pruned in order to promote and stimulate growth, written notice will not be necessary.

After assessing the health of the trees on your property, your chosen Chelmsford tree surgeon will decide on the necessary treatments and how the required outcome can safely be achieved. Where there is any chance of falling debris and branches, a full risk assessment will need to be completed on your property, public areas, and sections of neighbouring properties that might be affected. This stage will also ascertain the amount of workers required and the level of protection needed. This is both PPE (personal protective equipment) as well as other safety precautions to keep property and the general public safe from harm or damage.

ON THE DAY OF WORK - Cones, barriers and safety measures should be put in place before any tree felling, cutting of branches or climbing is started, to keep passers-by and unauthorised persons away from the area of work. Where there's a chance of branches and debris crashing onto a road, it might be necessary to halt the traffic temporarily.

The tree surgeon will need varying degrees of protection according to the type of tree work being undertaken. At the bare minimum they'll be wearing protective clothing to avoid injuring the hands, torso and legs, when doing chainsaw work. All workers involved in the operation should be wearing high visibility clothing, and eye and head protection, at all times.

If any working at height is involved, associated climbing equipment and ladders will have to be used, and extra workforce will be there to help in the safe removal of high branches and heavy pieces of tree trunk. It's recommended that you inform your next door neighbours of the need for easy access, as a skip or other means of transporting the waste away will be stationed as close as possible to the work area.

UPON COMPLETION OF WORK - As soon as the tree work has been accomplished all of the waste materials can be hauled away and the area cleared of any debris. A certificate of work done should then be put together by your tree surgeon, especially in the case of any protected trees, which will be signed off and a copy handed to you. Roads and pathways can then be re-opened, and any safety measures places in public areas removed.

If you have any issues or problems with the finished work, you should first take them up with your tree surgeon so that they can be fixed immediately. If your tree surgeon is a member of a trade body, and any further arbitration is needed, you can get help and advice from the International Society of Arboriculture or the Arboricultural Association so as to come to an acceptable conclusion.

Locally based Chelmsford tree surgery services are most likely have the postcode CM1 and the phone code 01245. They'll work in Chelmsford itself, as well as nearby areas such as West Hanningfield, Great Baddow, Springfield, Moulsham, Broomfield, Galleyend, Parsonage Green, Chignal St James, Sandon, Writtle, Boreham, Great Oxney Green, Galleywood, Chelmer Village, and these postcodes: CM1 1GZ, CM1 1DH, CM1 1QT, CM1 1EA, CM1 1LG, CM1 1QD, CM1 1JL, CM1 1RY, CM1 1LN, CM1 1JW.

For this kind of service it's unquestionably advisable to bring in an approved local tree surgeon. Chelmsford business and home owners can benefit greatly from the skills and dexterity that a seasoned professional can offer.

Dutch Elm Disease

Destroying tree stocks and killing many millions of precious elm trees all around the UK over the past 50 years or so, Dutch Elm Disease (Ophiostoma novo-ulmi) isn't so common now, as it was in the past. Spread by the elm bark beetle and caused by the Ophiostoma novo-ulmi fungus, DED (Dutch Elm Disease) was unintentionally brought into Great Britain from North America (Canada) in the late nineteen sixties.

Through the nationwide transportation of elm products such as mulching bark, crates, saplings, and logs with the bark on, it was spread swiftly through the British Isles after first arriving. This terrible disease didn't only impact elms in the British Isles, but also devastated tree stocks in mainland Europe, North America and New Zealand. While the origins of DED are as yet unproven, the suspicions are that it first came from Asia (most likely Japan).

Normally first materializing in early summer, the recognisable signs of Dutch Elm Disease disease are:

• Dark spots or rings in the cross-section of twigs.
• A "shepherd's crook" effect on affected twigs.
• Foliage that turns yellow, wilts, shrivels and dies.
• New shoots dying back from the tips.

As a consequence of disease and the chopping down of infected, dying and dead trees, there are not many large elms surviving in the British countryside, therefore the spread has slowed and the elm bark beetle's favourite habitat essentially eradicated. New saplings have also been propagated from trees that up to now have proved resistant.

You can put in a request for a diagnosis from the Tree Health Diagnostic & Advisory Service (THDAS), or you can contact your local tree surgeon for guidance, if you've got elm trees on your property in Chelmsford, and suspect they may be affected by DED.

Tree families affected: Ulmacae and Zelkova.

Spread by - beetles of the Scolytus and Hylorgopinus genera.

Cause - fungi Ophiostoma Ulmi & Ophiostoma Novo-Ulmi.

