Who are Comrie Tree Surgery?

After working together for some time under the banner of “TristramTree”, Comrie locals Tristram and Alisdair decided to combine their experience in arboriculture and forestry to found Comrie Tree Surgery Ltd in September 2024.

While both of us share a passion for the outdoors, be it mountaineering, mountain biking, etc, our experience in different facets of forestry and extreme environment working make us a very good match.

It is a pleasure to do what we do in the heart of Scotland, and being able to climb and work in some of the most amazing gardens and estates in the country is something we never take for granted. Quite simply, trees, forests, gardens, and their management are our life!

One of our other goal’s as a business is to provide safe and exciting employment opportunities for our local cutters, plant operators and climbers, helping keep our local rural economy healthy, in undoubtedly tough times politically. We have close ties with other local businesses in the area, and would always support local businesses where we can.

We look forward to building our small business based on hard work and integrity. We take a huge amount of pride in our work, and we are really looking forward to offering great value, high quality tree care, and forestry services in the years to come! We know how much your gardens and green space mean to you, and we know the value of your timber!

We cannot promise we will be quiet however…

Tristram and Alisdair, Founders

We have had these hemlock rounds for a few months drying in the unit, fingers crossed this one at least seems to be remaining intact… heavy though!!! #stihl881magnum #treesurgeon #comrie

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (ash die back) is having a devastating impact on our woodlands and wild spaces in Perthshire (and beyond). You will not have to travel far to see its impact. This big old tree was really badly affected, and was regularly dropping big limbs onto the throughway by the river bank, so required removal. If you have any concerns about your ash trees, or have any questions about how to manage trees with Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, give me a shout anytime, I’d be very happy to discuss. It’s not always necessary to remove, but it’s important to understand how it affects the tree in its context. #treesurgery #ashdieback #perthshire

It’s been a stressful year so far to say the least, but safe to say I’ve found a new way to relax and take my mind off the business! 🛸🌲😎 Here is a wee video I made flying around a loch and wood with a FPV drone. It’s a whole lot of fun anyway! #djiavata2 #fpvdrone #perthshire #focusanddont rash

I’ve not posted in while, but it’s fair to say we are going through the busiest pre-spring I’ve ever experienced…. It’s of course not a bad problem to have, but I’m really hoping now that Spring is here my stress levels will drop somewhat… 😅😂😆 Yesterday we officially moved into our new home at @cultybraggan_camp… really exciting times for our team! I’m really looking forward to making the place our own, and would encourage anyone passing to pop in and say hi if you see us kicking about! #treesurgeon #treesurgery #treeclimbers #bigchainsawsarecool #cultibraggan

Comrie emerging from the fog during Saturday’s flight. #djiair3s #comrie #dronephotos #dronescotland

Yesterday afternoons beech hedge. Give our team a shout if you have any hedge work done before the birds come back… #treesurgery #comrie #hedgetrimming #beechhedge

I got a few hours flying in today, here are some different angles on some #comrie landmarks you may recognise! #cultibraggan #djiair3s #aerialphotogrphy #droneshots #dronepilot

Yesterday was fun! This big lime tree in Comrie recently lost two of its neighbours in the recent storms, luckily causing limited damage. The stand would have grown together all their lives, so a tough decision was made to remove the survivor before it becomes a hazard. #treesurgery #treeclimbers #comrie #djimini4pro #dronevideography

Today’s lime tree removal in Comrie. This tree was historically part of a boundary of lime trees, surrounding an older house in Dalginross about 100 years ago. It used to have two neighbours, but they very unfortunately fell during the past two storms. This has exposed the tree even more to the elements, hence the removal. #treesurgeryuk #sectionfelling #treeclimbers #limetree #comrie #djimini4pro #aerialphotography

I’m very happy to offer our new drone related services! Im really looking forward to putting these services into action, all those hours wasted on the PC playing games has finally paid off 💪😎😂 For our tree work, we can use telephoto lenses from a nimble aerial platform, levelling up our ability to streamline our aerial inspections. In the correct situation, high resolution photography and realtime videography can replace the need for a climber, potentially saving our clients money, and reducing our physical workload. I’m also planning on offering a small to medium scale, high resolution mapping service. This will be particularly useful for our clients managing small woodlands, and larger estates. Of course I’d be happy to offer aerial photography, or other inspection services (roof, guttering), if I have time! Just give me a shout, and I’ll try my best to help! #dronepilot #aerialphotography #aerialinspection #djiair3s #djimini4pro #perthshire #comrie