Aboriculture Qualifications

As well as holding a Diploma of Arboriculture (Lincoln), I am an avid horticulturalist with a tree-filled 3 hectare home garden, plus a 30 hectare farm forest.

I have forestry qualifications in felling, pruning, chainsaw pruning, ladder work, thinning, selection, limb and trim, log preparation, environmental regulations and Advanced First Aid.

I also have a Civil Defence Team Leaders Certificate and instruct abseiling.

Tree Work Experience

I specialise in difficult felling situations, abseiling to remove aerial problems or to dismantle trees that are too big to fell. I find aesthetic work such as letting light into dark areas and improving the attractiveness and life expectancy of trees paticularly rewarding.

I am able to joint venture with my son's company, www.treezone.biz, for larger or more difficult contracts.

I contract to Fulton and Hogan, and McBreens for the removal of hazardous trees on the roadsides, working with assistance from diggers, bulldozers, etc.

Tree Care Challenges

• Dismantling a 1 m thick macrocarpa above an established garden, piece by piece
• Removing trees that were hanging over roofs
• Topping, trimming and thinning a 30m tall macrocarpa hedge between two houses to transform an eyesore into a feature

Aborist Availability

I prefer to work in Northland and Auckland, and am generally booked two weeks ahead, so it is a good idea to contact me now.