Some basic Tree Care Tips:

• Avoid excavation close to your tree
• Avoid changing the soil level around your tree
• Be mindful of the future size of trees when planting near amenities
• Inspect your tree from the ground up
• Be mindful of dead or hanging branches before walking under a tree
• Touch and walk around the entire tree during inspection
• Take note of your trees natural habit or lean
• Look for changes in foliage size, density and colour
• Look for increases in the percentage of deadwood
• Noticeable defects such as fungi, wounds, cavities, cracks, bulges in the trunks or hollows should be inspected by an Arborist
• An aerial inspection from within the tree canopy is recommended
• Have your tree inspected by a qualified Arborist annually and after extreme weather events
• Pedestrian access around trees with major defects, dead or hanging branches should be restricted