Sam WatkissMay 17, 20201 min readCannock chase biggest oak treeThis is the largest diametre Oak tree that I have found over Cannock Chase. Few people know where this is. I would estimate this tree is...
Sam WatkissMay 7, 20201 min readCavities in treesWe were asked to climb and inspect a very large horse chestnut tree in Lichfield. The tree had been subject to very heavy reductions in...
Sam WatkissFeb 13, 20201 min readOak reduction in SolihullWe reduced this Oak for Green Escapes Tree Surgery. Using a mewp we managed to get out even further than we would have climbing, being...
Sam WatkissFeb 9, 20201 min readBig thick Oak slabs We cut this old dead Oak tree down in Sutton Coldfield, and milled the timber up to make big thick slabs. We prefer to do this rather...
Sam WatkissJan 25, 20201 min readStrange Apple disease?During some Tree surgery in Stafford, we were working in a garden with a few apple trees. All of which had a strange white fluff on...
Sam WatkissJan 24, 20201 min readStrange branch deformation?During some tree surgery in Stafford, I came across this sycamore branch. Symptoms of fasciation: - Flattened shoots - Shoots that appear...
Sam WatkissJan 24, 20201 min readCherry laural with 'shot hole'Meanwhile during some Tree surgery in Cannock... It happens in these conditions: 1. In large concentrations of cherry laurel, like in a...
Sam WatkissJan 24, 20201 min readA big dead Pine...We had been given the opportunity to remove a massive pine tree that appeared to have died in the previous year. The needles had all...