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Felling a large ash tree
Felling a large ash tree in Weymouth The owner of this small Weymouth woodland got in touch because he wanted some advice. The site is close to a busy main road. Several large trees [...]
Emergency tree work at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Emergency tree work at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden is an internationally-important garden situated just behind the Fleet Lagoon, which runs parallel to the famous Chesil Beach. The curator called Dale to ask [...]
Weymouth tree safety work
Weymouth tree safety work Our clients were concerned about a number of trees that lined the access road to their farm in Osmington, Weymouth. Several trees had been snapped or suffered from split branches [...]
How to season firewood logs
Welcome to our wood yard! The Coastal Tree Care team have been busy processing firewood logs. Many trees are hosting nesting birds in early Spring, so most tree work is carried out during autumn or winter. [...]
Weymouth fencing specialists
How do you choose the right fencing contractor? Our client at this property in Southill, Weymouth had a large, overgrown line of Lleylandii trees along his garden boundary. They had not been trimmed for [...]
Tree felling in Weymouth
The initial consultation The residents at this Weymouth apartment complex were concerned about the size of the Cypress tree in their front garden. It was around sixty feet high, and they were worried about the [...]
Planting a yew hedge
Out with the old... The clients at this Portland property asked us to remove a very scruffy conifer hedge, and replant with Yew. Unbeknown to them at the time, their existing hedge was dying [...]
Tree coppicing in Dorchester
Tree coppicing in Dorchester The clients at this property called us and enquired about tree coppicing in Dorchester. Coppicing is a traditional technique for managing trees as a source of wood fuel or building material. [...]
How big is a sack of hardwood logs?
https://youtu.be/TpnkQe7pg2Q "So, how big is a sack of hardwood logs?" We are often asked this, or similar questions by new customers. Other common queries are, "How big are your logs?" or "How many logs [...]
Timber decking specialists in Weymouth
Your local decking experts We have to diversify during the bird nesting season, because it is an offence to disturb nesting birds. Most of our tree work is carried out during Winter and Spring, so [...]
Tree surgery in Weymouth
Felling a Dawn Redwood tree The clients at this Weymouth property were concerned about the size of the Dawn Redwood tree -Metasequoia glyptostroboides - in their back garden. Although it was still a relatively young tree, it [...]
Ancient Tree Forum
The Summer Conference The Ancient Tree Forum is the only UK organisation focused solely on the welfare of ancient and other veteran trees. They believe there should be no further avoidable loss of these trees through development pressure, [...]