Wood Chipping Chelmsford

To break down the tree limbs, vegetation and branches that tree surgery creates, the majority of professional Chelmsford tree surgeons will use wood chipping machinery. Depending on the equipment that is being used, these awesome wood chipping machines can gobble up as much as 40 tonnes of material each hour, although around five tonnes each hour will be processed by the more commonly used devices.

Having many uses such as landscaping, cultivating mushrooms, ecosystem restoration, garden walkways, wood pulp, weed prevention, mulch for gardens and biomass solid fuel, the chipped down branches are also a good deal easier to transport.

Most Chelmsford tree surgeons will be very happy to let you have the wood chippings that are produced during your tree surgery work, if you've got a use that you want to put them to, otherwise they'll normally dispose of them or use them on other landscaping projects. Even if you don't need any tree surgery doing on your property in Chelmsford, tree surgeons are still a great source for wood chips which you can use for various purposes throughout your garden. If you need a load of wood chips to be delivered then certain tree surgeons will charge a fee for this, otherwise many will let you take them without cost.

Forest Master, Forst, Timberwolf and Hyundai, are among the most popular makes of wood chipping equipment.

Firewood/Logs Chelmsford

When you're looking for logs and firewood in Chelmsford, it is always worth contacting your local tree surgeon, because they are generally an excellent source for this. As felling trees and chopping off branches is a major part of their daily schedule, this is an obvious sideline for the enterprising tree surgeon.

Recently felled logs and branches are frequently offered "free to collector" from some Chelmsford tree surgeons, who are just happy to get rid of them. Other local tree surgeons, who've got the space to store them, will dry out and season the logs and sell them by the bag or tonne, and will sometimes even deliver them to your home.

Logs with a moisture content of below twenty percent are perfect for burning on your log burner or open fire, and these should have been dried out for twelve months or more. The advantage of getting logs from tree surgeons, is that these are most likely to be assorted hardwood logs, that will generate heat for many hours, giving a sustained burn. The downside of hardwood logs is that they can be quite challenging to get going, therefore if you are able to get hold of some softwood logs, these are wonderful for getting a fire burning.

Ash Dieback

First documented in the British Isles in 2021, ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a lethal fungal disease which is likely to decimate close to 80 percent of the current ash tree population, over the next few years. Following on from the tragedy of Dutch Elm Disease, which decimated the United Kingdom's elm trees, ash dieback is going to have an enormous impact on our beloved countryside.

A highly destructive disease of the Fraxinus genus of trees, ash dieback has a particularly disastrous effect on the British common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). The fungus which causes ash dieback is named Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, and it originally came from eastern Asia.

Ash dieback (or chalara ash dieback) has already spread to most parts of Great Britain, and is dispersed by wind blown spores which can travel for many miles, quickening the whole process.

Ash dieback can be recognised by symptoms such as:

• Leaves and shoots that are dying during the growing season.
• The formation of lesions (often diamond shaped) where branches meet the trunk.
• New epicormic growth appearing from buds that were dormant previously.
• Leaves that wilt, turn black and fall early.
• Dark patches on leaves during mid to late summer.

Even ash trees which have the ability to fight off the infection, are attacked year after year and eventually succumb and die. There is not yet any cure or effective treatment for ash dieback, and as it is an airborne disease, no clear way to stop it spreading.

If you think you have identified a tree infected with ash dieback in your garden in Chelmsford, or somewhere else in the neighbourhood, you could report it to the "Tree Alert Service" provided by the Forestry Commission, although chalara ash dieback is so commonplace throughout the British Isles that they're really only interested in cases discovered in areas not affected previously. You can still however get in touch with a local tree surgeon, who will offer guidance about how to proceed.

Trees affected - the genus Fraxinus.

Tree Removal Chelmsford

Though there could be a few reasons behind why you may need to get a tree removed from your garden or property in Chelmsford, tree removal should really be a last measure. Certain trees could even be protected by law, so you're unable to fell them even if you wanted to, unless they're causing a threat to safety. Genuine reasons behind tree removal could be when your tree is infected, the tree has been damaged by the wind, your tree presents a safety risk, the tree is hampering a new construction project, you have a dying/dead tree, your tree has grown too big for its surroundings or the roots of a tree are destroying foundations/retaining walls.

Hedge Cutting Chelmsford

While the majority of projects performed by tree surgeons in Chelmsford involves the care and maintenance of trees, the trimming of hedges is another job that they can do. When you have conifer hedges like Leylandii, this is especially important, as they can grow so high that a homeowner or gardener will find them virtually impossible to deal with using bog standard tools.

