How to trim a hedge Blog post from our "How To Series". Welcome to another Blog post in our series of “how to” instructional guides. These guides are aimed for tree owners who are keen to get their hands dirty. Get stuck in on some of their own tree maintenance. Carrying out minor upkeep on your own trees can be very rewarding. Will also give you an opportunity to notice the health and condition of your trees. A well trimmed hedge can provide a variety of functions. Such as a crisp clean back-drop to your garden. When managed correctly a hedge can be a great wind barrier and can act as a natural divider to create different zones or spaces in your garden. To keep a formal hedge looking in its best condition regular trimming is key. This how to trim a hedge blog is for those people … [Read more...]
How to care for your trees in the summer heat…
Learn about how to care for trees in summer. We all look forward to those long summer days of endless sun and time at the beach. Weeks can go by without a drop of rain with beautiful blues skies to wake up to each morning. This makes for great holidays but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Trees are pretty good at adapting to their environments. However during extended periods of hot, dry weather they can begin to suffer. This how to care for trees in summer blog post discusses a few measures you can take to give your trees a helping hand during any drought conditions. Learn about how to care for trees in summer. Although trees slow down a bit during summer they are still working away. They have just been through a time of large energy expenditure during … [Read more...]
How to prune a tree and how you can manage the condition of your trees
How to prune a tree how to series. Welcome to the first blog post in a new series of “how to” instructional guides. These guides are aimed for tree owners who are keen to get their hands dirty. Get stuck in on some of their own tree maintenance. Carrying out minor upkeep on your own trees can be very rewarding. Will also give you an opportunity to notice the health and condition of your trees. So you can give them a helping hand where needed. This first blog of the series is aimed at pruning and will discuss the why, what, when and how of pruning trees. Why to Prune trees? Trees may require pruning for several reasons including for appearance, safety, light issues, fruit production, suitability for the situation they are growing in, to restore views, or to keep them away from … [Read more...]
How to mulch a tree and take care of your trees
How to mulch a tree guide. Caring for your own trees is fun and can be very rewarding. Often it is the simplest actions that can have the greatest effect. Mulching around the base of your trees has many benefits for their health and is simple to do. This how to mulch a tree blog post will talk about some of these benefits and how to mulch your trees effectively. The majority of tree management focuses on the above ground portion of the tree. For obvious reasons. This is the part you can see and the one which may be blocking your light or too close to your house. However, its the part of the tree you cannot see. The roots below the ground, that have the most impact on overall tree health. Trees evolved in forests where they had access to good quality soils with plenty of … [Read more...]
Regular tree care maintenance case study for the Pines Apartments Auckland city
Regular tree care maintenance case study. Don't delay, make sure your trees are inspected and managed every year. If you know where to look it is possible to find peace and tranquillity in even the busiest environments. A perfect example of this is The Pines Apartments located in Epsom in the heart of Auckland. Slap bang in the middle of all the hustle and bustle are seven acres of landscaped gardens with beautiful trees and wide open lawns. The pines gives us a glimpse back to the earlier days when Auckland was a new emerging city with plenty of space available. Tree Care Auckland was recently contacted by The Pines to manage their tree stock. We jumped at the chance to work in this prestigious environment and be part of its history. “The Pines has forty apartments, sitting on … [Read more...]
Tree ownership responsibilities to be taken seriously
Tree ownership Responsibilities Blog post. When viewed through a human lens trees do not seem to move or grow very quickly. For this reason they can often blend into the back ground and appear as part of the static scenery. Your dog on the other hand is not hard to miss. Dogs are able to command your attention easily as they run and jump around. A well trained dog and tree do have some similarities though. What are Tree ownership responsibilities? Although unlikely, they both have the potential to cause harm. For this reason both dog ownership and tree ownership come with certain responsibilities. Understanding your responsibilities and acting on them helps to prevent any harm from happening. This blog will cover some of your responsibilities as a tree owner. The main … [Read more...]
Tree Survey case study for Carey Park Christian Camp
Tree Survey case study. One of the tree services we offer at Tree Care Auckland is management of trees. We often check other woody vegetation on large privately-owned estates. As a business organisation we have been working with our client Carey Park Christian Camp for some time now. Carey Camp has its own high ropes course which utilises trees as anchors. Every year we inspect and manage the trees used for the rope course and surrounding the rope course. This Tree Survey case study blog post shares some of the details of our tree survey visits. For this Tree Survey case study the park is comprised of native bush and a mixture of exotic tree species. It is an ideal environment for an Arborist to be working in and happens to be one of our dream jobs. There are plenty of open … [Read more...]
Best time of year to prune large trees is now
Understand the pruning needs of mature trees and the proper pruning techniques for their care. Pruning is the most common tree maintenance procedure. Although forest trees grow quite well with only nature’s pruning, landscape trees require a higher level of care to maintain their structural integrity and aesthetics. Pruning must be done with an understanding of tree biology. Improper pruning can create lasting damage or even shorten the tree’s life. Because each cut has the potential to change the growth of the tree, no branch should be removed without a reason. Common reasons for pruning are to remove dead branches, to improve form, and to reduce risk. Trees may also be pruned to increase light and air penetration to the inside of the tree’s crown or to the landscape below. In most cases, … [Read more...]
Tree safety in schools is to ensure regular tree care maintenance
Tree safety in schools is now more a priority than ever before. Especially with the very bad weather conditions this year. Tree Care Auckland cares about the safety around trees. Our experienced team of arborists can provide expert advice to inspect all trees at your school. To give you peace of mind, Tree Care Auckland can provide a tree survey. Our business owner Rossy will record information about the structure and condition of your trees. From this information, a risk rating will be generated and remedial works advised. This will ensure we can manage any risks at an acceptable level. All information is presented in plain English and is easy to understand. Tree safety in schools. Why can a tree dangerous? When trees are not maintained professionally they can develop defects that … [Read more...]
Why we do not paint tree wounds
A question we asked from time to time at Tree Care Auckland is “will you be painting the wounds after pruning?” The purpose of this Blog post is to explain why we do not paint tree wounds and instead leave them open to the environment. In theory painting over a freshly cut wound on a tree seems like a good idea. There was no gap in the protective layer of the bark before pruning so surely reinstating a new one would help the tree. In reality painting over a tree wound can either have no effect at all or can actually increase the rate of decay and restrict the tree’s ability to callous over the wound itself. Our expert advice is do not paint tree wounds. Do not paint tree wounds after pruning trees Trees have been shedding and losing branches for as long as there have been trees, which, … [Read more...]
