Richard Costello Tree Surgeon & Arboricultural Specialist, based in Midhurst, West Sussex, specialises in providing a complete range of arboricultural services to private and commercial customers throughout Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. High quality workmanship and an extensive knowledge of trees and tree surgery are combined to deliver a professional and realistic approach to the management of trees. We are able to offer a comprehensive service covering all aspects of tree surgery including:

Crown Reduction

Crown Thinning

The ends of all branches are reduced, in length, back to suitable 'growth points' (side branches). As a result the entire tree crown is reduced, in size and volume, whilst retaining the natural shape of the species.

Branches are removed from within the tree crown in order to make it consistently less dense. The natural shape of the tree is unaffected, but the 'Sail Effect' (wind resistance) is reduced and more light allowed to filter through..

Crown Lifting

Felling

Increasing the gap between ground level and the crown. This is normally achieved by removing the lowest branches of the crown to a specified height.

Causing a tree to fall under control by carefully making a series of cuts at the base of the trunk.

Sectional Felling

Dead Wooding

Carefully dismantling a tree in small sections. This operation is usually undertaken using heavy duty rigging equipment, lowering ropes and skilled branch removal techniques.

The removal of dead or dying branches usually for safety and aesthetics. Larger dead branches can be safely retained (in order to provide habitat for birds and insects) by reducing their length and weight.

Hedge Cutting

Stump Removal

Hedges of any size can be topped and trimmed to your specific dimensions.

Either by 'grubbing out' by hand (if the stump is small enough), employing a stump grinding machine (if the stump is large) or poisoning the stump and allowing it to slowly decay over time. All pruning cuts comply to modern arboricultural principles which limit, as much as possible, the impact of tree surgery on tree health.

If you would like a free quotation please do not hesitate to contact Richard using the details below.