Reece, one of our arborists, recently performed a “coronet” cut on a Beech tree in Wrexham.

 

The tree had significant decay and was due to be removed, but by retaining the stem, we have created a monolith for habitat to live in and use. A coronet cut mimics the natural fractures and tears on trees. When limb failure occurs naturally in trees, these new features create a micro-habitat for microorganisms and successive species- woodlouse, earwigs, etc to live in. These, in turn, support birds and bats and other organisms with food and the tree provides a place to shelter.