Ancient and veteran trees require specialist management survey which Surrey Tree Care provide.
A management regime for a population of these special trees can only be developed following a veteran tree survey. This may involve identifying and assessing a population of trees and their and specific location, and structural conditions, assessing previous management techniques used (for example pollard and coppice works) and future recommendations which may include the following techniques:
Retrenchment Pruning
Crown reduction in late-mature and senescent trees to anticipate or keep pace with decline in the crown.
Natural Fracture Cutting
These cuts simulate natural fractures on stems to encourage the production of regrowth from dormant buds further down the branches, and provide habitat for wood boring insects.
Monolithing
A tree reduced to its main stem (ie. without branches), sometimes left on felling a dead or dying tree in appropriate contexts.
Conservation Deadwooding
Removing any dying or diseased wood and dead limbs from the upper canopy (crown) of the tree or limbs which cross rub and overly.
Pole Thinning
Using a pole to remove fruit and thin that part of the tree.
Halo Thinning
Removal of younger trees in a canopy to prevent overshading
Retention of Trees
Retention of Trees for Conservation Reasons
