Heaven Contracting For All Tree Services

If you need trees pruned, trimmed, or removed on your property, Heaven Contracting are providers of the most trusted and reliable tree services Auckland has to offer, with more than 25 years of experience working as arborists in and around the Auckland area. They are also experts in tree diseases and their symptoms.

There are countless species of tree in New Zealand and some are more susceptible to disease, due to soil quality, climate, water levels or location, and many of these diseases go unnoticed, particularly if you aren’t an avid gardener, and only notice problems when you see signs of significant decay.

Kauri dieback and Dutch elm disease are both hot issues in Auckland at the moment, and over the past year, the increase in cases of kauri dieback amongst the Auckland region’s kauri trees has propelled the disease further into the public consciousness. Kauri dieback, as its name suggests, only affects kauri trees, but is fatal and incurable to them and spreads rapidly through infected soil and the mud that humans and animals track from tree to tree.

While kauri dieback is an issue we should all be aware of, Auckland tree owners are unlikely to have kauri on their properties, and therefore won’t be an issue for most people. However, Dutch Elm disease has recently affected elm trees in Central Auckland –tree to tree, and can be spotted by the presence of wilting, curling, and yellowing leaves, or dying and dead branches and trees.

As elm trees are much more common on Auckland properties than kauri, it’s important that elm tree owners take the time to inspect their trees for this kind of decay, and know that any affected trees have to be completely removed as soon as possible to minimise the chance of the disease spreading.

Another fungal disease affecting plants in the myrtle family is myrtle rust, which is easily spread and can be spotted by bright yellow/orange powdery patches on leaves. Tree owners who spot myrtle rust should contact the Ministry of Primary Industries Exotic Pest and Disease hotline, as the disease is being treated on a national level due to large-scale infections of tree nurseries and feijoa plantations.

With less-serious diseases or fungi, it’s possible to save your trees with simple tree cutting to remove the affected branches. However, if a tree on your property is affected by one of these serious fatal diseases above, it’s very likely that an entire tree removal will be the only solution to stop further spread of the disease, so for more information on hedge trimming, arborists Auckland and tree felling please go to https://arboristsauckland.com/ .