Tree Care

13/02/2015 by TreeGuys

Tricky Tree Removal Nelson

Nelson Arborist James Francis of 0800 Tree Trim Ltd shows how to remove a tricky tree.

Nelson arborist on tricky tree removal — Qualified tree climbing arborist makes it look easy

When it comes to removing large trees from small sections, or removing trees from around houses and power lines it pays to call in a qualified tree climbing arborist. Nelson arborist James Francis has years of experience in climbing trees and bring them down safely in a controlled manner.

Using abseil tree climbing skills and specialist arborist techniques the 0800 Tree Trim team are able to lower tree branches in a controlled manner avoiding damage to buildings and significant items. By piecing down a tree it is possible to bring a large tree to the ground in a very small space.

Often tricky trees will require a crane to remove. 0800 Tree Trim have experience in this aspect of tree removal too, but this can add hundreds and thousands of dollars to the price of a tree removal. Where possible we are able to use special rigging and lower techniques to achieve the same result with less expense. There are also many trees that location does not allow crane access so the only option is to use local abseil tree arborists to piece down the tree.

Nelson abseil tree arborist — Abseil Tree Arborist

For your piece of mind we always recommend using a qualified arborist for removing tricky trees. Abseil tree work is our speciality. Nelson / Tasman Tree care is our business.

20/01/2015 by TreeGuys

Tree Shaping Nelson

Your local tree care company can apply a little arborist magic to shape your trees and leave them looking neat and tidy. A tree left to its own devices will often grow into a wild and unruly shape. Sometimes you do not realize just how much section and how much sun you have lost during the gradual growing process.

Once 0800 Tree Trim have pruned your tree and you come home to a nice shaped tree with room to back your boat under it without it getting scratched, and daylight streaming through the thinned out branches, you realize just how over grown your section had become.

Before shaping Nelson Magnolia tree — Tree Shaping Before

Nelson Tree reduction before picture — Tree Reduction Before

After tree shape after pruning — Tree Shaping After

Nelson tree reduction new shape tree — Tree Reduction After

Sun streaming through after thinning Nelson tree

Increase your property value, street appeal, and neighbour envy, by getting the 0800 Tree Trim team in to give your trees a prune and shape.

08/12/2014 by TreeGuys

Nelson Tree Removal

Why use professional tree specialists to remove large trees from around your house, when your cousin’s mate can do it much cheaper?

We have the experience and equipment to get the job done right.
Peace of mind – in the event that anything unexpected does happen, we have the insurance cover to put it right.
OSH – With the new Occupational Health and Safety laws, you as the property owner will find yourself liable if any one injures themselves on your property.
We clean up the mess. We have the equipment to mulch everything that is not firewood, which we can either leave for your garden (saving you money) or remove at no extra charge (no expensive green waste fees).

Many people find that our services are cheaper than doing it themselves by the time they take into account the number of hours it would take them to do it themselves, especially if they have to hire the equipment to do the job. And that is without taking into consideration the cost of it going wrong because they didn’t have the experience or the specialist equipment that enables the job to be done safely.

What do you do when your Phoenix Palm has out grown your section?

You call the 0800 Tree Trim to take down your tree!

Dismantling large Phoenix Palm tree — Phoenix palm removal

phoenix palm removal — Removing a tree in Nelson

Nelson Arborist Company — Nelson Arborists 0800 Tree Trim Ltd

Professional tree removal — Tree Take Down

We at 0800 Tree Trim Ltd are more than happy to give you free advice and a free quote for you to compare with other tree removal options. We are confident that we are more than competitive with (and twice as friendly as) any similar tree removal service.

07/12/2014 by TreeGuys

Nelson Hedge Trim

The hedge trimming experts at 0800 Tree Trim can help you with all your hedge pruning requirements.

When it comes to shaping hedges you have a number of options if your hedge has not become too over grown. Some people like a hedge that is trimmed to a box like shape – flat on top and straight sides. Other people like a hedge that retains more of a row of trees feel than an artificial box shape.

This hedge is an example of one where the owner specified that the hedge should retain some tree-like characteristics.

Trimming a hedge — Hedge before 0800 Tree Trim

Nelson hedge tim by 0800 Tree Trim — Nelson Hedge Trimmed to retain character

When a hedge has not been shaped and the trees have been allowed free reign to grow you have less options on how much trimming can occur. A row of full size tree in most cases can not be cut back to a hedge size and shape without killing the trees or at least looking very ugly. This can be a problem when the neighbours decide that your trees are causing them problems and you need to do something about them. In that circumstance removal is often the only option.

