Trees in Johannesburg 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 tree trimming teams and garden services who work in Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Tree Trimming in Johannesburg
Tree trimming in Johannesburg is mostly about keeping branches off roofs, gutters, walls and driveways before the storm season. Send one request with photos of the trees and say what must be cleared, and local teams in Johannesburg and nearby can quote for trimming, removal of the branches and chipping.
New to this? Read the tree trimming guide for the options and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Tree care & clean-up in Johannesburg: local notes
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.
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.
Typical tree trimming requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: lifting crowns off roofs and gutters and cutting back branches over the pool
- Estates, complexes and body corporates: keeping common area trees off units, roads and walkways on a yearly cycle
- Schools, churches and municipalities: lifting branches over school paths, church grounds and park walkways
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.
Tree Trimming usually suits garden trees, hedges, screens and overhangs, done like this: crowns lifted, overhangs cut, hedges shaped. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means lifting crowns off roofs and gutters and cutting back branches over the pool. On the weather side: afternoon storms and hail from October to March; dry, frosty winters suit big pruning.
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.