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Tree Arborist Five Dock NSW – Finding Certified tree surgeons on the cheap!

Updated: February 24th 2020

Getting an arborist Five Dock or as they are more commonly known, tree lopper, to remove or prune your tree and NOT charge an arm and a leg can be a bit of a challenge.

Some in the industry pose as professionals or experts to cash in on the exploding industry. Others are not qualified or insured and some charge 300%+ more than others for the same task!

Not to worry, we have you covered.

We tackle such thing of where to start looking, what questions to ask, when is the best time of year to get a better price, how do you find high quality, but affordable local tree services and much much more.

Let’s get started.

What we cover:

What do arborists Five Dock cost?

Fake Arborists working in Five Dock

Stay smart, how to save money on Five Dock arborists cost?

3 Questions you must ask your arborist

Selection by arborist reviews

Canada Bay Council regulations for Five Dock

What do arborists near Five Dock cost?

It’s the million dollar question and the answer is… Well it depends!

Firstly, you don’t want to hire by an hourly rate. Doing this mean you take all the risk. If the job was meant to take 2 days but ends up taking 3, you will pay more.

Hire an arborist Five Dock at a fixed price for the entire job. This means that no matter how long it takes, you pay the same.

This won’t be an issue as arborists generally only quote by the job anyway and don’t give an hourly rate. Why? Because every tree job is different.

What affects prices?

Take a tree removal for example. Variables that affect price are the tree size, shape, spread number of branches are always different, but it doesn’t end there.

Hint: We have also put together a complete guide to arborist costs. In it you will find accurate prices for the cost of arborist work

Other things that affect price are the access to the tree, any obstacles (overhanding a house, carport, shed etc.)

A choice of 3 expensive quotes

When they hand you an expensive quote, and you get 3 other similar ones, you think, well I guess this is what arborist work in Five Dock costs, lets go with the ‘cheapest one’. The real issue is people are in such a rush these days, the don’t have time to try and find the best deal on things like tree removal or pruning

It’s the time vs. money paradigm.

Stay smart, how to save money on arborists Five Dock

Go Tree Quotes is a FREE SERVICE that matches homeowners with the best priced Five Dock arborist. We do this with a unique review system where users tell us who is cheapest and who they chose and why.

It’s all well and good giving ‘stars’, but everyone really wants to know about price.

Fake Arborists working in Five Dock

Yes, you read that right. There are a tonne of fly by night companies and unskilled labourers trying to cash in on the tree service industry.

The problem is they have no idea what they are doing and often leave trees hacked apart, property damaged get themselves badly insured or in some cases killed.

Most people don’t know that more people die removing and pruning trees each year than mining and construction combined!

It’s a dangerous industry, so you need to make sure you are getting the right credentials before they start.

Litigation

Not getting a qualified arborist to prune or remove your tree can leave you wide open to litigation. If they were to injure themselves on your property and they don’t have the correct insurance, then you can be liable.

Below we outline 3 Questions you must ask arborist before you hire. Read them carefully.

Safety standards for Arboriculture Industry

Australian standards state that all Certified tree arborist are trained to carry out their work to the high quality and safety as outline in the below Australia standards.

An arborist holding a Certificate II or Certificate III in arboriculture will have training in all of the below standards, so you can rest assured that they will carry out the task in a safe and efficient manner.

AS 4373:2007 – Pruning of amenity trees

AS 4970-2009 – Protection of trees on development sites

AS 4970-2009- AMDT 1 Protection of trees on development sites

AS 2303:2015 Tree Stock for landscape use

AS 2727 – 1997 – Chainsaws Guide to safe working practices

TRC2005A - Fell Small Trees

AS 2726.1 – 2004 Chainsaws – Safety requirements – Chainsaws for general use

AS 2726.2 – 2004 Chainsaws – Safety requirements – Chainsaws for tree service

AS 2550.10 – 1994 Cranes – Safe use – Elevating work platforms

AS 1418.10 (Int) – 2004 Cranes, hoists and winches – Elevating work platforms

AS/NZS 1891. 1: 2007 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices – Harnesses and ancillary equipment

AS/NZS 1891:1997 Occupational protective helmets

AS/NZS 1270:2002 Acoustics – Hearing protectors

AS/NZS 1337:1992 Eye protectors for industrial applications

AS/NZS 2210. 1:1994 Occupational protective footwear – Guide to selection, care and use

AS/NZS 4453.3: 1997 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws – Protective legwear

AS/NZS 4602:1999 High visibility safety garments

Qualifications Held by Certified arborists

All local tree services you are matched with and send a quote for your tree job, as are certified professionals in arboriculture Operations. They are all more than capable of carrying out any tree related task.

The list below encompasses all qualifications that can be held by tree surgeons working in conjunction with Go Tree Quotes, however the list may vary contractor to contractor.

We have highlighted the minimum certification held by all tree surgeons who will be quoting your tree job.