The following tree line on the fence was causing a lot of problems, both shading the house and damaging the neighbours spouting and roof. We had to cut the overhanging trees back to the fence and reduce them where possible, a couple of trees needed removing, but the owners of the trees wanted as many trees and as much of a screen left as possible. Most of the reduction happened on the back side over hanging the neighbours house.

Reducing a tree hedge on a Nelson boundary fence — Nelson Hedge / Tree Reduction Before

0800 Tree Trim Tree Reduction — Nelson Hedge / Tree Reduction After

22/11/2014 by TreeGuys

Tree Care Nelson

Tree Care And Tree Selection

Tree Care starts with choosing the right trees for your section. Take care to choose trees that will fit the location when fully grown. Consider things like how tall the tree will grow and how wide it will spread – these may seem obvious but you would be surprised how many people choose a tree that looks pretty when it is small but they make no allowance for how big the tree is going to grow.

Other factors to consider when choosing trees for your location are how messy is the tree? Some trees drop a lot more leaves and twigs than other trees. Is all this debris going to end up in your gutters?

Shade is good when it is over a picnic area on your patio. But do you want the whole side of your house in the shade where moss will be encouraged to grow, and you will lose all your morning or afternoon sunshine (especially in the winter months)?

Always consider where your services run across your section. Overhead power lines will need to be kept clear of branches, underground services like water and sewer lines make great food sources for hungry trees. Some varieties of trees are very adept at finding a way into underground services and choking them.

These two Silver Birches had grown very large and shaded the morning sun from the house. Once dismantled and removed the vegetation behind them would have more a chance to flourish and the owner could plant more appropriate plants close to the house.

Trees to be dismantled before picture — Large Tree Dismantle

The large trees being dismantled to prevent damage in tight space — Careful Dismantle Preventing Damage

Tree Care And Tree Shaping

As an arborist company we are often called to shape trees that have just been let grow since they were planted until they have become a problem. Often, by the time we get called in to shape a tree it is too late, and we are in the position where we have to advise removing the tree.

The best tree care advice is to choose the right tree for your location and then decide how you want the tree to look when fully grown. Then as the tree matures you should continually prune and train the tree toward achieving that look. Correctly pruning a tree throughout its growth stages will give you a healthy canopy at the height and density that you desire. Leaving it too late to start pruning the tree will often leave a sparse and unattractive canopy. Trying to reduce a tree once it has been allowed to grow excessively large will in many varieties kill the tree, or will cause the tree to go into shock. Other varieties of tree will suddenly sprout wild and unruly growth that will not retain the natural canopy structure.

The owner of this cherry tree requested a 50% reduction and shaping as the tree was completely shading the clothes line.

Tree to be shaped picture — Large Cherry Tree To Be Shaped

After the Nelson Tree Care Company had shaped tree — Tree Shaped By Nelson Tree Care Company

Tree Care And Tree Removal

Sometimes trees are planted for a specific season and the intention is always to remove them. This may be to provide wind protection or shade quickly in new subdivisions. Even in these situations it is imperative that you always plan ahead. Plant more permanent trees first in the location you will want them and work around this with the faster growing trees. Always remove trees that are not permanent choices before they affect the shape and health of the trees you really want.

Living with trees every day we sometimes do not realise just how big they are getting. Always remove trees before they become so big that it is a major project to have them dismantled into the available space. Do not place fragile plants, heirloom plants, sentimental plants, or out buildings under trees that you intend to take out one day (if you do, be aware that the cost of removal and risk of damage is significantly higher).

Another part of tree care is keeping a regular check on the health of your tree. If you have a particularly large tree it is wise to have it checked regularly for rot and splits in the limbs. Not only it safer to bring down damaged limbs in a controlled environment rather than leaving it for the weather, it also means that the pruning can be carried in such a way as to preserve the shape of the tree and the integrity of the remaining limbs and trunk. A large branch tearing out of a tree can leave an unsightly wound down the length of the trunk that allow rot to kill the tree in a short space of time.

Before tree care picture — Nelson Tree Care Team

This large Gleditsia was a beautiful tree, but due to a lack of consistent tree care it had been allowed to completely dominate the house and was also causing issues for the neighbours. Because it was so large it would have been very difficult to reduce to a manageable size while retaining its magnificent structure. The hard decision was made to remove the tree.

Tree carefully removed — Removing the tree with care

After the tree was carefully removed picture — Nelson Tree Removed

Once the large Gleditsia tree removal had taken place, the house and surrounding section was bathed in day light. The Nelson site is now ready to begin with step one of tree care.