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Providing arboricultural services throughout Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Repurposing Felled Trees
We are often asked what we do with the waste material generated from our work. Although it is classed as waste, none of it is wasted.
Aerial Rescue Refresher Training Day for Tree Climbers
We recently went to The Big Rescue Event. A fundraiser for the Air Ambulance but also an opportunity to get up to date training.At Faithful Tree Care the team is qualified to carry out tree climbing operations using a rope and harness. As part of the tree climber NPTC...
Connifer Removal & Tree Replacement
In a recent job we removed some Leylandi Conifers along with their roots and replaced them with some stunning Portuguese Laurel panels. Thanks to Pete Robinson for taking the video whilst we worked. You will see how involved a job like this is and how much work goes...
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...
Worcester News Article: Workmen Dangle from Dizzying Heights!
Thanks to Hannah Worrall for the article and Jonathan Barry for the photographs. Workmen dangle from dizzying heights to tackle two Worcester trees “SURE footed workmen have been busy tackling the uppermost branches of two old trees at Worcester Rowing Club. On...
Spruce Tree Fell by the River Severn, Worcester
This large mature Spruce tree had to be felled due to decay in the stem and roots. Access was limited and everything had to be taken away along the footpath. The tree was climbed and dismantled in small sections. Thanks to Neil for the photos taken from the homes...
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...
Work on trees covered by Tree Preservation Orders (TPO’s)
A tree preservation order is an order made by a council, on a tree, group of trees or woodland which are considered to bring amenity value to the surrounding area. It is an offence to cut down, uproot, prune, lop or wilfully damage or destroy the tree in question...
