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
Dana Anne2024-12-17Very happy with the removal of trees from our garden and would highly recommend epic tree careJames Thomson2024-11-01Excellent service , prompt response to query , great professional advice . Would be happy to use their service again .Victoria Carter2024-08-19Thanks for the fantastic work done on a sad, neglected garden including the safe and efficient removal of two feral and very dangerous trees! Fantastic work by a great team! Highly recommend Epic tree care.Jo Baker2024-08-14Now used this company multiple times and great experience every time. Orchard maintenance and large tree management by a road. Tree shaping. Excellent from start to finish. Everyone turns up when they say they will, does an excellent job for great value and leaves a tidy site. Fully recommend!Bruce Ferguson2024-08-10first class knowledge and service - highly recommended !!!!!Alex Wilson2024-07-29This is the second time we have used Elaine and her workers for tree work in our garden. As before we found them to be throughly professional and friendly. Elaine herself came round to praise the job beforehand and offered some constructive advice on how to best proceed with the work. We are very pleased with the work done and would totally recommend the company for their skill and commitment.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 friendly
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.