How To Know When To Invest In Tree Removal In Adelaide

Are you considering tree removal on your Adelaide property, but are unsure if you should? Removing a tree can be a big decision. Damaged trees can sometimes improve and end up living a long life, whereas, others must be removed for safety concerns. While it’s important to remove trees that are a danger, it is also important not to just remove any tree you feel like. Trees are a beautiful addition to any garden that not only enhance the look, but are good for the environment providing oxygen and a place for animals to live. If you are deciding whether you should remove a tree, reflect on the following points.   

 Desirable Species

When deciding whether to remove a tree in your yard, you must determine whether it is a desirable species. For a tree to be considered undesirable there are many different negative attributes it must possess. It may be that is has a shallow root system that is creating damage to your lawn or pavement. Perhaps, the tree makes a mess by dropping lots of debris. It could be the wood is very weak causing it to frequently break. Another reason could be the tree is infested with diseases or insects. Lastly, it may be that it is an invasive species. 

The Tree’s Health 

Does your tree look damaged? Does it grow abnormally or have a reduced appearance? If you tree is damage by 50 per cent or more than it is time to remove it. While a tree can survive for many years during its decline, they can suffer from a reduced appearance and have abnormal growth. It’s important not to mistaken a tree damage by herbicide for a damaged tree. These trees can have misshaped leaves but are able to recover.   

Trunk Damage 

By looking at the trunk of a tree, you can learn a lot about its health. A tree will need to be removed if there is severe damage. This includes internal decay, seam, dead branch stubs, and vertical cracks. If you aren’t sure how to assess the damage, think about it in percentages. If there is damage to only about 25 per cent of the tree trunk, then there is a big possibility it will heal with time. However, if it exceeds this damage, it is best to have the tree removed because it will not come back from this damage. 

Hollow 

I always thought there was something mysterious about a hollow tree. As a child I remember seeing Winnie the Pooh hide his honey pots in there and use to wish I had a hollow tree to store my stuff. In actual fact though, a hollow tree is a sign of a tree that is on its last legs. It can also be a hazard too, as the strength of the tree gets compromised when it is hollow. A tree can survive for years being hollow because it has life support tissues in the outer edge of the trunk, however, it can be dangerous. The best way to determine whether the tree is any risk is to examine how hollow it is. If one-third of more of the interior is hollow or rotted, the tree should be removed as a safety precaution. 

Dead Branches 

Damage to large branches can be the end of trees. If a tree experiences damage to less that 25 per cent of its branches then it has a chance to survive, however, any more damage than that then Tree Removal is imminent. Not only is damage to large limbs bad for a trees health, but they can also be dangerous to people and property if they fall. 

If you have come to the realization that your tree does need to be removed, call the professionals at PC Tree Removal. Visit their website to find more at http://pctreeremovalmelbourne.com.au/.

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Tree Sitting – Speed Up The Domestic Tree Removal Process In Melbourne

To embark upon domestic tree removal in Melbourne, most councils require a planning permit. Unfortunately, this process can be time consuming, especially for homeowners that require quick removal of a troublesome tree. For some, it can take up to two months to acquire a permit, which can be unrealistic for those with dangerous trees. To speed up the process, homeowners who need urgent tree removal can seek help from a professional arborist. An arborist will draft a report that speeds up the permit process, as well as protecting the homeowner from litigation. In Victoria, there are hefty fines for people who remove trees that are classified as ‘regulated’ or ‘significant’. To avoid a fine of up to $30,000, an arborist report is essential. 

When it comes to the removal of trees in public areas, it can be a very contentious issue. Throughout history, many activists have protested against the removal of trees and successfully won the battle. Tree sitting is now a well-known term, which is an act of environmentalist civil disobedience. Activists trust that tree loggers will not endanger human life for the pursuit of tree removal, so they use their bodies as shields. Usually, protesters will sit in a tree and refuse to leave until the loggers back down and agree not to cut it down. The activist is normally supported by a group that provide the sitter with food, water and other supplies. 