Certificate I – Horticulture (Arboriculture), WH&S, First Aid

Certificate II – Horticulture (Arboriculture)

Certificate III – Horticulture (Arboriculture)

Diploma Level V – Horticulture (Arboriculture)

Qualified Tree Risk Assessment

Level I – Chainsaw Operation/Woodchipper Operation

Level II – Chainsaw Operation/Woodchipper Operation

Chainsaw Operators Ticket

Construction White Card

ACDC Licence Chemical Application

Traffic Control & Placement of Road Signs

Elevated Work Platform Ticket

Elevated Work Platform Rescue

Electrical Awareness

First Aid Resuscitation

Aerial Rescue

Bobcat Ticket

Loader/Excavator

HR/MR Truck License

Wood Chipper Operation

Why some arborists charge 300% more than others

When you do an internet search on yellow pages, Google or Truelocal. A lot of people in this fast paced society just go with the first 3 companies they come across.

Rookie error!

Why? Because they reason they are the first companies you came across is they are paying a premium for you to see them first.

Questions you must ask your arborist

As mentioned above the tree service industry is highly unregulated you could land yourself in hot water fast by hiring the wrong ‘expert”. This is what you need to ask for.

As they are not doing things by the book, they convince customers it’s fine to remove a tree when you actually need approval (fines are $10,000). They do damage to property, hack trees or even worse can injure themselves on your property.

You must ask for the following to protect yourself.

1. Do you have Qualifications in Arboriculture?

Arboriculture is what arborist study to work in the field. Please make sure you ask each contractor that turns up for their certificate. They won’t mind giving it to you as they also don’t like the industry cowboys and won’t prove they are legitimate and trustworthy.

3. How much experience do you have?

You can easily check this out yourself. Just get their company name or ABN and do a search here https://abr.business.gov.au/

It will show you when they registered the business and you can also see if there has been any name changes, insolvency notices or anything else dodgy.

We recommend never hiring anyone with less than 3 years industry experience. The last thing you want is a rookies practicing on your tree.

Online arborist reviews in Five Dock

This is one way to go about selecting a company. The only thing they miss is price.

Go online and check the company reviews from different sources. Some reviews can be faked, but you can’t fake 40+ 5 star reviews. That is a real business with real reviews.

It is important though to read the comments. Some customers can be fickle in they will give a 1 star review for a business who forgot to phone them back.

It’s a little harsh when you consider this is their livelihood. People forget things, especially these days where there is so much distraction and so many things to do.

Leave a review

Most of the time customers don’t leave reviews (unless they had a bad experience). So the fact that any company has positive reviews let alone 20 + reviews is a miracle in itself.

If you had a good experience, do them a favour and leave an online review.

Why choose us?

We get you the right arborist for your tree job at affordable prices

Years of experience

The combined years of experience for the tree contractors recommended for your job is critical to ensure the job is done in a safe and efficient mannor.

Certified, licensed and insured

Your 100% protected with all tree surgeons we recommend. They all operate in accordance with current regulations and Australian standards on pruning of amenity trees, safe use of chainsaw and they all use personal protective clothing and helmets.

Honest and Reliable

We have a range of tree lopping experts who have all proven themselves to be reliable, ethical, respectful and committed.

Trustworthy and Affordable

We match you with local businesses who provide you with up-front quotes that are well priced and can be trusted. There will be hard sales or surprises, just great advice and great prices.

Canada Bay Council regulations for Five Dock

Every local council has what’s called a Tree Preservation Order TPO, which outlines the rules and regulations for tree removal or pruning in your local region. In your case Canada Bay council.

Depending on where you live your local council might have strict or relaxed laws regarding trees. As a general rule of thumb, the bigger the city and the closer to the centre you are, the stricter the rules.

You will need to follow them closely if you want to avoid being fined. Removing or pruning a tree that is protected will result in fines up to $10,000.

Exempt Trees

Most local council have an exemption list. This is a list of trees that do not need council permission to remove. Generally they are pests and listed on the national noxious weed list.

Some examples would be the weeping willow or the Camphor laurel. This is not a rule of thumb and you will need to consult your local TPO.

Tree Hardiness in Canada Bay area

We have included this map of plant and tree hardiness for your area. This will give you an idea of the types of trees that suit your yard and how much care they might need.

This can be relevant when getting an arborist report when applying to council for tree removal. Exotic species won’t fair as well as local ones and thus are more likely to be given approval by council.

Arborist report Five Dock

If your tree is a protected tree and you want to remove it, there is a good chance the council will ask for an arborist report to support their on findings on whether or not to give approval for removal.

The officer who comes out to inspect the tree will be an arborist himself and will keep his observations to himself, but will basically be looking for a second opinion.

In the tree service industry there are two types of arborist. Ones with certificates and ones with Diplomas in Arboriculture.

Depending on your local council you will either require a Certificate III or Diploma qualified arborist to present a report.

This will cost you $300 - $600 on average. It could be a little more if it is for DA approvals. My guess is that if you are spending that kind of money (on top of what it will cost you to remove the tree once you have approval) then you are going to want the arborist on your side and writing a report that works in your favour.

In that case, you will need to read an article I wrote on how to successfully apply to council and get approval for tree removal.

It’s not as straight forward as it sounds, but if you do everything right you have a much better chance of getting it approved.