Compare how the tree comes down, what is taken away and what happens to the stump before you pay. A free request for tree felling in Johannesburg goes to a tree feller serving Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng, and you see the offers side by side.
Tree Felling in Johannesburg
Tree felling in Johannesburg is mostly garden and complex work: big gums, pines and jacarandas standing close to houses, walls and pools, so many trees come down in sections. Send the height and a few photos and tree felling services working around Johannesburg will quote, including whether they chip, cut logs or remove the wood.
New to this? Read the tree felling 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.
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: a tree over the roof, the pool or the neighbour's wall felled or taken down in sections, stump and all
- Estates, complexes and body corporates: trees on common ground and along walls dealt with under the body corporate's or HOA's rules
- Schools, churches and municipalities: trees in school grounds, church yards and parks felled or trimmed, often with written quotes for a committee
Local tips for Johannesburg
Common here: sectional felling and crown reduction of century old planes, oaks and bluegums. Ask each team or supplier about this: ask whether the tree is a pavement tree and who has to give permission first. Where they work from: teams based in Randburg, Roodepoort and the south, travelling into the northern suburbs.
Around Johannesburg the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a gum or pine too close to the house, pool or boundary wall taken down safely. Before you agree to anything: protected species need a licence first. 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.