Ivy Pruning & Ivy Removal

Ivy has many wildlife and decorative benefits. It's a great habitat for wildlife both as shelter and late season nectar and pollen for bees and berries in winter.
If left to get out of control in confined spaces, it can create a sail effect, adding drag to structures, making walls 'top heavy'.

We were called in by John Moores University to deal with a wall which had become overgrown above a parking area at their Byrom Street, Liverpool 3 facilities. The work required scaffolding to give access to the 2.5 metre high site. These photos show the length and extent of ivy growth. They highlight just how dense the growth can get. The image below shows a knot of woody growth bursting between the brick wall course. Inevitably this damages mortar, exposing the wall to water damage. You can see that the brick course dislocated.

thick ivy base growth erupting through brick course
clear visual evidence of the damage ivy can do to a brick structure

scaffolding platform allowing access to cut back ivy

70 metres of ivy removed view of scaffolding specially erected to complete the work

large amount of cut ivy debris being chipped
Cut growth is chipped on site with debris expelled into tipper 
view from top of scaffolding showing length of ivy and progress of cut back
ivy removed viewed from scaffolding specially erected to complete the work

For Ivy Removal & Pruning, All Tree & Shrub work

Call David 07980 44 3919

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