Services

What we cut, clear and carry away.

SGD crew working a large pine from a cherry picker, clear of the powerlines alongside it

01 — Felling

Large Tree Felling

If there is space to drop the tree in one piece, that is the quick way and we will price it that way. Most Garden Route properties do not have that space, so the tree comes down in sections: the climber works from the top, cuts are lowered on ropes, and the trunk is blocked down last.

Gums, pines, poplars and mature garden trees
Sectional dismantling next to houses, walls and pools
Trees close to powerlines and outbuildings
Trunk cut to firewood lengths or removed whole

Climber reducing the crown of a mature tree

02 — Pruning

Pruning & Trimming

Good pruning is invisible a year later. We reduce and thin back to sound growth points, so the tree keeps its shape and its structure instead of throwing out a mess of weak water shoots.

Crown thinning, reduction and shaping
Deadwooding and removal of crossing limbs
Clearance from roofs, gutters, driveways and boundaries
View pruning that does not leave the bank exposed to wind

03 — Stumps

Stump Removal

A stump left in the ground keeps sending up shoots, attracts termites and gets in the way of whatever you want to do with that corner of the garden. We take stumps out below ground level so the spot can be levelled, lawned, paved or replanted.

Taken out cleanly, not just cut flush
Surface roots dealt with where they are a trip hazard
Hole backfilled with chip or soil, your choice
Palms and hardwood stumps included

SGD climber roped into the canopy, tying off a limb before cutting it

04 — Rigging

Precise Aerial Rigging

This is the part that separates a tree service from a man with a chainsaw. Limbs are tied off, cut and lowered under control on rigging ropes and friction devices, so a two hundred kilogram branch lands where we want it and not through a roof sheet.

Rope access, no crane or scaffold needed on most sites
Speedline and lowering setups over roofs, pools and glass
Confined access, courtyards and narrow side passages
Ground crew controlling every piece that comes down

Wood chipper processing brush on a cleared site

05 — Chipping

Wood Chipping & Chipper Hire

Brush goes straight through the chipper as it comes down, which is why our sites stay tidy while we work. Chips can be blown onto your beds as mulch or taken away with everything else. We also hire the chipper out with an operator if you are clearing your own place.

On-site chipping of branches and brush
Chips left as mulch or removed — your call
Chipper hire with operator for your own clearing work
Ideal for smallholdings, estates and body corporates

Cleared plot with timber loaded onto a truck for removal

06 — Clearing

Site & Plot Clearing

Invasive stands and building platforms cleared down to workable ground. We strip the bush, chip what we can, cut the timber into manageable lengths and truck the rest away so the builders can move straight in.

Vacant plots and building sites
Invasive species: rooikrans, black wattle, port jackson
Fire breaks and boundary clearing
Full removal, or stacked on site if you want the firewood

Live edge slabs being milled from a felled trunk on a portable sawmill

07 — Milling

Live Edge Slabbing

A good trunk is worth more as a table than as firewood. Where the timber is sound we mill it into live edge slabs on site, leaving the natural edge intact. Yellowwood, camphor, oak, blackwood and gum all cut up beautifully.

Milled on site — no need to move the log
Slabs cut to the thickness you want
Table tops, counters, benches, mantelpieces and shelving
Advice on stacking and drying your slabs afterwards

Storm-felled tree lying across a house, being sectioned and lowered clear of the roof

08 — Emergency

Emergency Tree Work

Garden Route storms bring trees down on roofs, cars, fences and access roads. We answer the phone at any hour, get the situation stable first, and only then work out the tidy-up. If you need paperwork for an insurance claim, tell us on the call and we will photograph it as we go.

Trees and limbs on roofs, vehicles and boundary walls
Split and hanging limbs made safe
Access roads and driveways cleared
Photographs and a written report for insurers on request

24 hours, seven days. Phone 064 129 4129 for anything urgent. Please call rather than message — messages get read late at night, phones get answered.

Pricing

Why we quote on site rather than over the phone.

Two trees that look identical from the street can differ by half a day's work — one has a bakkie standing next to it, the other needs every branch carried through a house. We would rather look at the job and give you a fixed number than guess and revise it later.

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Describe the tree and we will tell you straight what the job involves.

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