Advise on tree reports

[treeseer]

...I would never say things like 'this tree is safe' or 'this tree will not fall over' in a report, any more than a doctor would say 'this person will not die'.

 

No significant defects were discovered, reinspect in 5 years is about as close as I'd go.

 

That's a reasonable approach.

 

" I wouldn't write a report for the simple fact I'm not qualified to do this and to be honest could mis-diagnose a trees health , if the client does require this for their records I would pass the job on to someone qualified, that's what their paid to do."

 

The divisions in the US are similar to those expressed here, but not quite as rigid. Nothing wrong with referring work, though working arbs are often too bashful about their expertise, while consulting arbs tend to err in the other direction.