Case study

Dismantling a large elm in Queen Street Gardens

The beautiful Queen Street Gardens in Edinburgh is one of our regular clients.

High winds in May caused the loss of a limb from a mature Elm at the south boundary. Sadly this meant that the tree was dangerous and had to be condemned.

The size of the tree and its location over a busy Edinburgh thoroughfare presented challenging conditions. Clearly a straight-fell was out of the question!

After putting traffic control measures in place, we used heavy rigging techniques to carry out a highly controlled sectional fell.

Video

Our highly talented climber Elan made this video of the dismantling process.

WARNING - Exercise caution if you are scared of heights!