Per hour? £4,000 per week, £200,000 per year?

No wonder you can't get enough teachers and nurses down there, they must
be leaving the profession in droves to qualify as tree fellers.

Anybody who thinks tree work is money for old rope should have been with me this afternoon. We had a team here taking down a large
decayed Sycamore that was overhanging a listed building as well as several smaller trees we didn't want damaged. It was bitterly
cold, the wind was not strong but was a bit gusty making things difficult at times. They got that tree down in sections, lowering
many of the large pieces by rope having had to cut them to swing away from the building. These guys need courage, discipline,
concentration, skill, agility and a deep knowledge of the way trees grow and decay. They love trees and respect their environment. I
think they'll get about 300 quid between the 3 of them for that job and worth every penny. I wonder how many professionals you'd
find in other spheres who possess just those first 4 qualities. We need to pay well enough to attract the right people to this kind
of work and squeeze out the cowboys.

Rod