AQF5 Consulting Arborist - Assurance Trees After a long, successful career as a climbing arborist, Aaron (principal consultant) is now a full time expert tree inspector providing advise on critical tree issues in the urban environment. As an independent advisor, that does not have a vested interest in selling you expensive tree work, Aaron is best positioned to provide accurate and unbiased advice, and holds the qualifications and experience you need. Aaron spends most of his time conducting the following activities: Tree Risk Assessments + Reports - aiming to minimise tree risk while maximising canopy covers and reducing costs by minimising unessesary work. Arboricultural Impact Assessments + Reports - accurate assessments with well structured reports that meet planning requirements and streamline your approval for development. Tree Health Assessments + Reports - find out what is the cause and plan the appropriate remedial actions. Supervising/Project Arborist - monitoring works that may have impacts on trees that need to be retained, or monitoring trade arborists work to ensure quality and consistent outcomes. Decay testing with Resistograph - analysis of drill results can determine with near perfect accuracy what is happening inside the tree. This can help determine what needs to be done. Pruning specifications - achieve quality long term pruning objectives and trees that look natural and healthy. Expert Witness or Insurance Claim Investigations Root inestigations with specialised airspade tool to conduct non destructive excavations Cable and Bracing - installing cables and bracing high value trees, or as a substitute for the very popular management technic of tree removal. Tree Injections - treatment for Elm leaf beetle, borers or other leaf eating insects is possible via our microdestructive low pressure tree injection techinque. Tree Surveys - locating and collecting data on tree assets to be stored or mapped for a baseline or ongoing use by organisations.