Tree Maintenance 

Trees need care and attention to flourish. Here are our top tips to keep yours healthy and looking its best!

A Spring Clean

In spring, deadwooding, fertilising, and mulching are essential to keep the tree viable.

Inspection

During the winter, your trees can be affected by extreme weather, so it's always best to keep an eye on them. Structural integrity is essential, as is looking for fungal fruiting bodies or canker lesions.

Coming into Leaf

During winter, it is always worth checking whether your trees are coming into leaf (bud swell), as this can indicate that your tree is struggling or even dying.

Disease and Pests

It's a good idea to familiarise yourself with common pests and different types of diseases when inspecting your trees regularly. We can help you initially and intervene if you think something serious is affecting your tree.

Mulch

Mulch can be used to get rid of weeds and help your garden retain moisture. While this is, in principle, a good thing, you should be careful not to lay mulch in contact with the trunk of the tree, as too much moisture can lead to harmful fungal growth.

Pruning

The ideal time to prune your ornamentals is during winter/spring, when your tree's system is becoming active. You can remove damaged or dead branches in the spring to help encourage new growth in time for the latter part of spring and the summer. Ornamentals are trees that thrive after effective pruning.

Fertilising

A good quality slow-release fertiliser will help your trees stay healthy and strengthen their natural defences against pests and disease.
Build this into your gardening routine.

Watering

It might sound obvious, but a good-quality watering regime is essential, and not just during the summer months. In the winter, it can be very dry, and water-repellent soil can lead to less water being absorbed.

Planting

Spring is a great time to plant new trees; what better way to enhance your garden? Again, we can help you with this; we can help you find the perfect spot.