Several ancient old-growth forests have been saved as a result of tree sitting. During the years there have been many noteworthy stories, which are outlined below.  

First Tree Sit 

The first tree sitting action took place in New Zealand in 1978. Owing to the sitting, the Pureora Forest Park became protected.  

First American Tree Sitter 

The first American tree sitter was Mikal Jakubal in 1985. He climbed up a Douglas Fir in an attempt to save the tree from being cleared in the Middle Sanitam region of Willamette National Forest.  

Controversial tree siting 

In a campaign to save the West Coast, New Zealand native forests, a tree sitting was successfully used. However, during the sitting, a helicopter controversially swung a tree into one of the sites, deliberately destroying it. A hearing was held into the matter, as the tree was swung without ensuring protesters were out of the way. In scandalous circumstances, the CAA cleared the pilot of misconduct.  

Longest tree Sitting 

Julia Buttefly Hill, endured a 738-day sitting to save a 600-year-old Coast Redwood tree in Humboldt County California. The beloved 180-foot (55 metre) tree was saved after Hill and other activists raised $50,000. The sitting lasted between December 10 1997 until December 18 1999, and during that time Hill named the tree Luna. Not only did Hill save the tree but she also managed to have a 200-foot (61 metre) butter placed around it.  

Tree Sitting Tragedy 

Tragically two US environmental activists were killed in tree-sitting protests in 2002. The activists were involved in two separate accidents. 

Highest Tree Sit 

Australia holds the record for the world’s highest tree-sit in 2004. In Tasmania in the Styx Valley, Peter (Peck) Firth ascended 65 metres up the tree and stayed there for 51 days. The giant Eucalyptus was affectionately named Gandalf’s Staff.  

Mother Nature Steps 

 In 2001 Miranda Gibson began a tree sitting in Tasmania’s southern virgin rainforest, which was due to be logged. The activist ascended up a 60 metre Eucalyptus delegatensis tree and swore to stay put until the forest was protected. Unfortunately, 15 months later she was forced to abandon the tree when a bushfire swept the area.  

Police Intervention 

Police forced environmental activists from the Still Wild Still Threatened group down from tree sits in the Upper Florentine Valley in 2009. The police were working in conjunction with Forestry Tasmania and carried out two independent busts in January and May. If you are looking into tree removal at your Melbourne property, choose Pro Cut Tree Services.

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Tree Removal And Woodchipping in Melbourne

Tree removal specialists in Melbourne will almost always follow up with a  chipping service to make use of an important natural resource. The history of   the wood chipping industry in Australia is a scary one indeed, and serves to   showcase the terrible ignorance and money mongering of foresters.

John Dargavel’s book on Fashioning Australia’s Forests (1995) describes the   wood chipping industry in Australia and abroad. In his review of Dargavel’s work,   Warwick Frost provides us with some great insight. According to Frost (1997),   The export of woodchips from Australian native forests over the last few decades has been one of Australia's greatest economic and environmental disasters.” Frost provides an easy timeline of what happened to the forests of Australia. 

“The   export of woodchips began in 1968... in Eden NSW and quickly spread to other   states. In those heady days of the 'Resources Boom', it was hoped that exports   and jobs would finally begin to flow from Australia's unique and difficult forests.”   Interestingly enough, “the woodchip industry developed in Australia due to   strong concerns for the environment in Japan.” 

In order to keep our economy   at its break neck levels of the late 1960s, “wood chippers were given access to   publicly-owned forests.” This does not mean that all Australians were happy with   government decisions. In fact “the introduction of wood chipping coincided with   a growing concern for the environment and an increasing dissatisfaction with   government policies of development at all costs.”   

Foresters did not care. In order to “keep costs low in woodchipping, forests were   clear-felled, that is, all trees and vegetation cleared, the best logs were chipped   and the remainder burnt. At Eden, early clear-felling took place close to town and   was visible from the busy Princes Highway. Public outrage led to woodchipping   joining the farming of the Little Desert, sand mining on Fraser Island and the   damming of Lake Pedder as the key environmental battles of the 1960s and   1970s. 

