Are you concerned about whether a tree is stable and safe, yet are loath to cut it down preemptively?

High winds have always been a severe test of a tree’s stability, but thanks to the effects of climate change, our trees are having to withstand ever more extreme and unpredictable weather events. Furthermore, root disease or root cutting (whether deliberate or accidental) may suddenly make a tree invisibly dangerous.

To make an informed assessment, we have augmented our 35+ years’ experience with “DynaRoot“, a modern root testing system. This scientific method of assessing tree stability provides a useful answer to the question “is my tree safe?” – one which may well, furthermore, be defensible in court. Our test, using precisely engineered sensors, assesses the risk of tipping (whole tree failure) and stem fracture (trunk failure) under load from winds.

We combine this with our extensive knowledge of trees and their behaviour, ensuring that we neither rely unduly on technology (which continues to mature) nor entirely on the human element (which can, after all, need recalibration at times). It can be described as the best of both worlds.

We exclusively rely on natural winds rather than artificially pulling the tree with cables, as in our professional opinion this yields data more reflective of the real-world situation.

Our equipment does not require mains electricity and the equipment is relatively unobtrusive in your garden during the test. The test itself may only last for a couple of hours, given favourable wind conditions; at other times it may be appropriate to leave it installed overnight to collect more data.

Provided there is sufficient windspeed during the test we may even be able to provide an assessment of the tree’s stability within hours of the test’s completion.

Contact us to learn more and to book in your tree stability test.