Pleaching – Training trees
Pleaching is the art of training trees to grow in a desired shape and goes back many hundreds of years. Pleaching typically sees hedges on stilts often on a framework with the branches tied together and sometimes naturally grafting. They require regular pruning to maintain their desired shape. The pictures here show a hornbean (Carpinus betulus) having some routine pruning by Faithful Tree Care. This species, and also beech, has the advantage that it will hold onto its coppery leaves until spring.
Safe Tree Removal
We can use a variety of specialist equipment for safe tree removal. We can climb healthy strong trees with ropes and harness but if required we use a mobile work platform to access the tree. Using these modern tools and techniques enables us to safely section fell...
Tree Pruning & Reductions
There can be many reasons for reducing a tree. To get the balance of having trees in an urban environment pruning is often carried out to get this balance. Reduction pruning can be carried out on trees or selected branches which are damaged or decayed to remove parts...
London Plane and Lime Tree Crown Reduction
Here are a couple more pictures of the work that has recently been featured in a Worcester News article. Crown reduction works were carried out on the big London Plane and Lime tree at Worcester Rowing Club. We are pleased with the end result, a natural looking shape...