However, while these others have been primarily resolved, woodchipping   continues to be one of the major environmental issues today.”   The saddest part of the woodchipping industry is that the chips were exported   at a low value and all processing was done overseas, which meant no jobs for   Australians. Ray Hammond was the man tasked with the development of the   wood chipping industry. Ray had 35 years of experience in timber plantation   management. Unfortunately reflects Ray, “Any affect on the environment was   completely subordinated to the desire to get this going. If that came about it   would be fixed up.”

Foresters simply had no foresight, or if they did, they ignored it. Ray continues,  “the foresters raison d’être was to provide timber and products for the nation in   perpetuity, not really to provide aesthetic pictures of nature in perpetuity. The   Forestry Act will tell you to ... look after flora, fauna and soil. You can’t muck   around with the Act but it is the reasonable application of it that runs foul of   politicians and forestry heads now”.  

For Tree Removal in Melbourne, call Pro Cut Tree Services on 0412 533 682.   These small companies are not tarnished by the nastiness of commercial   woodchipping industries. To find out more visit their website on 

http://pctreeremovalmelbourne.com.au/.

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Nurture Nature: Tree Trimming in Melbourne

Tree pruning and Trimming is essential in Melbourne. Our city is picturesque with its   tree-lined boulevards, streets and parks. Despite this, nature will do whatever it wants.Overgrown and unruly trees can prove hazardous to sidewalks, people and powerlines if   not properly maintained. This is where pruning and trimming comes into play. Pruning is   a horticultural practice that alters the form and growth of a plant. Based on aesthetics in   most urban settings but also on safety in both rural and urban areas. Failing root systems   can cause a tree to fall on a house or right across a road. Sadly in these cases, the   proper removal of the tree is necessary.   

Most pruning practices are based on positive growth and development. Pruning and   trimming promotes plant health, preventing branches from rubbing together, encouraging   flower and fruit development, maintaining dense hedges and tree size and shape. Different plants, shrubs and trees Require Different Trimming Techniques. The BBC offers   some great basic pruning advice. Most deciduous trees are best pruned when dormant,   in late autumn or winter. It is not recommended to prune deciduous species in early   spring, as many trees bleed sap if cut at this time of year. 

Conifer varieties require   little or no regular pruning except the removal of dead or diseased branches in late   summer. It is important to remove these patches of dead or brown foliage. Tying nearby   shoots together so they might grow across gaps that occur as a result of pruning is also   important.  

Pruning is really the best preventive maintenance a young plant can receive. It   is critical for young trees to be trained to encourage them to develop a strong   structure. Thus in the instance of young trees, especially those grafted onto special   rootstocks, it is important to keep a close eye on them. They often produce suckers,   which are secondary shoots growing from the roots. As these may exhaust the tree, pull   each one up while it's still small, after first exposing the point where it joins the root. It   is also advisable to check for shoots growing at odd angles every year. You should be   mindful of extra shoots growing from the top of the main trunk, or basal shoots (strong   shoots coming from the base which deprive the tree of nutrients). 

In the first year remove   the lowest third of the tree's branches, and shorten those in the middle third by half.   Remove these latter branches in the following year. By the fifth year the trunk should be   developed, so prune branches out from the tree's crown to produce an open pattern of   branches.  To ensure the health of your tree and of course your personal safety, it is vehemently   discouraged for anyone to prune a plant or tree that is higher than themselves. Without   the experience and equipment required, accidents can happen all to easily. 

The Good   Housekeeping Research Institute provides us with an excellent guide for pruning and   trimming our gardens. This guide might prove helpful in some ways but sometimes it is  just so much easier and you witness better results by hiring the professionals. Pruning   and trimming experts are there to help you improve the health and vitality of your garden.   

Pay attention to your trees now so that you wont have to worry about them later on. They   deserve a healthy and happy life just as much as you do. For tree trimming in Melbourne,   call Pro Cut Tree Removal on 0412 533 682. They are the experts in tree trimming and   pruning and are available for call outs seven days a week. For more information visit their   website on http://pctreeremovalmelbourne.com.au/.

