What we do
Our focus is domestic tree surgery.
Nine things, done properly, on garden trees across Marlow and the Thames Valley. All work is carried out safely and professionally, we always leave the site tidy, and the waste can be taken away if you want it gone. Small works are no problem — the service is there for the whole community.
01Service
Crown Reduction
A reduction takes height and spread off the whole crown while keeping the tree looking like itself. It is the answer when a tree has outgrown the space, is blocking light from the house, or is getting heavy at the top. Each cut is taken back to a suitable growth point rather than sheared to a line, so the wounds close and the regrowth comes back in the right places. Before anything is booked in, we talk through how much to take and what the finished shape will look like — that conversation is the whole job, and it happens at the quote, not halfway up the tree.
02Service
Crown Lift & Crown Thinning
A crown lift removes the lowest limbs so you can walk, mow or park under the tree and the lawn beneath it stops struggling. A thin takes out a measured proportion of the smaller branches throughout the canopy, opening the tree up so light reaches the beds below and wind passes through rather than pushing against a solid sail. Both are subtle jobs where doing too much is worse than doing too little, so we work to an agreed proportion and stop there.
03Service
Pruning & Thinning
Most garden trees never need felling; they need someone to take the right branches out at the right time of year. Deadwooding, removing crossing and rubbing limbs, clearing branches off a roof or a neighbour's boundary, shaping a specimen so it grows into the space rather than out of it. The work is done with the species and the season in mind — some trees bleed if cut in spring, some flower on last year's wood and lose a year if pruned at the wrong moment. If you would like the reasoning, we are happy to explain it on site.
04Service
Hedge Pruning
Hedges are the job most people put off for one season too many. We cut beech, hornbeam, laurel, privet, leylandii and mixed native hedges back to a straight, tapered face that will thicken rather than go bare at the bottom. Tall conifer hedges are taken down in stages so you are not left with a brown wall, and timing is planned around nesting birds — between March and August we check before we cut, because it is against the law to damage an active nest.
05Service
Hedge Removal
Sometimes a hedge has simply had its day — it has grown three feet wider than the boundary, gone bare and woody inside, or it is shading half the garden. We take the whole thing out, grind or dig out the stumps and roots where access allows, and clear the run so you can fence, plant or lay turf straight away. The material is chipped and removed, and the ground is raked off rather than left as a trench of roots for you to deal with.
06Service
Fruit Tree Pruning
Fruit trees are their own discipline. An apple or pear wants an open, goblet-shaped crown with light into the middle and the right balance of fruiting spurs, pruned in the dormant season. Plums and cherries are a different matter and should be pruned in summer, when silver leaf and canker are far less likely to get in. Neglected old trees are brought back over two or three years rather than all at once, because taking half a tree off in one go buys you nothing but water shoots.
07Service
Tree Cutting & Felling
Where a tree has to come out, how it comes out depends entirely on what is underneath it. In an open garden a tree can often be felled in one. Close to a house, a greenhouse, a shed or a neighbour's fence it is taken down in sections, with limbs roped and lowered under control rather than dropped. Storm-damaged and hung-up trees are dealt with as urgent work by arrangement. We will also tell you plainly when a tree does not need removing at all — a reduction is usually cheaper and always better for the garden.
08Service
Tree Stump Removal
A stump left in a lawn is a trip hazard, a mower-killer and a standing invitation to honey fungus. We grind stumps out below ground level, take away the grindings or backfill the hole with them and topsoil, and leave the area ready for turf, planting or paving. Access is the only real limit — a machine needs a route in — so tell us how wide your side gate is when you ring and we will know what to bring.
09Service
Tree Planting
Taking a tree out often means putting something better in. We help choose a species that suits the soil, the aspect and the space you actually have in twenty years' time, then plant it properly: a wide planting pit, roots spread rather than spiralled, a low stake so the stem can flex, and a mulch ring to keep the mower and the grass away. Where a removal was covered by a planning condition or a Tree Preservation Order, replanting may be a requirement rather than a nicety — we will say so at the quote.
