Vicars Cross sits east of Chester between the city and Christleton, and the housing stock here is mostly post war: 1950s and 60s semi-detached, 1970s detached, and pockets of newer infill. What that means in practice is bigger front and rear gardens than the older Chester terraces, plenty of mature gardens that have had forty or fifty years to settle, and a fair number of conifers and leylandii that were planted as quick boundary screens and have since become very large trees indeed.
Tree surgery in Vicars Cross
Tree surgery in Vicars Cross is bread and butter work for us. The classic Vicars Cross job is a row of overgrown leylandii along a fence line, well over twenty feet, casting half the garden into shade. We reduce them carefully back to a manageable height where they still screen but no longer dominate, or take them out completely and replace with a proportionate hedge species like beech or hornbeam where the owner prefers a fresh start. Crown reduction and crown thinning on the mature ornamental trees, the cherries, copper beeches and silver birches, is similarly common. Properties like these usually have one or two specimen trees worth keeping but which need a regular cycle of light work to stay healthy.
Tree removal, tree felling and stump grinding are regular tasks here too. The plots are big enough that mechanical access is often workable, which keeps the cost down and the work safer. For larger conifer take-downs we section down with rigging, chip the brash on site, and grind out the stump in the same visit where possible.
Deadwooding on mature broadleaves is something we do every year in this part of Chester. Older oaks, ashes and limes accumulate dead wood at the tips of the upper canopy, and a careful deadwood is cheaper, less intrusive, and better for the tree than waiting until something fails in a storm.
Hedges, fencing and landscaping
Hedge work in Vicars Cross is its own category. Boundary hedges that have been left for two or three years can almost always be brought back to shape with a proper cut, and we offer maintenance contracts that take that off the owner’s hands entirely. Conifer hedges that have been allowed to go brown on the inside need a different approach, as they do not regrow from old wood, and we will be honest if a replacement is the better long term answer.
Landscaping is in strong demand in Vicars Cross because the gardens reward it. We design and install fencing in all the usual styles plus continuous post and rail for larger plots, lay resin bound driveways which are popular here for their durability and the way they handle the area’s rainfall without puddling, build patios and hard landscaping, and put in ponds where there is room. Grass cutting, garden clearance and seasonal vegetation clearance round out the regular maintenance side.
TPOs and tree surveys
Tree Preservation Orders are worth flagging in Vicars Cross. The older streets near the conservation areas at Christleton and around the parish church boundary have protected trees on private plots. Before any major work we check the position with the council and submit applications on the owner’s behalf where needed.
We also offer tree surveys, useful when a property is being sold or a buyer wants a professional opinion on whether the trees on a plot are sound. A written survey with a clear recommendation is often all that is needed.
Credentials
We are ARB Approved Contractors, City and Guilds qualified, and fully insured. ARB Approved status means the business is audited independently against the industry standard for tree work. Documents on request.
Free no-obligation quote
For a free no-obligation quote on tree work, hedge work or landscaping in Vicars Cross, call Daniel Gilfoyle on 07872 394 540 or 01244 314 065, or email info@absolutetreecareandgardens.co.uk. We will come out, talk through what you want done, and confirm the price in writing before anything starts.
