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You can get a view back without topping a tree. Planned view restoration uses selective cuts to open sightlines through or over the canopy, while leaving the tree with enough healthy foliage and structure to stay safe and keep looking like a tree. Topping does the opposite: it removes the top of the tree in one hit, and the regrowth usually blocks the view again within a year or two, on a tree that is now weaker than before. On Auckland's coastal and elevated sections, from t

Tree bracing and cabling are structural support systems that can help manage certain types of weakness in a tree without removing it. Bracing uses rigid rods installed through a trunk or major limb to support a split, crack or weak union. Cabling uses flexible steel or synthetic cable higher in the crown to limit how far limbs can move apart and reduce strain on a compromised union. Not every damaged or leaning tree is a good candidate for either system. An arborist needs to

If you have a storm-damaged tree in Auckland, keep people away from the tree first, check for power-line or structural hazards from a safe distance, and contact a qualified arborist if the tree has fallen, started leaning, split, lost a major branch or become unstable. If power lines are involved, do not approach the tree or attempt to remove any branches yourself. Keep at least 10 metres away from damaged electrical lines or equipment. If there is an immediate danger to peop

Thinking of attempting tree work yourself? This guide covers the key signs, risks, and situations where using a qualified arborist is essential.

We don’t pretend that cutting down trees is good. But sometimes it’s necessary - for safety, for infrastructure, or to remove invasive species that are damaging native habitats. “Take a Tree – Give a Tree” is our way of making sure those removals don’t come at the long-term expense of Aotearoa’s ecosystems.

When a high-profile client in Coatesville needed discreet, professional arborist work across their expansive estate, they turned to Auckland’s top-rated team — Urban Arborists.