Mike Daws is the director and principal arborist at Arbor Vision Consulting. He is qualified both as a climbing arborist (AQF level 3), and as a consulting arborist (AQF level 5). Mike is also qualified under the Quantified Tree Risk Assessment framework (QTRA) to conduct formal risk assessment and reporting.
Arbor Vision Consulting is available to provide a range of arboricultural consulting services.
Structural / health assessments and recommendations
Aerial inspections
Hazard and risk assessments
Support for Development Applications providing arboricultural impact assessments, preliminary assessments and tree removal / retention plans.
Root mapping
as well as general canopy access to conduct pet rescue or drone retrieval for example.
A background climbing and working in damaged trees has built a strong knowledge base around their behaviour and biomechanics. Mike is uniquely positioned to undertake Level 5 aerial assessments as a climbing consulting arborist.
Mike has a strong eye for assessing tree condition and identifying structural defects. Mike is an expert in Tree Risk Assessment and holds advanced tree risk assessment qualifications under the QTRA framework.
Mike Daws is a passionate arborist with a genuine love for trees. Mike has a background in tree climbing, previously running a business specialising in tree maintenance, difficult access pruning and habitat creation. A progression to consulting was only natural, building on the strong familiarity with the physiology and behaviour of trees earned through a career of pruning.
Mike’s other passion sees him spending time amongst the many cliff faces around his home in the Blue Mountains, climbing rock instead of trees.