How it works
A look, a price, and a tidy site.
There are no packages to choose from. Someone comes and looks at the tree, tells you what can sensibly be done, and puts a price to it. You decide from there.
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Tell us about the tree
Call or email with a rough idea — species if you know it, roughly how tall, and what is bothering you about it. Photographs help enormously. There is no form to fill in and no sales script waiting at the other end.
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A visit and a free quote
Someone comes out to look at the tree properly, talks through what can sensibly be done and what it will look like afterwards, and puts a written price to it. If the tree is protected or you are in a conservation area, we will tell you at this stage and explain the notice that has to go to the council.
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The work, done safely
All work is carried out safely and professionally, to the shape agreed at the quote. Rigging and roping where a drop is not sensible, hand tools where the plant will thank you for it, and a ground crew keeping the site under control throughout.
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Left tidy, waste taken away
We always leave the site tidy. Arisings are chipped and taken away if you want them gone, or stacked and left if you would rather keep the logs for the fire. Small works are no problem — we look after the whole community, not just the big jobs.
Before you ring
Questions we get asked most.
How do I get a price, and does a quote cost anything?
Quotes are free and there is no obligation. Ring 01628 947199 or email enquiries@bloomtreecare.co.uk with a rough description of the tree — species if you know it, roughly how tall, and what is bothering you about it. Photographs help a great deal. Someone will come and look at it properly and put a written price to the work.
Do you take on small jobs?
Yes. In the team's own words, small works are no problem — the service is there for the whole community, not just the big removals. A single overhanging limb, one fruit tree, a short run of hedge: all worth ringing about.
Will you take the waste away?
That is up to you. All work is carried out safely and professionally, the site is always left tidy, and the arisings can be chipped and taken away if you want them gone. If you have a wood burner, say so at the quote and we will cut the cordwood to length and stack it instead.
My tree might be protected — what happens then?
Tell us at the quote stage. If the tree carries a Tree Preservation Order you need the council's written consent before any work starts, and if the property is in a conservation area you must give the council six weeks' notice. We will identify which applies, set out what has to be submitted, and work to whatever consent comes back. There is a fuller explanation on our tree law page.
When is the right time of year to prune?
It depends entirely on the tree. Most broadleaves are best pruned in the dormant season; apples and pears in winter but plums and cherries in summer; birches and maples bleed badly if cut in spring. Hedges have to be planned around the bird nesting season, roughly March to August. Our seasonal pruning guide sets out the whole year species by species.
Do you do emergency and storm work?
Yes, by arrangement. Wind-thrown trees, hung-up limbs and storm damage are dealt with as urgent work — made safe first, then cleared. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm, so ring as early as you can after a bad night.
Which areas do you cover?
Marlow, Little Marlow, Bisham, Hurley, Medmenham, Cookham, Bourne End, Pinkneys Green, Lane End and Cadmore End, plus Henley and High Wycombe. If you are just outside and not sure, ring and ask.
Who will actually turn up at my house?
The same small team. Ben leads the work on site, Sally usually handles the quote and the arrangements, and Alex and Dalen work on the ground and in the canopy. Customers name them individually in their Google reviews, which is the most honest answer we can give to this question.
Do you have to cut my tree down?
Usually not, and we will say so. A reduction, a crown lift or a thin is cheaper than a removal and keeps the tree, the screening and the shade you already have. Felling is for trees that are dead, dangerous, diseased or genuinely in the wrong place.
Can you replant after a removal?
Yes — tree planting is one of our services, and after a removal it is often the best thing you can do for the garden. Where the removal was consented under a Tree Preservation Order or a planning condition, a replacement may actually be required, and we will flag that before the saw comes out.
Not sure what your tree needs?
Ring and describe it, or email a photograph. The quote is free, and if it does not need doing we will tell you that too.