Tree Pruning question

[Gordon S]

9 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

 

Crystal Ball

When I'm pricing a job I always enjoy a game of 'guess what the previous guy used?'

You can normally tell how long there step ladder was as they never remove any difficult branches on the neighbours side!!

[Steven P]

On 25/04/2023 at 21:55, Dune said:

I think It has a 7 feet reach and not much around it so any chance of damage should be low.

 

I'd measure that is is long enough before you start - be terrible to get half way through, leaving a tree part cut, 12' in the air. Some tree surgeons would see that as an easy pay day and up the price since it needs to be done. The photos to me look like the tree is more than 7' from the flat roof -edge- and you want to be a couple of feet onto the roof to reduce the accident risk of falling off and to do the job without leaning.

 

Appreciating that everything costs money, but if you can hold off till winter you can get a couple of bare root trees - which arn't a lot compared to something more mature in a pot from a gardening store, might be in your budget to take them out and grow 2 new trees - though you'd need to wait a few years to get them as you want but the end result will be more pleasing on the eye.