Dead & dangerous trees
A dead tree is not automatically a dangerous one. What matters is what it would hit, and how likely it is to fail.
We look at the target as much as the tree. A dead ash in the middle of a field can stand for years and is worth more standing than felled — bats, woodpeckers, beetles. The same tree leaning over a school path comes down this week.
The things that genuinely worry us are the ones people walk past: bracket fungi at the base, a crack running down a fork, included bark in a co-dominant union, or a root plate that has started to lift on one side. Any of those and the conversation changes.
Fair questions
- How do I know if my tree is unsafe?
- Fungal brackets, cracks, sudden lean, heaving soil on one side of the base, or a lot of deadwood in the crown. If you can see any of those, get it looked at.
- Does a dangerous tree still need consent?
- There are exemptions, but they are narrower than people think and you may still have to notify the council. Photograph everything before work starts.
- Can it be saved?
- Often, yes. Reduction, bracing or just reducing the target can all be alternatives to felling. We will say so if that is the honest answer.
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