Removal over native

Roger dismantling a huge macrocarpa

Qualifications
I am an avid horticulturalist with a tree-filled 3 hectare home garden, plus a 30 hectare farm forest.

I have forestry qualifications in felling, pruning, chainsaw pruning, ladder work, thinning, selection, limb and trim, log preparation, environmental regulations and Advanced First Aid. I also have a Civil Defence Team Leaders Certificate and instruct abseiling.

Experience
I specialise difficult felling situations, abseiling to remove aerial problems or to dismantle trees that are too big to fell. I find aesthetic work such as letting light into dark areas and improving the attractiveness and life expectancy of trees paticularly rewarding.

I am able to joint venture with my son's company, http://www.treezone.biz/, for larger or more difficult contracts.

 I contract to Fulton and Hogan, and McBreens for the removal of hazardous trees on the roadsides, working with assistance from diggers, bulldozers, etc.

Examples of challenging situations that I have successfully dealt with

• Dismantling a 1 m thick macrocarpa above an established garden, piece by piece
• Removing trees that were hanging over roofs
• Topping, trimming and thinning a 30m tall macrocarpa hedge between two houses to transform an eyesore into a feature

Availability
I prefer to work in Northland and Auckland, and am generally booked two weeks ahead.