A tree that suits a Tipton garden when it is young can soon be in the way. Terraced streets and inter-war estates here usually have small to medium gardens, so a single sycamore, ash or cherry can hang over the path, shade the kitchen window and scrape the car. Crown lifting in Tipton trims away the lowest branches so the space underneath works again.
We keep the cuts light and tidy. The upper crown, which does most of the tree's growing, stays as it is, and only the lowest limbs go. You end up with a clear path, more daylight and a tree that still looks like a tree, not a stump on a stick.
In a small garden, a tree's lower branches reach the places where you actually spend time. They hang over the washing line, rest on the shed roof or sag across the back gate until you have to duck to get through. We start by walking the garden with you, noting every spot where a branch causes trouble, and then decide which limbs have to come off.
Often only three or four branches are involved. Removing them can make a surprising difference to how the garden feels, with no change to the tree's overall height or width. Because Tipton plots are tight, we work from ground level and with ropes where needed, so beds and fences are not trampled in the process. Our crew take care to leave everything as it was.
Tipton has a lot of canal heritage and green strips beside the water, and some garden trees grow close to those corridors. Overhanging growth can make towpath-side fences and gates awkward, and we are careful to keep all cut material on your side of the boundary. If a tree belongs to a neighbour or another owner, we say so and do not touch it.
On the inter-war estates, trees were often planted at the front, just a short step from a bay or a porch. Lifting the crown there keeps branches off the roof and window frames, and it stops them rubbing against walls in the wind. It is a quick and sensible fix before a bigger problem develops. Left alone, branches like these only get heavier.
We check for preservation orders and conservation areas before cutting in Tipton, and tell you if anything is needed first. We remove the branches, chip the small material and leave the garden swept and the path clear. If you have trees in Dudley, West Bromwich or Coseley as well, we can look at those on the same trip.
Based in Hall Green, so we are never far from the gardens we work in.
We look at the job before we price it, so you know what is involved.
Branches, clippings and rubbish from our jobs are cleared and the garden left tidy.
Call, or send photos on WhatsApp, and we will come back to you.
Crown LiftingA tall golden conifer in a Hall Green back garden, with its bare trunk showing beneath the canopy above the fence.
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Tree FellingA tall conifer beside a conservatory is taken down in sections, leaving a cleared lawn and a new fence panel.
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Tree SurgeryA climber takes a tall garden oak down in stages above a Hall Green lawn, shed and planted borders.
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Crown lifting is usually the answer. We remove the lowest branches over the path, so you can walk beneath without ducking, and we leave the rest of the tree alone. It is a simple, targeted job on most terraced or inter-war gardens.
If the problem is low branches, yes. It keeps the tree's height, shape and shade, and avoids the large wounds a heavy reduction can cause. If the tree is simply too big for the garden, we will explain that a different job is needed.
Yes, provided it is on your land. We keep all cut branches on your side of the boundary and clear them away afterwards. If the tree belongs to someone else, we tell you and suggest who to contact.
Tell us what needs doing and where. We will get back to you to arrange a visit and a free, no-obligation quote. Photos sent on WhatsApp help.