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The Importance Of Professional Tree Removal Specialists In Melbourne

In Victoria, we are experiencing increasingly intense storm seasons every year. Tree Removal Specialists in Melbourne are important advisers when it comes to the safety of Melbourne homes up against our wooden friends. We are lucky to live in a city where trees and gardens scatter themselves across the concrete abyss. 

Despite this wonderful aspect to our city this makes it even more important for us to monitor the height, weight and location of our trees.  According to the Australian Council of State Emergency Services, “Storms can happen anywhere, at anytime of the year.” The stormy season in Victoria typically falls during October to March. 

The SES recommend that Victorian residents stay prepared all year round as severe thunderstorms can occur during the cooler months. Severe storms are a regular event throughout Victoria. Many homes, businesses and other properties may suffer from the effects of storms.   Significant storm events can have a range of impacts on your community, including trees over roads, damaged powerlines, roofs torn from houses or places of employment and workplaces temporarily closed. 

In October last year, The Australian reported “winds of up to 140km/h” in Melbourne, “prompting more than 1500 calls for help to the State Emergency Service in the metropolitan area.” According to SES spokesman Toby Borella, there had been 604 reports of fallen trees causing a traffic hazard and 626 calls reporting building damage across the State. 

This is why Tree Removal Experts are important to All Melbourne Residents. They are able to communicate with householders, the relative risks associated with the trees on their property. Some important ‘tree proofing’ ideas include are: Do not plant trees near wires, or too close to buildings and definitely not in shallow or poor soils. Brittle species of trees should not be planted in areas where storms are prevalent and extreme. Some brittle species include the elm, willow, box elder, poplar and silver maple. During excavation around trees it is important to avoid damaging or cutting their root systems. 

By far the most important precautionary method is to begin annual pruning when your trees are young. Also important is to prune dead or weakened limbs so that they don’t fall off unexpectedly.   By looking after your trees, you are helping both the environment and the aesthetic of your property. There are three simple rules to ensuring your trees stay healthy. First, ensure you regularly inspect them, second, treat any problems you encounter immediately and third, access whether a tree’s risk outweighs its value.   

Your professional Tree Removal Company in Melbourne can do all these things for you. Pro-Cut Tree Services are only a phone call away. Tree removal lists are organized and know what to look for.  To find out more about tree removal and how to keep safe during storm season in Melbourne, give Pro-Cut Tree Services a call on 0412533682 or 

visit their website http://pctreeremovalmelbourne.com.au/.

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The Truth Behind The Role oF Tree Removal Specialists In Melbourne

Tree removal sounds down right terrible, a Tree Removal Service Even Worse.Melbourne chipping and tree removal companies are getting a bad reputation. By digging a little deeper, however, you may find that tree removal companies do not exist to chop down trees but to preserve and manage them as best they can.

Trees are a vital part of our ecosystem, without them we could not survive.
“We estimate that tropical forest regrowth is removing an average of 1.6
billion tonnes of carbon per year,” said CSIRO forests researcher Dr Canadell.
In 2009,a total of 8.4 billion tonnes of carbon was emitted by humans to the
atmosphere, which equates to about 30.8 billion tonnes of CO2. The conversion
rate is 1 tonne of carbon equals 3.67 tonnes of CO2. Each year the world’s
oceans absorb about 26 per cent of CO2 emissions making them progressively

more acidic, while 47 per cent is accumulated in the atmosphere, and 27 per
cent of carbon emissions is absorbed in the world's forests and to a much lesser
extent agricultural land. Carbon sequestration describes the capture and long-
term store of CO2. Carbon sequestration is reversible through increased drought,wildfire and forest degradation. As the climate warms forests will be more susceptible to drought and wildfire which may turn them from net carbon sinks to net carbon sources of emissions accelerating climate change.

