South West Tree Lopping Services

Tree work across the South West, done by people who know the timber

We arrange tree removal, lopping, pruning, stump grinding, land clearing and storm work right through the South West of Western Australia — Bunbury and Eaton, the Australind and Leschenault fringe, Capel, Busselton and Vasse, Dunsborough, and down through Margaret River.

The trees here are not Perth trees. Marri drops limbs without warning in summer and bleeds heavily when cut badly. Jarrah is dense, slow to compartmentalise a wound, and hard on gear. Karri is tall enough that a "small" removal near Pemberton or Nannup is a rigging job, not a chainsaw job. And along the coast at Dunsborough, Vasse and Geographe, the peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) that everyone loves for shade is shallow-rooted in sand and limestone, and it will lean and lift in a strong sea breeze if it has been topped badly in the past.

That is the difference a local crew makes. The quote you get should reflect the species, the soil it is standing in and how the machine gets to it — not a flat per-tree rate lifted off a price list.

What we do

Our services cover the full job from the first inspection through to a raked site:

• Tree removal — dead, dying, structurally failed or simply in the wrong place, including trees over houses and sheds.
• Tree lopping — weight reduction and selective branch removal on overgrown gums and peppermints.
• Tree pruning — crown lifting, deadwooding and clearance work that keeps the tree alive and shaped.
• Stump grinding and stump removal — ground below surface, or dug out completely where footings and pipes need clear ground.
• Land clearing — house pads, paddock regrowth and overgrown lifestyle blocks.
• Firebreaks and hazard reduction — meeting your shire's annual firebreak notice before the compliance date.
• Emergency storm work — after a winter front or a summer thunderstorm takes a limb out.

What we will not do

We will not top a healthy tree to a stub because it looks big. Topping a marri or a peppermint produces a mass of weakly attached regrowth that is more dangerous in five years than the original canopy was, and it is the single most common reason we get called back to a tree that someone else "tidied up". If reduction is genuinely the right call we will say so and explain where the cuts go; if removal is the honest answer, we will say that too.

We also will not quote a protected tree as though the approval is a formality. Some blocks in Margaret River and Dunsborough carry vegetation conditions from subdivision, and some Bunbury street verges are council-owned even when they feel like yours. Sorting that out first is cheaper than sorting it out afterwards.

Bushfire season is the calendar that matters here

Between the Preston and the Blackwood, spring is when the year's tree work gets decided. Shires issue firebreak and fuel-load notices, insurers start asking questions about overhanging canopy, and anyone on a semi-rural block in Capel, Yallingup or the Margaret River hinterland has a compliance date to hit. Leaving it to late November means competing with every other property owner in the region for the same crews.

If you are on a rural or semi-rural block, read the firebreaks and hazard reduction page before you plan the season — it covers what a break actually has to look like, and what limb work around the house does and does not achieve.

Straight answers on price

We do not publish a per-tree price because the honest answer depends on access, species, height, what is underneath the tree and how much debris comes out. The cost guide sets out every factor that moves the number, so you can tell whether a quote you have been given is reasonable before you accept it. More general questions are answered on the FAQ page, and seasonal notes sit on our advice pages.

Ready to get it sorted? Call (08) 9785 0207, tell us the suburb and roughly what the tree is doing, and we will get a crew out to look at it. You can also send the details through and we will ring back. Find out more about how we work, or see which areas we cover.