At Heritage Tree Care, we offer specialized consultancy and testing services designed to provide scientific insight and practical solutions for maintaining the health and longevity of your trees and plants. Our team of experts, including microbiologists, agronomists, and certified arborists, utilizes advanced testing methods and detailed assessments to deliver accurate diagnoses and customized care strategies.

What is Consultancy

We understand that every landscape is unique, which is why we take a personalized approach to each project. Our services extend beyond basic plant health assessments to include soil testing, pest and disease diagnosis, nutrient management plans, and long-term care strategies. We work closely with you to develop actionable recommendations, ensuring that your trees and plants thrive in their specific environment.

Tree Health Score Card

Our Tree Health Score Cards provide an in-depth, standardized evaluation of your trees' health, assessing factors such as canopy density, leaf colour, branch structure, root condition, and the pres...

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Pathology

Our external lab specializes in identifying and managing plant diseases through a combination of laboratory testing and field analysis. We collect plant samples for microscopic examination, run laboratory cultures externally, and use molecular techniques to pinpoint the specific pathogens responsible for disease.

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Remediation Planning

Our Remediation Planning provides a strategic roadmap to recovery for your trees through vigorous examination and testing to determine the best course of action that can be taken to ensure a healthy recovery.

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Tree Protection Zones (TPZ)

Tree Protection Zones (TPZs) are designated areas that surround trees, protecting them from disturbances and damage during construction, development or otherwise any kind of planned activities that pose a risk to the tree in question.

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Tree Management Plans

Tree management is an essential step in maintaining the health, safety and stability of trees within a given area. Our teams create highly detailed and comprehensive plans and strategies that help care for and preserve trees while also providing advice and consults on the best course of action to take when it comes to the removal or relocation of trees from the land… Find out more

Tree Risk Assessment

Similar to Tree Management Plans, Tree Risk Assessments are conducted to determine the potential risks that a tree may pose to its surroundings, including but not limited to infrastructure, housing, build sites and pedestrians.

It involves identifying and analysing factors that could lead to the structural failure of the tree, including disease, pests, weaknesses in the structure (trunk, roots and soil) and any outstanding environmental conditions. The goal is to make a determination as to whether it would be safer to remove a problematic tree sooner rather than later to avoid costly damages… Find out more

GPS Mapping

GPS Mapping is used in tree care to great affect when it comes to managing and monitoring the location of trees in a given area. The process helps our professional arborists track the health and maintenance of trees over time and overall improve their ability to manage tree care on larger scales… Find out more

Tree Retention/Removal

Trees are often viewed as potential problems to the development, rather than opportunities or assets that can be used to improve the aesthetic and environmental value of an area. Retaining trees on development sites is therefore a fine balance between sustaining that desired amenity and the economic development of the land… Find out more

Sonic Tomography

Sonic Tomograph Testing is a non-invasive diagnostic test that is frequently used to assess the internal structure, condition and integrity of trees. This method allows arborists to detect potentially dangerous weaknesses in the core of the tree without having to damage its bark or structure. It is particularly useful for identifying rot or decay and the severity of it to determine whether a tree is in danger of failure… Find out more

Vegetation Protection Orders (VPO)

Vegetation Protection Orders (POs) are used by authorities to apply legal protection to individual or groups of trees from being removed, damaged or otherwise altered without first receiving strict approval from council. These are usually issued to help preserve trees that possess significant value to their environment due to their health, size, species, ecological contribution, historical importance or aesthetical value… Find out more

Canopy Assessment

A Canopy Assessment is the process of rating and benchmarking the condition of the aerial (green) parts of a tree or plant. Canopy Assessments help in determining the extent of decline, dieback or sickness and monitor its evolution. We perform this assessment through visual observation as well as photographs at two points in time, taking into consideration the colouring of the leaves, their size, density, etc.