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How to Safely Take Care of Your Trees After Ice Damage

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Throughout our Australian seasons, trees endure a lot: drought, harsh winds, snow storms, scorching heat, heavy rains, and ice. In the winter, trees can suffer ice damage, which can cause branches and even entire trunks to snap off. If your area has just been hit with an ice storm and the trees on your property are damaged, here is how you can safely care for them. Keep Yourself Safe   Before you even attempt to save your tree, first assess if it is safe to do so. Many branches get caught on powerlines or they’re left dangling right above them. A large branch can appear properly stuck in the crown, but any breeze can dislodge it. If the tree is close to powerlines, contact a tree removal service as soon as possible to eliminate the danger. If your tree doesn’t pose any safety hazards, we suggest pruning or removing it in the spring. Is the Tree Worth Saving? Trees are strong and resilient, but they aren’t immortal. If an ice storm has caused serious damage to the crown...

Tree Surgery Work & Corona Virus

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The Corona Virus is affecting businesses across the country, however our tree surgeons are still working and are taking a number of measures to protect our staff and customers. We will be following the government guidelines closely over the coming weeks, however at present the virus doesn’t affect the work we do and most importantly, doesn’t put anyone at risk. Below we will go over a list of the measures we are putting in place, as well as our most common tree surgery jobs that are being requested at this time. Social Distancing Our staff are following strict social distancing rules, ensuring they are keeping the recommended 2 metres apart from people and where possible travelling in separate vehicles. The majority of our jobs are carried out alone anyway and only require more than one staff member when it’s a particularly difficult job. If any of our staff feel even the slightest bit ill we are asking them to self isolate for seven days and only return to work when they feel...