News Flash – Neighbours accused of poisoning trees!
This isn’t the first time the Dickies Trees team has come across disgruntled neighbours that have taken the law into their own hands. Sadly we’re seeing a spate of trees dying from an unknown cause, however, we’re speculating that it’s poison…
Poisoning trees is extremely dangerous, especially ones that are 30 – 40ft high.
When a neighbourly dispute gets out of hand it can be upsetting for all parties and can be made worse when someone decides to start damaging their neighbour’s property.
We’ve seen a number of ways people have attempted to poison a tree including digging up roots and injecting poison and even drilling holes into the tree and injecting poison. This type of sabotage means a slow death for the tree and unfortunately for the owner, the effects show a little too late and leave minimal evidence to prove poison. This act is extremely dangerous as the tree becomes unstable and can potentially cause major damage to people and their surrounds.
Never fear… if you’ve got a tree that’s being a little tricky, or perhaps it’s your neighbour’s tree, then you have a number of options available to you, such as:
- Speak to your neighbour first and see if they can arrange pruning of their trees. We can provide a free quote to the owner to get the ball rolling; or
- Visit your local council website for advice on how you can trim overhanging trees
Dickies Trees are qualified arborists and tree surgeons with 30 years of experience. We specialise in all professional tree services, including tree removal, tree stump grinding, tree lopping and power line clearance. We can even deliver mulch!
We offer seven days a week service and after hours/emergency call-outs. As a major government, shire and business contractor, we are extremely professional and fully insured. We offer you exceptional, reliable service.
We’re happy to help!
Cameron Dickie is the Managing Director of Dickies Tree Service, a family-owned arboriculture and tree services company based in Perth, Western Australia.
With more than 23 years of industry experience, Cameron has progressed from groundsperson to Managing Director, developing hands-on expertise across tree removal, pruning, vegetation management, risk assessment and emergency response works.
Under his leadership, Dickies Tree Service has grown into one of Perth’s most established and trusted tree service providers, delivering works for government agencies, local councils, universities, commercial organisations and residential clients across the Perth metropolitan area. Cameron is passionate about responsible tree management and best-practice arboriculture, with a strong focus on safety, compliance and long-term tree health outcomes.
