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What does tree felling or pruning cost?

A fixed price tailored via quote – plus practical tips to save money.

Based on our quote form and the photos you send (form or WhatsApp) you get a fixed price in a clear quote. Read the quote carefully so there are no surprises.

We offer a complete service: felling or pruning, stump grinding on request, and removal of debris. You can have us do everything – or help out to keep costs down.

How can I save money?

Reviewing a tree work quote with garden photos
Fixed price based on photos and a clear quote

Remove material yourself

Branches and green waste container ready for self-removal
Self-removal or a hired container reduces total cost

Removal and clean-up is often a large part of the total cost. Sometimes the municipality collects green waste. You can also take branches to a recycling centre, or hire a green waste container.

Help on the day

Client carrying branches from the back garden to the front of the house
Helping out: carrying branches yourself saves time and money

If you, family or a neighbour can help, that saves time and cost. For example:

  • Carry branches to the chipper or trailer (we have a branch cart)
  • Hold the lowering rope for controlled drops (wear gloves)
  • Rake, sweep or tidy – we can also blow the site clean on request

Free-fall for branches

Open drop zone under a tree for free-fall branches
Clear drop space: faster and often cheaper than lowering every limb

If there is enough open space under the tree, branches and stem sections can fall faster (and cheaper). Otherwise every piece must be lowered on a rope. It is often cheaper to temporarily move a plant, fence panel or small greenhouse than for us to spend extra hours on lowering. Many plants recover quickly.

Fell the whole tree in one go

Tree felled in one piece across an open garden
If the tree can safely fall as a whole, that saves a lot of time

If the tree can safely fall as a whole, that saves a lot. Temporarily removing a hedge or fence panel can help – often not needed because planting recovers quickly.

Clear fragile items

Pots and garden items cleared before tree work
Fewer fragile items under the tree means faster work

The fewer fragile objects under the tree, the faster we work. Move pots, benches, ornaments and covers aside. See also preparing for tree work or stump grinding.

Access

Clear wide garden gate and access route to the street
A clear access and removal route speeds up the job

Keep the removal route wide: bins, pots and storage out of the way; open a gate or fence panel if needed. Trim ivy or shrubs that narrow the path.

Firewood and reuse

Stacked stem wood kept as firewood after felling
Wood that stays on site does not need hauling away

If stem wood stays with you or the neighbours as firewood, we do not need to haul it away. You can also offer free collection on the street or online – hardwood is popular.

Chip branches in the garden

Pile of wood chips in the garden after chipping branches
Chipping in the garden: chips as mulch, less removal

If the chipper can reach the garden (about 80 cm clear width), thinner branches can be chipped on site as mulch – less removal cost.

Ecological reuse (brush pile)

Brush pile dead hedge as natural garden border habitat
Brush pile: reuse, biodiversity and less waste

Branches and stem pieces can form a natural screen or border. Insects, hedgehogs and amphibians use them as shelter – good for biodiversity, less waste.

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How we fell a tree · Tree felling · Stump grinding

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