Guy and Mark were Enviroscope’s Arboriculturists who travelled overseas to conduct tree surveys of properties in residential locations in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Brazil and South Africa.

Guy scoped the best approach to tree risk and safety surveys in each location, and this was based on the UK’s best practice QTRA risk assessment technique to quantify tree risk, and advise on measures to minimise risk.

The first task however was the creation of a tree register for each property. This involved plotting trees using GPS and accurate species identification. It was an altogether very different range of tree species familiar to most UK Arboriculturists but Guy was able to draw on previous overseas work, his experience in UK arboretums and his formal taxonomic training gained during his Ecology degree.

Trees species ranged from Red stinkwood tree found in Addis Ababa to Copperpod tree in Brasilia, Tamarind-plum in Sierra Leone and Bushveld-Natal mahogony tree in Mozambique, to name but a few.

The project culminated in Enviroscope providing a full tree register, digital tree plans and a Tree Management Plan with a prioritised work schedule for each site.