Comrie from the canopy! This was a massive tree, its weak crown and proximity to houses and a main road meant it was subject to a planning decision to remove the top 6m of the canopy. Access by climbing only for this one, or Maybe helicopter!

This birch tree in Comrie, Perthshire has been heavily pruned in the past. Its upper canopy was completely rotten, with large limbs barely holding on to the stem in places. Safely dismantled, but it was a tricky one!

This Douglas fir tree in Comrie was impacting a nearby sceptic tank with its root system. A classic case of the right tree in the wrong place! At the client's request, the timber was section felled in very large 5m sections. Higher risk, but executed very smoothly despite the tight landing zone, and the timber can be put to use after milling!

Not all our work has to be noisy! The Japanese pole saw is an excellent tool for use up in the canopy, especially in tightly wooded areas, like the amazing wooded garden near Perth in Central Scotland.

These birch trees had been pruned hard in the past, and had since put on significant weight around some pretty significant rot pockets. Birch really doesn't like to be pruned hard! We were able to dismantle these safely from this garden in Perth.

This was such a fun job! A huge cypress removal over in Argyll and Bute. I'm looking very happy here, as I have just managed to hit my traffic cone target right on the nose with the main trunk, not that it was in any doubt of course!

These are my favourite jobs, when we really put our skills as climbers to the test! I am coppicing hazel from a waterfall gorge at a stunning estate in Stirlingshire. The hazel is important for the stability of the gorge walls, but needs manageing every few years.

This mighty scot's pine up in Ross and Cromarty was infected with a fungus which introduces soft rot, causing potentially rapid structural decline. Section felled safely before it could cause damage to a nearby property.

Section felling the stem of a poplar tree in Comrie, Scotland. Poplar's are without a doubt my least favourite tree to work on. They damage very easily in high winds, and rot so easily. They are very spooky to climb sometimes, it it can be hard to see the rot pockets until you are very close to them!

A nice bit of conifer topping above this narrow street in Crieff! A big mess as usual, but we do clear up afterwards!

A climbers eye view fro the canopy of a huge fir tree in Comrie! This was probably the tallest tree I've climbed. It had a damaged crown, so the top 6m was removed. The pruning cut was at 45m! A huge grand fir!

A big old elm snag in Aberdeenshire, completely hollow in the middle! Felled safely with the help of Tomas Kyncl from Tilia Tree Care! This tree had been standing dead for about a decade, so was well overdue some chainsaw cutting to make it safe.

Just finished the speed rope ascent at the 2022 Scottish tree climbing competition in Perth. Arranged by the Arboricultural Association.

This walnut in Comrie, Strathearn, was a fun dismantle! if you look closely, the tree has been girdled by cable bracing, installed decades ago. It had to be dismantled with great care due to the stem instability, and proximity to grade C listed property walls...

Making safe some storm damage to a veteran oak tree at the Comrie Community Woodland. Its a great place for a visit, looked after by volunteers from the local community.