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Land & Bush Clearing in Johannesburg
Land and bush clearing around Johannesburg ranges from overgrown stands in town to farm camps thick with wattle, gums or thorn bush. Send the size of the area, photos and any rubble, and clearing teams near Johannesburg, Gauteng will quote for hand crews, TLBs and carting away.
New to this? Read the land and bush clearing guide for the options and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Felling & removal in Johannesburg: local notes
Felling in Houghton, Westcliff and Parkview is almost always sectional, because century old oaks and bluegums stand right against garden walls, pools and neighbours. Crews lower each piece on ropes rather than dropping the whole tree. On the Westcliff ridge and along Jan Smuts Avenue, access for a truck and chipper is often tight, so ask how the wood will leave the property and whether stump grinding is included.
Trees in Johannesburg
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: an overgrown stand or back yard cleared of scrub, small trees and old rubble
- Estates, complexes and body corporates: vacant stands in an estate cleared to meet the estate's upkeep rules
- Schools, churches and municipalities: parks, verges and school grounds cleared of bush, invaders and dumped waste
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 an overgrown stand or back yard cleared of scrub, small trees and old rubble. Before you agree to anything: check protected trees and burning rules. The trees to watch here: old plane trees, English and pin oaks, bluegums and large jacarandas.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Our network covers Johannesburg together with Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. A street address or a pin helps a clearing contractor plan the visit and bring the right gear before quoting.