Mar 10, 2017 | General Information
It is said that there are around 3 trillion trees in the world, which is a lot of trees for those who aren’t very good with numbers. In fact, trees do much more than stand around all day providing us oxygen; there are many mind-blowing abilities they hold and here at...Mar 2, 2017 | General Information
Would you say “yes” to a 5,000 year lifespan if the only rule was that you couldn’t move from one particular spot? This is reality for many of the tree species around the world which live for thousands of years at a time. The most well-known species of tree that lives...Feb 23, 2017 | General Information
To reiterate what we said in the first part of this blog series, the bark of a tree is similar to the skin on our bodies. Its purpose it to protect the delicate phloem layer which provides nutrients and water to the giant organism. All kinds of tree bark damage must...Feb 23, 2017 | General Information
Many children often find it amusing to remove the bark from a tree – however, unknown to many, doing this can in fact harm a tree drastically, possibly even killing it. Tree bark damage is both dangerous and unsightly. Here is the lowdown on tree bark and our...Feb 13, 2017 | General Information
Here at Ashley Tree Services, we have chosen tree surgery as a profession which is why we are the experts when it comes to everything tree related. But the process of tree surgery didn’t just begin one day, it developed over the course of two centuries into the...Jan 25, 2017 | General Information
In short, dead wooding is a tree surgery term which describes the removal of dead tree limbs and branches. There are many reasons why these limbs can die including root damage, a deficiency of light and various diseases. Due to these threats, dead wooding is carried...