To help maintain the vitality of the trees on your property, regular pruning and trimming once or twice a year will help to generate re-growth. It will also allow parts of the tree renewed access to sunlight and undergo photosynthesis.In urban areas, the risk of trees encroaching on powerlines is quite high, in those suburbs where electrical cables

have not yet been moved underground. To avoid these shady giants from being damaged or cut down, tree ‘removalists’ at only a phone call away to help clip areas of branches that are proving risky.

The Victorian Government is committed to preserving their trees. The
government would never allow the spontaneous removal of trees from any
person’s property. Victoria has a target to reduce its annual energy use by 20 percent by 2010. This includes the implementation of Sustainable Energy Targets

to improve energy efficiency and increase the purchase of clean electricity in
government buildings. The Victorian Government is progressively increasing the
use of GreenPower in its operations to 25 per cent and has recently announced
that Victoria’s Parliament House will run on 100 per cent GreenPower.

This said, if you do need to remove a tree or a stump on your property, then
a tree removal specialist will be able to help. Most local councils have given
consulting arborists the right to arbitrate over matters where a tree removal
is required. Arborists are designated persons who may write reports giving
permission for a tree removal if they feel there is a ‘regulated’ and significant’
reason. An arborist report provides protect from litigation if there is any backlash, as their word will stand up in a courtroom.

To find out more about Tree Removal or Trimming in Your Melbourne suburb,give Pro-Cut Tree Services a call on 0412 533 682 or visit their website http://pctreeremovalmelbourne.com.au/.

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Determine Whether A Qualified Tree Removal Procedure in Melbourne Is The Right Choice

To remove or not to remove a tree in your backyard depends on whether it is dangerous or not. The main thing that you will be looking for is whether or not the tree is a risk to your safety and to your property. Falling branches can occur at any time when the strength of the tree is weakened due to age, and not just during a storm like most people assume, and when the tree is weak is when you will need to consider a Quality Tree Removal Business in Melbourne. Over time, all trees will age and eventually die and they will need to be removed before they begin to decay. The trick is to tell when is the ideal time. To do this, there are three key areas that you can examine. 
 

First of all, take a few steps back so that you can get a sense of the health of your tree as a whole. Do the branches seem to be sagging, or is the whole tree slanting to one side? Lean can be natural, but if it is triggered quite suddenly, this could be cause for concern. If you're not sure whether your tree was always leaning, or it is something new, you might want to call your local tree doctor.  Think of the damage that a toppled tree could cause. 

 

Once you've assessed the tree from a distance, you will want to step closer and look a bit more thoroughly. Specifically, cast your eyes to the ground and examine the base of the tree. The roots are like the veins of the tree, and can give you some valuable insight into the state of its health.  Decaying or rotting roots is a big red flag. Also try to determine if some roots are higher than others. If the roots on one side are actually out of the ground, then this could be due to the weight of the tree leaning to one side literally pulling them out of the ground. This is a slow and often unnoticeable process until the tipping point, where the whole tree comes crashing down. Any sawdust at the roots will also let you know that termites and other insects might be to blame.  

 

Finally, inspect the tree's truck for any hollows or splits. This will suggest that it is not competely solid and therefore not structurally sound. Cavaties can be perfectly normal, but they can also suggest when a tree has been infected with a disease. A qualified arborist can tell the difference that may not be obvious to the untrained eye. Size plays a big part in this. A hole with a diametre that is less that 25% of the circumference of the tree is generally safe. For example, if the hole measures 30 cm across, then you will want the distance around the trunk at that point to be at least 120 cm. Of course, the depth will also have an impact, so a professional is a good idea.  

 

Once you have decided to remove, there are still some important considerations. Acquire a permit form your local council and consult a trusted arborist. Even dead or dying trees can be home to animals and other plant life, so you must try to make as little of an impact as possible by removing your tree. A professional can also conduct a canopy inspection to confirm any suspicions. Contact the most responsible Tree Removal Service in Melbourne at http://pctreeremovalmelbourne.com.au/ and ask the Pro Cut Tree Services team members for their expertise.

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