Dealing with Ash Dieback Safely - Acme Arb Ltd - Tree management

https://acmearb.com Trees affected with ash dieback can become hollow inside the trunk and branches making the tree dangerous for the unsuspecting public below. This becomes more dangerous in windy weather because it's difficult to determine which branches are potentially unstable and may break off the main tree at any given moment. This is doubly difficult for the tree surgeon given the task of making an infected tree safe, once the disease is identified. The safety of our climbers and ground staff is extremely important, and we adopt every procedure that reduces the risk to our team. These measures will often involve using a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP/cherry picker) to access and remove the more seriously diseased and decaying ash trees which are deemed too dangerous to climb manually.