Rely on Hinckley’s Number One for Tree Trenching

Name: Climbatize Ltd
Address: Burbage, Leicester, LE10 2EE
Telephone: 01455 364997

Our residential tree services are some of the best around, and you’re sure of a high-quality service with us. Climbatize Ltd is committed to quality, and we work hard to provide excellent services to customers, including tree felling, pruning, and much more. Based in Leicestershire, we’ve got services for all domestic clients, so call us now. We are insured for up to £5,000,000 Public Liability Insurance and our staff are fully qualified under NPTC. The company is registered as a SSIP (Safety Scheme In Procurement) member, which just goes to show the high level of health and safety, engrained into the company.

Tree Removal

Although it is a shame to see any tree removed, sometimes a tree’s size, location, or current condition, such as diseased or dying, can mean that felling it is the only option. Trees can be removed in various ways, one of which is straight felling, where a tree is cut down from the base and felled over onto the ground where it can then be cleared up. Another option for removal is to fell a tree one section at a time. This is when a tree is climbed using a rope and harness and then taken down in small bits, lowered to the ground, and then cleared away by ground staff.

We can also carry out full site clearance work, clear or partially felling all trees on a site, using an array of equipment such as excavator tree shears, forestry mulchers, and whole tree chippers.

Pruning

There are many different ways of pruning a tree, and each method can achieve various and sometimes multiple outcomes. For instance, reducing a tree overall will make the tree smaller, but it can also create a better shape and reduce branch-end weights. This will mean that branches are a lot less likely to snap, therefore making the tree safer. Thinning a tree will make it look a lot more aesthetically pleasing, but it can also let a lot more light into a garden, allowing for grass or other plants to grow.

Hedge Trimming and Topping

Hedges and bushes can be great for screening, and when they’re trimmed they can become beautiful green walls surrounding your boundary. But when they’re badly trimmed or left to overgrow, they become unsightly and an annoyance to neighbours. Climbatize Ltd takes on all types of hedge work, from yearly top and side trimming to large topping work and reshaping.

Tree Thinning

A large, dense tree canopy can act like a sail on a boat, making a tree more susceptible to blowing over in the wind. It can also act as a screen and block any light from reaching the ground below. The action of thinning a tree involves taking out any dead, dying, crossing, rubbing, or duplicated branches. As mentioned above, this can allow for more light to pass through the canopy while also creating better airflow through the tree, reducing the risk of wind pushing it over. Pruning in this way can also make a tree a lot more pleasing to the eye, with the main stem becoming more visible and branch structure becoming more open.

Pollarding, Re-Pollarding, and Epicormic Growth

Although pollarding is now seen as an older method of pruning, it is still very effective. It can, however, affect the longevity of a tree. Mainly used on street trees, pollarding is where all leafy matter is removed, leaving a skeleton structure. The tree is then allowed to grow back and then re-pollarded on a set basis. Typically this is done annually, or every three, five, or 10 years. Epicormic growth pruning is the removal of young shoots on the base or in the canopy. This can efficiently tidy up a tree without harming it.

Deadwooding

The removal of dangerous deadwood not only makes a tree safer but also improves its health, making it look a lot better. Generally, deadwooding is carried out on more mature trees, as they have an abundance of deadwood which could fall out at any moment onto pedestrians, cars, or buildings below.

Crown Lifting

A tree’s position close to a driveway or in front of a nice view to the open countryside can mean that lower branches get in the way. Crown lifting is essentially the removal of said branches. The tree is pruned in a way that it can heal from any cuts while the desired result is achieved, whether it’s allowing for cars to pass under it or for visibility to a garden and beyond.

Crown Reduction

Reducing a tree is a method of pruning where the whole tree is made smaller by up to 30% overall. This process is normally carried out by climbing, and involves keeping the tree’s natural shape and cutting branches back to suitable growth points, where it will be able to re-sprout, without drastically affecting the tree’s health. Reduction is normally carried out when a tree has become too large for its position, when a tree below requires more light, or to reduce the risk of branches snapping.