Tree Removal Mornington Peninsula

A small backyard tree on a straightforward block starts around $300 to $600. A larger cypress windbreak or gum that needs rigging over a cottage can run $2,000 to $6,000 or more. The main variables are tree height, how tight the access is, and whether we're working around a structure or power span. Fill in the form or ring us for a same day figure.

Yes. Peninsula-based qualified arborists, fully insured with public liability cover. A current Certificate of Currency is available on request, just ask when you book.

Most enquiries get a written quote back the same day. Non-urgent jobs usually get scheduled within the week. Storm damage and dangerous trees, we run callouts day and night across the Peninsula, no waiting until Monday.

Yes, that's most of what we do on the Peninsula. Trees near a structure or wires aren't felled, they're climbed from the top and taken apart in sections, each limb roped down so nothing slams the roof or hits the line. The drop zone is planned before any saw comes off the truck.

Yes. Bay wind events on the Peninsula don't keep business hours. We triage by phone first to figure out how urgent it is, then route the nearest available crew to your address. Holiday properties with absentee owners are something we deal with regularly.

Yes, always a separate line on the quote. If you want it ground, include it. If you want to leave the stump, drop it. We grind to around 200 to 300mm below the surface, enough to returf, repave or replant over.

A single small tree on a clear block is usually a half day. A medium tree with rigging above a structure tends to fill a full day. Windbreak removals and bigger cypress jobs typically run two days. Your written quote will include an expected timeframe.

Branches and prunings go through the chipper on site. You can keep the mulch pile, have it spread, or pay a haulage line to remove it. Usable hardwood rounds can be stacked for firewood, handy if the holiday house has a fireplace. Everything gets cleared before we leave.

We do a pre-cut check on every tree before the saw goes in. If there's an active nest or a possum hollow, we stop and work around it or reschedule. Disturbing protected wildlife during removal is not something we do.

Yes. A lot of Peninsula work happens at properties where the owners aren't present. Send through photos and site access details, and we'll quote, complete and photograph the job. You don't need to be there.

If the trunk straddles the fence, both owners share the tree and the cost. We won't start a boundary job without written sign-off from both sides on the scope and payment split. It protects everyone, including us.

When a storm-damaged tree hits an insured structure (house, fence, parked car) most home and contents policies will pay for the make safe and removal of the damaged material. Ring your insurer before we start so you have a claim number. We can produce a written job report and Certificate of Currency for the file. Removing a tree that hasn't fallen, or preventative pruning, isn't covered.

Ask for a Certificate of Currency for public liability before anyone starts. Insist on an on-site quote rather than a number over the phone. The written quote should list separate line items for climbing, rigging, chipping and stump, not one round figure. Anyone asking for a large cash deposit upfront is a warning sign. Look for a marked truck and a real chipper on site.

A properly itemised quote breaks out: site setup, the climber or EWP and groundie time, rigging and controlled lowering, chipping of green waste on site, optional stump grinding priced per stump diameter, haul-away if you want the material removed, and GST as its own line. One round number with no breakdown almost always means the final figure will move.

The owner of the property the tree came from. If it was yours and it hit an insured structure, your home and contents insurer generally covers removal, but photograph everything before anything gets moved, then ring your insurer. If the tree came from a neighbour's yard, you arrange the removal and may be able to recover costs through your own insurer or theirs if there's a negligence case.

Quite often yes. Mornington Peninsula Shire has Significant Landscape Overlays and Environmental Significance Overlays that protect many trees regardless of size. Protected natives like moonah and coastal ti-tree almost always need approval. Dead, dying or actively dangerous trees, fruit trees in gardens, and trees under 3m are usually exempt. Check with the Shire before the job, unpermitted removal of a protected tree can attract fines up to $8,000.

When a tree can be dropped free to open ground, the job is mostly chainsaw time. When it's overhanging a weatherboard cottage, a pool or a power span, every limb has to be tied off and lowered piece by piece. That means two or three people working in tandem, multiple rope anchors, and hours of disciplined slow work rather than a single fell. The extra cost is the labour and the rigging gear, not a margin.

Once the stump is ground, pull the chip out of the hole and backfill with topsoil, sandy Peninsula soils mean a chip-only fill will slump and rob your new planting of nitrogen while it breaks down. For turf, lay couch or buffalo over topsoil and water daily for the first week or two. For a garden bed, let the area rest a season before putting in anything that matters. The residual wood in the soil needs time.