Beeches

Beeches

Days like these are rare… 6 beautiful European Beech (‘Fagus sylvatica’) weight reduced, thinned and lightly lifted. A beauty drive to Wanaka and back capped off with some first class trees lovingly pruned! Absolutely laden with beechnuts, this light pruning...
Coronation Drive, Queenstown

Coronation Drive, Queenstown

Best day of tree work in 10 years! Huge effort from everyone today! 2 rotten Lombardy Poplars and one dying Beech removed on Coronation Drive, Queenstown. Highly efficient with a 40ton crane, 6 wheeler and trailer plus our truck and chipper for the branch. Full road...
Good wood!

Good wood!

Saved 1.5 tons of Cedar from a section clearance today. Off to the yard to season and eventually be milled into slabs to make tables....
Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir

Today’s Douglas Fir dismantle by State Highway 6. Beautiful day for it....

Crown Lift and Thin

Before and After: Liquidamber Styraciflua goes through a crown lift and thin, whilst 3 topped Silver Birches were removed in front of it to bring the tree into its own.  
RoyalTree GOPRO video goes viral

RoyalTree GOPRO video goes viral

The rise of modern high definition helmet cameras is something that the climbers within the arboricultural industry have embraced with open arms. The views from our office high in the trees are almost always stunning, even more so down here in the Southern Alps....