Bluegum Arborist Services

Bluegum can provide a range of services and reports for trees on building sites depending on your requirements, these can consist of:

  • Pre-purchase brief arborist report
  • Preliminary Arborist report
  • Finalised arborist report with arboricultural impact assessment
  • Tree management plans
  • Tree root investigation reports
  • Tree inspection reports

A certified assessment can often include:

  • Tips on pest and soil management
  • Basic information on existing trees such as height and species
  • Diagnoses of any problems/infestations/diseases affecting your property trees
  • Suggestions on fixing or removing tree hazards

Bluegum Consultants can speed-up the permit approval process for removing old, unhealthy or dangerous trees from your property.

You will need a tree removal permit from your local council to remove problem trees in your property. With our free, no-obligation quote, you receive expert advice in successfully obtaining a tree removal permit.

We can also help you with all the relevant paperwork, saving time and Trees!

Trees on development sites

We carry out both preliminary arborist reports and finalized reports that include an arboricultural impact assessment, all reports are in accordance with the Australian standard for trees on construction sites AS4970-2009: Protection of trees on development sites.

Our reports are professional, concise and easy to read and without excessive technical jargon. Bluegum reports are competitively priced and we provide a fixed up-front quote prior to commencing your report.

We collaborate closely with our clients, engineers, architects and local government planners and planning arborists to achieve workable solutions to overcoming issues with trees on building sites.

Inspection Reports

As part of planning requirements, we can provide ongoing inspections and reports for trees to be retained on development sites.

We collaborate closely with our customers to ensure that all trees to be retained are maintained and protected throughout construction.

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Tree Health Care

Bluegum uses the latest techniques and equipment to accurately assess defects, pests and diseases in trees. Tools such as the Resi FS400 can quickly and accurately provide detailed analysis of wood strength, extent of decay and importantly guide decisions on future tree management.

Tree health and safety assessments

Bluegum can also provide detailed health and safety assessments using the latest techniques and equipment such as the IML FS400 Resistograph for testing the strength of wood and extent of decay. We use industry accepted tree risk assessment methods such as the ISA tree risk assessment (show ISA logo) and Visual tree assessment (Mattheck, 2007).

We carry out detailed tree health and risk assessments and where needed will undertake aerial inspections to closely investigate tree hollows, decay and other tree defects. Bluegum uses the Arbor-jet system to quickly and efficiently carry out trunk injections for a range of tree diseases as well as protecting trees from pests such as Elm leaf beetle.

Bluegum collaborates closely with customers as well as other industry experts to provide the best results for your trees and property.

IML Resi FS400 for testing wood strength and detecting decay and hollows in trees.

We provide tree health and safety assessments for single trees or multiple trees on large sites such as schools, golf courses, retirement centres, retail centres as well as residential properties.

Our reports are professional, concise and easy to read and without excessive technical jargon. Bluegum reports are competitively priced and we provide a fixed up-front quote prior to commencing your report.

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Trees in schools

Bluegum works closely with several schools (YVG avenue picture) to provide ongoing tree health and safety assessments for all their trees. We understand the needs of schools to balance safety for staff and students with the need to maintain natural amenity that trees provide within the school grounds.

We communicate closely with key school staff to ensure that we understand the schools needs and priorities and ensure that we provide the best advice and recommendations for managing trees in school grounds.

We would be happy to talk with you further about what services we can provide for your school and can provide upfront fixed price quotations as well as references if required.

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Tree root investigation reports

Bluegum uses the Airspade to carry out non-destructive tree root investigation. The Airspade is widely accepted by Councils and industry and provides accurate and detailed results without damaging tree roots another subsoil structures.

Our tree root investigation reports are detailed and can be used to design root sensitive footings, justify larger intrusion into a tree protection zones and to guide development of proposed plans where trees are a concern.

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Pre-purchase inspection reports

Bluegum can provide a brief pre-purchase inspection report to provide initial guidance on trees on the site as well as adjoining trees that may affect or impact proposed redevelopment.

This advice can greatly assist and guide purchasing and planning decisions when considering purchasing a new site.

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Tree safety assessments

Bluegum uses the latest tools and techniques to accurately and quickly assess trees where there is concerns about their safety. Trees like all natural systems can and will fail under certain circumstances.

Our consultant arborists have extensive industry experience and are highly qualified (to AQF level 8).

We can provide you will the best advice on managing and maintaining trees around buildings, outdoor areas and public spaces.

We provide detailed recommendations such as risk reduction pruning, treatment of tree diseases and pests, installation of cable bracing, root excavation, soil amelioration, installation of irrigation systems, altering land use around trees and where required tree removal and replacement.

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