Trees in North West keep growing whether the gutters can take it or not. Send one request with the trees, the work and the address, and we pass it to arborists and tree pruning teams who work in towns and cities across North West.
Tree Pruning in North West
Tree pruning in North West works best in late winter for most deciduous trees and after flowering for spring bloomers. Send one request with photos of your trees and what worries you, and pruners and arborists who work in North West can quote for deadwooding, thinning and fruit tree work.
New to this? Read the tree pruning guide for the options and the questions worth asking before you pay.
What to know locally in North West
Thorn bush thinning on farms between Mahikeng and Zeerust is a slow job that is often quoted per hectare after a site walk. In Potchefstroom, garden services prune the mature street and garden trees near the Mooi River before summer storms. Willow and syringa along the Crocodile River near Brits need follow-up after clearing, and much of the thorn wood ends up as braai wood.
Trees in North West
Much of North West is open thorn bushveld and maize land, broken by the Magaliesberg and the river valleys around Hartbeespoort, Brits and the Vaal. Farms often have long bluegum windbreaks and pepper trees round the homestead, while towns such as Potchefstroom and Rustenburg have older streets with mature exotic trees that have outgrown their pavements. Dry winters and hot summers stress trees, and summer storms then bring down weakened limbs. Smallholders and farmers ask for bush thinning, windbreak felling and clearing of stands, while homeowners in the dam and mining towns want trees off roofs and walls. Thorn trees near the Pilanesberg and Madikwe may include protected species, so check whether a tree is protected before you clear.
Typical tree pruning requests in the area come from:
- Farms, smallholdings and plantations: orchard pruning and deadwooding old windbreak trees near sheds and houses
- Homeowners: deadwooding old shade trees and pruning fruit trees so they stay safe and productive
- Estates, complexes and body corporates: keeping old trees in common areas healthy with a planned pruning cycle
Local tips for North West
Common here: felling bluegum windbreaks and thinning encroaching thorn bush on farms and plots. Ask each team or supplier about this: ask whether the wood can be cut into braai lengths and stacked on the farm. Where they work from: teams base in Rustenburg, Brits, Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp and travel to farms.
Tree Pruning usually suits shade trees, fruit trees and young trees, done like this: collar cuts, deadwooding and thinning. For farms, smallholdings and plantations, the biggest group here, that usually means orchard pruning and deadwooding old windbreak trees near sheds and houses. On the weather side: long dry winters stress trees; summer storms then drop the weakened limbs.
Service area: North West and surrounds
Tree fellers and suppliers on our network work throughout North West, including Rustenburg, Mahikeng, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Brits, Hartbeespoort, Lichtenburg. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether travel and delivery are in the price.