| You can influence the value of your property by | | | | weather conditions. But a reasonably |
| eliminating risk, costs or improving the visual | | | | symmetrical tree shape is much more visually |
| appeal of your property. | | | | appealing. |
| For example, we have found that there are | | | | • Remove the risk of injury to your |
| seven main reasons people call us in to help with | | | | family, friends and neighbours |
| their tree care. | | | | As trees age, branches can become week or |
| • Avoid damage to your property. | | | | decay. Branches don’t need strong wind to |
| This is a risk in dry weather as well as in windy, | | | | fall off. They can easily fall off on their own |
| wintery weather. | | | | accord for no apparent reason. Imagine if your |
| • Improve the view from your home by | | | | children were playing underneath! |
| removing overhanging branches. | | | | • Eliminate the risk of fines for |
| If you have a potentially great view, what better | | | | encroaching on power lines. |
| way to increase the value of your home? | | | | The Electricity (Hazards from Trees0 Regulations |
| • Gain extra light in your house or garden | | | | 2003, require you to maintain a minimum of space |
| This is especially so with tree topping or thinning | | | | The Growth Limit Zone or GLZ) from the power |
| out the branches. | | | | lines to your property. Failure to do so can result |
| • Extend the life of your tree | | | | in you being fined up to $10,000! |
| Pruning trees allows more light and air to | | | | Tree cutting can help with all of these problems |
| penetrate your tree, enhancing growth, making | | | | but it’s important to realise that you |
| your tree stronger. | | | | can’t simply prune trees and hope it will be |
| • Improve the shape of your tree | | | | OK. You will be better to use an experienced |
| Tree shaping can have a dramatic effect as trees | | | | arborist or tree specialist company. |
| can grow in many directions due to different | | | | |