Tree Bracing Services

Tree bracing services in Moray and Aberdeenshire

Tree Bracing

Are you concerned about the safety of a tree, but don’t want to see it felled? Tree bracing could be an option for you.

Bracing is a specialist service Epic Tree Care offers in Moray, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. Most tree surgeons in northeast Scotland don’t advertise this service.

Using artificial materials to strengthen weak points in a tree, tree bracing reduces the risk or consequence of tree failure. This is important when trees are close to houses, greenhouses, gardens, roads, garages and driveways.

Tree bracing comes in various forms. Rigid bracing uses steel bolts to strengthen a tree at its weak point. For example, rigid bracing can be used to strengthen two stems that risk splitting apart.  Rigid bracing is only suitable for specific trees and defects. Epic Tree Care can provide expert advice on whether it is suitable for your tree. We can also install rigid bracing to the correct standard.

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Moray Tree Bracing Services

Flexible bracing is the other, more common form of bracing. Using specially designed ropes and attachments to support weak tree branches and stems. Flexible bracing must be installed at the correct point above a tree’s weak point. Epic Tree Care can advise on whether flexible bracing is appropriate, and install it in the correct way by a qualified tree surgeon.

Flexible bracing can be installed either as a tethering system or a limiting system. Tethering systems are designed to catch a branch in the event of failure. So it doesn’t cause damage to houses, greenhouses, gardens, driveways etc. Therefore limiting systems are designed to reduce the movement of a weak branch or stem, reducing the chance of it splitting.

Epic Tree Care install flexible bracing to the correct tension. Making sure some movement is still allowed, to help the tree’s natural processes. Trees naturally respond to movement by laying down stronger wood. Our tree experts consider this when installing any tree bracing.

When installing any bracing, Epic Tree Care will carefully assess your tree and the surrounding area. We will select the right type of bracing and install it to the correct standard.

Our Tree related services help with all aspects of your tree maintenance including tree pruning and tree stump removal.

For free tree advice in Aberdeenshire and Moray be sure to contact our team and arrange a site visit.

Tree Bracing Services in Aberdeenshire

Epic Tree Care are fully insured. Holding Public Liability Insurance up to £10 million. Not only this but we also have employee liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance. You can trust that all of our staff are fully qualified and experienced with copies of NPTC City and Guilds Certificates and Insurance Documentation.

We also openly share our Waste Carriers licence from the Qualifications and certifications section of the website. As we’re proud to hold these certifications that guarantee the standards that we uphold within the work that we do.

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Contact our qualified tree surgeons today for more information or to arrange a free quote.

Testimonials

Please see our great reviews from 200+ satisfied customers on Yell, Bark and Google.

Trevor Bower
Trevor Bower
2024-06-24
I needed to thin an overcrowded small copse at the bottom of my garden. I am so glad I chose Epic Tree Care, as right from the beginning with the visit from Elaine to advise what the best solution would be, to the work being carried out by Jason and his team everything was excellent. The friendly men on site worked professionally and efficiently and with care to avoid any unnecessary damage to remaining trees and fences. They left the site clean and tidy, overall a pleasant experience. I would strongly recommend this company.
Gale Solomon
Gale Solomon
2024-06-13
Great service with good tidy up, helpful and friendly
Rosemary Carroll
Rosemary Carroll
2024-06-04
I recently bought a new home that had very tall, very unkempt hedges and a few rotten and self-seeded trees. Clive and Elaine's team were amazing from start to finish. Elaine came out to assess the job first and I told her my budget. She worked with it to get the maximum amount of work from it, and gave a timescale for the job to be completed by. The team appeared on time at the job and were polite, happy and very informative. They went over the job list to make sure I was happy. Then they got to work. Everything was done to an incredibly high standard. The equipment itself was very impressive. The professionalism of the team was really lovely to see. They even paused at regular intervals to tidy up around them! After they were finished, apart from a couple of pieces of twig that the wind caught, there was no evidence of them having been there! Three trees, one huge laurel type hedge cut back and a whopper of an evergreen hedge completely removed, roots and all, and all done in one day... An absolutely brilliant team. I won't need you again probably, but if I did I wouldn't hesitate to call, and I'll happily recommend you all day long. A trusted and reliable team and a truly epic service, thank you guys!
Debra Whelband
Debra Whelband
2024-05-23
This company is to be commended! They have all the necessary equipment to make the project as seamless as possible, not to mention the safety gear provided to the staff. Jason was calm, polite and very approachable. Nothing was a problem. They removed a mature Sycamore in poor condition to a habitat stump for the birds and a Crown raise and sympathetic thin of mature Elm tree, which now looks amazing. I enquired about keeping the chippings from this tree and Jason advised to keep it if I had a place to spread it as hard wood timber makes great mulch. Be aware you need to leave it for 12 months if you want to used it around flowers/plants etc. They worked seamlessly and left the place immaculate. Considering the amount of shrubbery this was no mean feat. The costing was very reasonable and to my mind money well spent. Your business model is great!
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
2024-05-08
Very efficient and professional service,excellent communication and friendly staff. Would highly recommend Epic Tree care.
Alistair Law
Alistair Law
2024-05-01
excellent advice delivered by a very nice and pleasant and knowledgeable young girl
Julia Wright
Julia Wright
2024-04-02
Epic Tree Care have pollarded our big sycamore. They have done an excellent job, very quick and so careful of the surroundings that nothing in the garden was damaged despite the tree being surrounded by borders, sheds and garages. Thank you, guys and thank you, Elaine for the excellent customer service, it has been a good experience from the beginning to the end.
Lee Halsall
Lee Halsall
2024-03-20
Efficient , professional and affordable . They have the right equipment to carry out any felling and trimming leaving hardly a trace that they’ve been .
A Webster
A Webster
2024-02-22
Big thanks to Epic Tree Care for their exceptional service in removing a tree and stump from my garden. Their professionalism, efficiency, and tidy work were top-notch. Highly recommend their skilled team for anyone in need of tree services!
Rhona Watson
Rhona Watson
2023-11-05
Carefully assessed the work to be done and promptly quoted. Agreed dates for the work to be done and came when they said. Carried out the work exactly as agreed. Team was organised and hard working. Tidied up well once the work was completed. I was particularly impressed with the stump removal and the care taken to make sure I was happy with the finished shape of the trimmed trees. Cost seemed high until I saw how many workers were in the team, what work was actually involved, how much wood had to be disposed of and the amount of equipment involved. I was completely satisfied with the work done and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

We operate with £5 million Public Liability Insurance and £10 million Employers Liability Insurance.

Inspection
Professional Tree Inspection Lantra Professional Tree Inspection
Lifting Equipment City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment
Base
Woodchipper Lantra Woodchippers
Stumpgrinder Lantra Stumpgrinders
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Ground Based Chainsaw Operator
Chainsaw (200-380mm) City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Felling Small Trees up to 380mm
Chainsaw (over 380) City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Felling and Processing Trees over 380mm
Windblow City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Severing Uprooted or Windblown Trees using a Chainsaw
Assisted Fell City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Assisted Fell Operations
Working at Height
Rescue City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Aerial Tree Pruning
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Aerial Cutting of Trees with a Chainsaw Using Free-fall Techniques
Rigging City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Aerial Tree Rigging
Utilities Utility Arboriculture City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Utility Arboriculture Basic Electrical Knowledge
Machinery
Chokerman – Skyline City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Chokerman
Base Skidder City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Base Machine with Skidder
Forwarder City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Base Machine with Forwarder
Mulcher City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Flail/Mulcher
Felling City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Felling
First Aid First Aid Emergency First Aid at Work + Forestry
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