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07.08.2023 - 11:42 / blog.fantasticgardeners.co.uk
Most of the time, overgrown or sick trees are simply a nuisance, an eyesore in your otherwise impeccable garden. Sometimes, however, they can also mean trouble and your best course of action will often be to contact a specialist.
But just how much will hiring a tree surgeon cost you? Well, whether it’s a maintenance-related job (pruning and lopping) or you want to remove the whole plant (tree felling), it just might be more affordable than you think. How affordable, you ask? Let’s find out in our comprehensive tree removal cost guide below.
Tree surgery is the art of reshaping or felling a tree in order to make an outdoor space safer and more visually stimulating. It is a dangerous profession where people often rely on power tools, sturdy climbing equipment, and their top physical shape to prune or lope overgrown or dead branches of a tree, reduce its height, or remove it entirely so that it no longer poses any harm.
Should you hire an expert or go DIY?
Taming an overgrown tree on your own might seem like a good idea at first. However, before lifting your pruners or chainsaw with determination, consider asking yourself the following:
For these reasons, unless it’s a small tree, it’s safer, quicker, and more cost efficient to hire a professional. This goes double if you need to “shorten” the tree and not completely remove it.
In addition to bringing all necessary equipment, such as chainsaws, shredders, and stump grinders, a certified tree arborist will also wear reliable safety equipment and do everything else necessary to ensure a safe working environment for you and those around you.
Many tree surgery companies operate by offering a variety of tree surgery services as opposed to pushing service packages. This allows you to
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