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10 Christmas tree facts to think about as you decorate your tree 1.  1000 years ago in Northern Europe Christmas trees were hung upside down from chandeliers! 2.  The first documented use of a tree at Christmas was in the town square of Riga, the capital of Latvia, in the year 1510. 3.  Candles were originally used to [...]

It's a common mistake. The wrong tree planted in the wrong place. It's hardly surprising that this happens. It's not an easy decision to make. Hours can be spent at garden centres looking at trees and wondering which one to choose. We're now entering the perfect time to plant trees. The leaves have fallen in [...]

This tree is damaged; but how? Perhaps you’ve noticed damage to trees like this when you’ve been out walking in the park. Here, the bark has been stripped from the trunk, but you might also notice damage to branches too.  If you thought this looks as though the trees been chewed, you’d be right. What [...]

The Lansdowne Youth Centre is a small community project providing a relaxed atmosphere for young people in the Clapham and Stockwell area of Lambeth, where they can learn and develop through film and documentary evenings, discussion groups and other social activities. The centre has recently been refurbished but the outside still needed a bit of [...]

Woodland learning Not even the drizzle could dash the smiles on the Hilltop Primary School children’s faces as they proudly introduced their Enchanted Garden to Crawley VIPs. Originally the site was open grass grounds except for a mature oak and mountain ash. The School approached Rob Demel of Luna Projects and asked if he would [...]

Wildlife Ground Care magazine featured in their Summer edition an article on Connick Tree Care’s latest delivery from Lister Wilder, a TW 240TDHB with its 270-degree rotating turntable. This takes our company ‘fleet’ of Timberwolfs up to five. With projects ranging from skilfully pruning small apple trees to extracting fallen timber from roofs of storm [...]

We recently had to tackle a large tree with severe decay in Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey. You can see from the picture that the tree was: Overhanging the roadClose to the houseAffecting the historic adjacent wallHad a large heavy limb leaning towards the property These factors meant that the job had to be undertaken by [...]

According to the Met Office ‘December 2013 was within the top ten stormiest months and is arguably the stormiest calendar month since January 1993’. All of our trees took a real pounding during the winter period and sadly many of those that had some kind of weakness didn’t survive. The majority of the trees that were [...]

Picture two Victorian houses situated in an attractive suburban road, both boasting beautifully maintained gardens. Mrs. A is very fond of the large Sycamore tree in her front garden. It provides privacy from passersby and creates a beautiful view. She’s aware that her tree is close to her neighbour and has always had a regular [...]

For the second time in recent months the UK has experienced extreme weather, where storms have created severe flooding and high winds have brought down trees, all causing damage, chaos and heartbreak. One such emergency we dealt with over the Christmas break was to remove and make safe a tree that had fallen onto the [...]

Mike Connick has recently completed the annual Stihl Tour des Trees, a 500 mile cycle ride from Niagara Falls around Lake Ontario finishing in Toronto. Since 1992 the Tour des Trees has raised more than £4 million for scientific research and education programs related to arboriculture and urban forestry. The Tour also funds various educational programmes [...]

urrey County Council was successful in their bid to host the 2012 Olympic cycle road race during the 2012 London Games, a thrilling event that will live in the memories of all the spectators for years to come. The beautiful 156-mile route takes in some of the most beautiful tree-lined roads in Surrey and so, [...]