You may not be familiar with what an Arborist is or what they do if you’ve never used the services of one. In this article, we’ll explain what an Arborist does, provide some insight into the services an Arborist can provide, look at when it’s advisable to hire an Arborist and the benefits of doing so.
What is an Arborist?
An Arborist is someone that is a professional in the care and maintenance of trees. Arborists may also be referred to as Tree Surgeons or Tree Doctors. Not to be confused with a Tree Lopper or a Gardener, who generally don’t have the same level of skill, experience or qualifications specific to tree care that an Arborist does.
Arborists do have varying levels of skill, experience and qualifications however. Starting with no formal certification right through to a Level 5 Arborist who is considered to be an expert in the field.
What Services Do Arborists Provide?
An Arborist provides services relating to the care and maintenance of trees. These services may include:
- Tree pruning
- Tree removals
- Palm tree cleaning
- Stump grinding
- Tree assessments – to determine the health and safety of a tree
- Disease and pest management plans
- Commercial tree services
- Consulting Arborist services
- Provide expert advice about the care and maintenance of trees
- Emergency storm damage clean ups
When You Should Hire An Arborist
It’s advisable to hire an Arborist for almost all tree work for a number of reasons. The number one reason, is that tree work is highly dangerous, and serious injury and even death can and does occur when people try to do it themselves. Why take the risk? Arborists
are highly skilled, experienced and knowledgeable in carrying out tree work safely and come equipped with all the appropriate tools and gear so you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg. Or lose one!
Arborists are highly knowledgeable about what is best for trees and their care. They help ensure a tree’s structural integrity and overall health, making your trees safer and stronger.
If you notice changes in your tree, you suspect something might be wrong with a tree, you want expert advice about your trees or you just need some general maintenance done, call your local trusted Arborist to carry out an inspection and advise the best course of action to ensure the safety of you, your family and your home.
The Benefits Of Hiring An Arborist
Here are just some of the benefits of hiring an Arborist:
- You don’t need to worry about seriously injuring yourself or damaging your property by doing it yourself.
- They can check if your tree is protected for you and organise any required permits.
- They are fully insured to carry out the work (always check this before hiring anyone to carry out tree work on your property).
- They will help keep your trees strong and healthy and do work that will maintain structural integrity, not diminish it.
- They can identify any unsafe or at-risk trees you may not be aware of.
- They have all of the necessary tools and safety equipment.
- They can identify any pest infestations and advise the best course of action.
- They can identify any disease present in your trees and advise on the next steps to take.
- They can provide expert advice in the care of your trees specific to your backyard and conditions.
- They clean up all the mess once the job is done – which can be considerable!
- They can take on all the hard work and offer you peace of mind.
Why Hire Aussie Tree Solutions For Your Next Tree Job?
Here at Aussie Tree Solutions, we have been providing safe, top quality, professional tree arborist services to Brisbane residents, businesses, schools and local councils for over forty years. That’s a lot of happy customers!
Whatever your tree issue – we’ve got the solution. From expert tree removals, tree pruning and stump grinding to Consulting Arborist services, Commercial Arborist services and emergency storm damage – we’ve got you covered with our team of experienced, fully insured and qualified Arborists and groundsmen, for your total peace of mind.
Call Aussie Tree Solutions anytime, 24/7 and ask for a free quote on our professional tree care and maintenance services.