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Garden Refuse Removal in Johannesburg
Garden refuse removal in Johannesburg picks up after trimming, storms and big clean-ups, by bakkie for small heaps and by truck for larger ones. Send one request with photos of the pile and how far it is from the gate, and local teams in Johannesburg can quote per load.
The main garden refuse removal page explains the work, the safety points and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Johannesburg
Pruning work in Saxonwold, Melville and around Zoo Lake is mostly deadwood removal, lifting crowns off roofs and thinning plane trees that have been weakened by borer damage. An arborist can tell you whether a tree is worth saving before you pay for felling. Ask for thinning, not topping, and ask whether the chips can stay on site as mulch for the beds along the Braamfontein Spruit side of the garden.
Johannesburg: trees, weather and gardens
Johannesburg is often called one of the largest planted urban forests in the world, and most of that canopy sits in the old northern suburbs. Parktown, Houghton, Saxonwold, Parkview and Melville grew up under plane trees, English oaks, pin oaks, jacarandas and towering bluegums planted a century ago. Many are now old, top heavy and sharing small stands with houses, walls and overhead cables. The shot hole borer beetle has weakened plane trees in parts of the city, and summer thunderstorms bring down limbs that were already dying. Homeowners ask for crown reductions, deadwood removal and sectional felling over roofs. Street trees usually belong to the city, so check with the municipality before anyone cuts a pavement tree.
The requests we see from Johannesburg usually come from:
- Homeowners: clearing branches, leaves and old shrubs after trimming or a big garden clean-up
- Estates, complexes and body corporates: regular loads of garden waste from common areas and gardens in complexes
- Schools, churches and municipalities: removing branches and leaves from school grounds, parks and church gardens
Local tips for Johannesburg
Most asked for in Johannesburg: sectional felling and crown reduction of century old planes, oaks and bluegums. Where tree fellers and hire yards work from: teams based in Randburg, Roodepoort and the south, travelling into the northern suburbs. A useful tip: ask whether the tree is a pavement tree and who has to give permission first.
Around Johannesburg the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means clearing branches, leaves and old shrubs after trimming or a big garden clean-up. Before you agree to anything: clean garden waste only; no rubble mixed. The trees to watch here: old plane trees, English and pin oaks, bluegums and large jacarandas.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Tree fellers, hire yards and suppliers on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb and a rough idea of the job, so the quote can allow for travel and the right crew and machines.