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Tree Care Advice
Straight answers to the questions people ask before booking tree work in Horncastle and the villages around it.
Signs a Tree May Be Unsafe: A Checklist for Owners
Deadwood, cracks, fungi, lifting roots and a lean that has changed. The warning signs that a tree near your home or a road needs a professional look.
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Overgrown Leylandii Hedge: Reduce or Remove?
How far an overgrown leylandii hedge can be cut back, why conifers do not regrow from bare wood, how the high hedge rules work, and when removal is the better call.
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Trees Near Power Lines: What Homeowners Should Know
Why you should never cut a tree that is touching an overhead line, who to contact around Horncastle, what the 10 metre rule means, and how line clearance is done.
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Storm-Damaged Tree? What to Do Next
A tree has split, leaned or come down in a storm. What to do first, when to ring 105, how the rules on protected trees change in an emergency, and what happens next.
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Crown Reduction vs Crown Thinning: Which Do You Need?
Crown reduction, crown thinning and crown lifting explained in plain English, what each achieves, and how to decide which one a garden tree actually needs.
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The Best Time of Year for Tree Work in Lincolnshire
When to prune, reduce or fell trees around Horncastle, which trees bleed sap if cut at the wrong time, and how the bird nesting season affects your plans.
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Ash Dieback: What Lincolnshire Tree Owners Should Know
How to spot ash dieback, why infected trees become brittle, and what owners of ash trees near roads, houses and footpaths around Horncastle should do next.
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Tree Preservation Orders in East Lindsey Explained
How Tree Preservation Orders, conservation areas and felling licences work around Horncastle, which council to ask, and how much notice you need to give before work starts.
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How Much Does a Tree Surgeon Cost?
National price guides for common tree work, what really drives the cost of a job, what a fair written quote should include, and why the cheapest quote can be the riskiest.
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What Does a Tree Surgeon Do?
What a tree surgeon actually does, from crown reduction to sectional dismantling, how they differ from arborists and gardeners, and the qualifications to ask about.
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