Tree Surgeons Scotland
From small urban gardens to large rural estates we cover all aspects of forestry and woodland management, including tree surgery, timber harvesting, tree maintenance, tree removal, stump removal and more.
If you are looking for experienced, highly regarded tree surgeons in Scotland it is time to call the team at Epic Tree Care. We operate throughout the North East of Scotland offering cost-effective solutions for the management of our client’s trees.
Our clients include commercial property owners, local authorities, conservation groups and residential homeowners. We operate throughout Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Banffshire, Elgin, Forres, Fochabers, Huntly, Moray, Turriff and beyond.
Prioritising Safety
The job of the tree surgeon on one rife with dangers; from working at height while dangling from a rope, to operating dangerous machinery like chainsaws and stump grinders. Any slip could result in severe injury to the tree surgeon and damage to the client’s property.
As such, every member of our team is expertly trained and rigorously tested to ensure they are comfortable with all aspects of the work. Even so, and while rare, accidents can happen. Our clients can rest easy, however, knowing we operate with £5 million in liability insurance and £10 in employee liability insurance.
Our team members are also instructed in the proper use of PPE (personal protection equipment) which they wear at all times. And, when necessary, we conduct a full risk assessment of a site in order to plan for a particularly difficult aspect of the job site.
Our Services
Our tree care services include:
The key to ensuring a long healthy life for your trees is to have a tree surgeon in for regularly scheduled maintenance visits. Tree maintenance is often called for when trees intrude on homes, businesses and public spaces. But that’s not the only reason you may need tree maintenance services. It could be that you want to encourage fruiting or that you want to prevent your trees from interfering with BT lines. The bottom line is that if you let your trees grow wild you may very well end up losing them in the end. Don’t do that. Call Epic Tree Care instead and arrange for tree maintenance.
Whether your tree is in a nice open area or tucked away in a hard-to-reach space we can remove it using our years of experience and our state-of-the-art equipment. Every member of our team has been thoroughly trained in working in any type of space, on any type of tree. They devise an action plan ahead of time and then execute it to perfection.
We have also perfected the art of removing trees with minimal physical engagement by the tree surgeon using miniloaders and arb carts instead of our tree surgeon’s bodies. This reduces the chance of injury and minimises wear and tear on the tree surgeon’s body.
In most cases, we practice flexible bracing. This type of bracing uses specially designed ropes and attachments to provide support to weak branches and other parts of the tree. Flexible bracing is available as either a tethering system or a limiting system. A tethering system is designed to catch a branch should it fail, thereby preventing damage to people and property. As the name implies the limiting system limits the movement of weak branches or the stem thereby reducing the chance they will fail.
Our expert tree surgeons assess the state of your tree and determine which type of bracing system is most appropriate. And regardless of which bracing system is chosen, the goal is to allow a certain amount of movement, which is in the tree’s nature. Before we install any bracing we will assess not only the state of the tree, but the amount of human traffic that typically encounters the tree.
If you have ever tried to remove a tree stump on your own you know how difficult and labour-intensive the process can be. A better idea than attempting tree stump removal on your own is to call Epic Tree Care. We have the experience, training and stump removal machines necessary to reduce the job to a quick and thorough process.
One of these machines is called a “stump grinder” and as you can imagine it grinds the stump into sawdust while doing minimal damage to the surrounding area. This method is much faster and less problematic than the old-fashioned way tree surgeons used to remove stumps. That being the process of physically pulling the entire stump out of the ground. That method had a high impact on the surrounding area. Often a much higher impact than if the stump were simply left in place.
Our equipment and methodologies enable us to thoroughly remove tree and hedge stumps even if they are disturbingly close to a building. When the stump is ground the resulting hole will be filled with wood and soil mulch.
With tree pollarding your tree is pruned to the same points on a regular schedule. This ensures the tree never gets too large which could result in you having to remove it. If you have never ordered tree pollarding for your tree it is important that you hire a tree surgeon in Scotland who is properly qualified for this type of work, else they could do more harm than good.
