Our customer got in touch with Chris as he was concerned about the safety of old trees on his property in the outskirts of Malmsbury, and wanted the advice of a qualified arborist. After receiving an enquiry through our website, Chris rang the customer to arrange a convenient time to come and assess the tree. Once at the property, Chris considered the structure, overall health, leaf quality, amount of deadwood, and number of times the tree would drop small branches.
The tree hazard assessment determined that some of the trees had significantly deteriorated over time, shown by large hollows in sections of the trunk and a large amount of deadwood (dead branches) that were prone to falling with any wind or storms coming through. Due to the potential hazard of ongoing limb failure, and with tree pruning options unable to mitigate the risk, both Chris and the homeowner decided that full tree removals would be the best course of action. Chris advised the customer that he would need a tree report and a permit to remove the trees due to council regulations. Once these were received, the tree removal job could be booked in.
Ascent Tree Solutions hires climbing arborists, so we were able to ascend the tree using a harness and ropes, and dismantle the trees by cutting one branch at a time and lowering this to the ground using a specialised rigging system with ropes (a ‘flying fox’ set up). The climber then removed the trunk in sections as he descended the tree. Once the trunk was lower enough, he felled the remaining part to the ground to be cut up further with chainsaws by the groundsmen. The site was cleared fully by our efficient crew with our range of heavy machinery suitable for the job at hand.