Fairly quickly getting out of control, a hedge which is neglected and poorly maintained has the chance to become overgrown. Frequent trimming is advisable if you don't want a hedge to run riot in large areas of your garden in Chelmsford, and in addition to making the hedge stronger and healthier it will also add to its visual appeal.

Neat hedges help make your whole garden look tidier, and might even add value to your home in Chelmsford, if you have plans to sell it. You can also obtain hedge cutting services in West Hanningfield, Great Baddow, Springfield, Moulsham, Broomfield, Galleyend, Parsonage Green, Chignal St James, Sandon, Writtle, Boreham, Great Oxney Green, Galleywood, Chelmer Village, and Chelmsford itself.

Tree Root Problems Chelmsford

When they're growing too close to your property in Chelmsford, some large trees have particularly invasive roots, and can cause issues. Problems that may occur include damaged foundations, blocked drains and cracked patios. Some of the species of trees that have extremely intrusive root systems include maples, sycamores, willows and elms.

Keeping any new trees you plant in your garden, as far away as possible from your home, patios, pathways and your drainage system, is advisable to avoid future challenges. You must call in a tree surgeon in Chelmsford, to see what can be done to resolve the situation, if existing trees are growing too near to your house and are leading to some of these issues.

To avoid seriously harming the health of your tree or even killing it off altogether, you should not just chop off the offending tree roots in an attempt to solve this yourself. So that any damage to property is minimised, and the tree can still get enough nutrients and water to thrive and survive, an established tree care specialist in Chelmsford will know exactly which roots can be cut back, and which roots should be left.

Structural issues in subterranean drainage systems are sometimes caused by tree and shrub roots, because a constant source of nutrients and water is present in these settings. Tiny tree roots can soon grow into the joints of a drainage system, and when established grow into huge root balls which can cause joint failure and blockages. High quality root removal solutions will be provided by some local tree surgeons, who will employ electro-mechanical equipment, manual rod clearance or high pressure jetting to eradicate the offending roots.

A Tree Surgeons's Daily Tasks

• Cut and chip branches and logs.
• Climb trees to remove or prune branches.
• Maintain and service equipment like chainsaws and chippers.
• Assess tree health and treatments.
• Create on-site or telephone quotations for customers.
• Establish dangers presented by trees.
• Prepare tree survey reports for domestic and commercial clients.
• Clean up area on completion and remove waste products from customer's site.
• Be proficient with power tools and powered equipment.
• Plant trees and vegetation.
• Fell and remove trees and grind stumps.
• Work with customers and complete administrative duties.

Tree Surgery Tasks Chelmsford

Chelmsford tree surgeons will likely help with woodchipping, hedge laying in Chelmsford, safety inspections, woodland clearance, vegetation management Chelmsford, root grinding, arboriculture, stump grinding, tree shaping, tree pruning Chelmsford, tree planting, root pruning Chelmsford, site clearance Chelmsford, tree work, domestic tree surgery, tree lopping, crown removal, hedge reduction in Chelmsford, tree planning, tree transplanting, tree removal, root removal, crown thinning Chelmsford, drop crotching, professional tree care, the removal of dead wood, the protection of trees from grazing animals, fruit tree pruning, dead wooding, waste removal in Chelmsford and other tree surgeon services in Chelmsford, Essex. Listed are just a few of the tasks that are handled by a local tree surgeon. Chelmsford providers will be delighted to keep you abreast of their full range of services.

Tree Surgeons Nearby

Also find: Parsonage Green tree surgeon, Springfield tree surgeon, Chignal St James tree surgeon, Sandon tree surgeon, Galleyend tree surgeon, Broomfield tree surgeon, Moulsham tree surgeon, Boreham tree surgeon, Great Oxney Green tree surgeon, Chelmer Village tree surgeon, West Hanningfield tree surgeon and more. The majority of these localities are serviced by tree care companies. Householders in the region can obtain quotes for tree surgery by going here.

Tree Care Services Chelmsford

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• Chelmsford Root Decompaction
• Chelmsford Woodchipping
• Chelmsford Tree Transplanting
• Chelmsford Root Removal
• Chelmsford Crown Thinning
• Chelmsford Crown Reduction
• Chelmsford Tree Pruning
• Chelmsford Tree Planting
• Chelmsford Eco-Plugging
• Chelmsford Root Grinding
• Chelmsford Tree Reduction
• Chelmsford Tree Topping
• Chelmsford Tree Planning
• Chelmsford Hedge Trimming

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