At Epic Tree Care we have years of experience with tree pollarding and will make sure that, at the end of the process, your tree has a balanced shape that will enable future pruning. Just remember, tree pollarding is not a one-and-done project. Your tree should be re-pollarded on a regular schedule. Our tree surgeon can advise you on an appropriate schedule for your tree.
Tree pruning is one of our most popular services. Regular pruning helps ensure your tree or trees do not become a threat to people or property, will encourage robust growth and will keep your trees away from sensitive utility cables.
Wild trees – those in the forest – typically do not need tree pruning. But trees that share space with humans need to be in good health and not represent a threat to life, limb or property. If you enjoy your trees and want to ensure they are with you for the long-haul, regular tree pruning can help ensure that.
We offer both commercial and residential tree inspection services. For commercial clients, we work tirelessly to ensure they have all the necessary data about their trees right at their fingertips. That way they can make informed decisions about which trees need to be pruned, which need to be braced and which need to be removed.
Most of our tree inspections and surveys are ordered by our commercial clients, as well as local authorities. Nonetheless, we still get a fair number of tree inspection requests from our residential clients. We are pleased to be able to offer our inspection services to them including safety advice, health reports and planning surveys that can help homeowners prepare for installing extensions or planning conversions.
Conclusion
If you would like to know more about our company or order tree care services in Scotland get in touch with Epic Tree Care tree surgeons in Scotland today on 01542 647607.
Testimonials
Trevor Bower2024-06-24I 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 Solomon2024-06-13Great service with good tidy up, helpful and friendlyRosemary Carroll2024-06-04I 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 Whelband2024-05-23This 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 Rose2024-05-08Very efficient and professional service,excellent communication and friendly staff. Would highly recommend Epic Tree care.Alistair Law2024-05-01excellent advice delivered by a very nice and pleasant and knowledgeable young girlJulia Wright2024-04-02Epic 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 Halsall2024-03-20Efficient , professional and affordable . They have the right equipment to carry out any felling and trimming leaving hardly a trace that they’ve been .A Webster2024-02-22Big 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 Watson2023-11-05Carefully 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.
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Inspection
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Professional Tree Inspection | Lantra Professional Tree Inspection |
| Lifting Equipment | City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment | |
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Base
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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 | |
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Working at Height
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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 |
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Machinery
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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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
A tree surgeon (also known as an arborist) is a highly trained professional involved in the management and care of trees. They have specialised training in the fields of tree pruning, tree removal and stump removal as well as in the treatment of various diseases and infestations that affect trees. In addition, they conduct tree risk assessments and consult in cases of protected trees or trees that exist in conservation zones. Following extreme weather events you will often see tree surgeons involved in the safe removal of damaged trees along roadways and on residential and commercial properties.
The UK has some of the world’s most restrictive laws governing the treatment of trees. As such, if you work on a tree yourself you may wind up being sanctioned by a very upset local authority or even the UK Forestry Commission. But beyond invoking the wrath of regulatory agencies, pruning and felling trees is dangerous work. Many people have been seriously hurt attempting to fell trees on their own, and many others have wound up causing damage to their own or other people’s property because of inadequate training.
It depends. But given the number and complexity of tree care regulations in the UK it is always a safe bet to assume you will need permission from some governing body in order to prune, move or fell a tree, even if it is on your own property. If you want to alter a tree for whatever reason the smart thing to do is to call Epic Tree Care and allow one of our highly trained arborists to handle it. That way you can be certain all relevant laws will be adhered to and there will be no harm to people or property.
No matter what type of work we are performing on your trees our team members will remove all waste from your property in accordance with the government’s safe disposal laws and regulations. Nothing is wasted in that all branches are either turned into logs or we put them through our chipping machine and create wood chips to use as a landscaping element. If you wish to keep any logs created from trees pruned or felled on your property simply let us know ahead of time and we will be happy to turn them over to you.
In theory, yes. However, some people are more suited to being tree surgeons than others. For example: a tree surgeon needs to be in excellent physical shape because they are going to spend a good portion of their working life climbing trees and working with chainsaws while high above the ground. And speaking of high above the ground… They also need to have no fear of heights. They must also love the outdoors and have the ability to remain calm under pressure.