Deep Cove
ISA Certified Arborist
ISA #: PN10411A
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
BC Forest Safety Certified Fallers
$2 Million Liability Insurance
Worksafe BC
The history
Before the kayaks and coffee shops, Deep Cove was an industry town. Granite came out of the rock along Indian Arm starting in the 1890s, and timber came off the east side of Mount Seymour on a five-kilometre plank road built to haul it down to the water. The quarries were there for a reason: the granite sits close to the surface.
That same rock runs under the waterfront lots today. Thin soil over bedrock means trees root wide and shallow instead of deep, and on lots facing straight down Indian Arm, it can threaten the integrity of a large tree.
Local Considerations
What to expect from a tree service in Deep Cove
Deep Cove's streets weren't built for the traffic the village gets now. On a sunny weekend, cars from the Quarry Rock trailhead fill Panorama Drive and the blocks around it, which leaves little room to park a chipper and truck close to the work. Driveways cut on an angle for the view don't help either. On a lot of properties here, getting equipment near the tree is the first problem to solve.
The bigger question on most Deep Cove properties is whether a tree should come down at all. Shallow root plates and heavy wind exposure mean a tree can look healthy and still be poorly anchored, and the ones that fail are often the ones nobody was worried about. If you have a concerning tree call an ISA TRAQ (Tree Risk Assessment Qualified) arborist.
