Tree Pruning Blackburn South the Smart Way

Avoid getting your tree hacked at, or worse, getting ripped off by one of the local cowboys going around. Finding the right tree “expert” for tree pruning Blackburn South is not as easy as you might think.

Why? … The issue is the tree service industry is unregulated and is full of unskilled labourers who have bought themselves a chainsaw and advertise themselves as an expert.

Depending on the size of your tree pruning job, you might want to consider getting a skilled garden maintenance grew in rather than a qualified tree surgeon.

The reason is price. A tree surgeon is going to charge you a lot more money as they have much larger overheads with insurance, equipment, workers compensation etc.

Important: I only suggest this on trees that are smaller than 5m (15ft). Anything larger than a single story house (5m) will require higher skills that in general lawn and garden maintenance guys do not poses.

Let’s say you have found 3 or 4 companies you wish to quote your tree trimming job.Run their business names through ABNLookup.gov.au

This is a free government service that allows you to see whether their company is legitimate and registered and if they have had any insolvencies in the past few years.

You can do all of the above but still get 3 expensive quotes. Why? Because some companies just plain charge more than others for the same job.


Don’t be in the position of choosing between 3 expensive quotes…

You will find some companies have bigger advertising and marketing budgets (that why you came across them first on Google or in the yellow pages), but guess who picks up the tab for their advertising spend?

You do!

They need to cover their costs somehow and they do it by charging more.

So what you really need to know is;

Who is legitimate
Who is local
Who is Cheap

Go Tree Quotes is a FREE service that matches home owners with local tree pruning experts.

We rely on previous users to tell us who is the most professional and who is the best priced.

Hundreds of previous users vote so we can narrow it down to just 3 outstanding local contractors.

For more information you are best visiting the White Horse council website: http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au Or calling: 392626333

If you prune a protected tree and you have not asked council for permission first you could land yourself in hot water. The results of which would be a large fine.

White Horse council has what’s known as a tree preservation order (TPO) http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Tree-removal-and-landscaping.html which has all the rules and regulations on tree trimming for White Horse council district.

White Horse council do  allow for the trimming of trees without council consent.

The tree is not on the Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO)

The tree is not on the Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO)

Refer to the following link for overlays:
http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Treeprotectionoverlays.html

Some local council have what called an exemption list of trees. These are considered a local or national pest and they allow you to prune them without approval. Basically the above rules do not apply and you can prune as you see fit.

We have also listed them below if applicable.

https://goo.gl/kzCVxG https://goo.gl/GgwsVF http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/treeremovalpermits.html

Some councils do charge a small fee to lodge the application, but it is not much.

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There are many variables that make up cost of tree trimming. Things like height of tree, spread of branches, obstacles, number of branches being trimmed, access and the list goes on….To get an idea on what tree pruning might cost, check out our tree pruning cost guide.