Top 9 tree removal and tree lopping services in Melbourne

Milone's Tree Solutions is a family business run from a workshop in Werribee by Charlie Milone, a former Australian Defence Force member, and Tina Milone, who runs the office and bookings. The company says it has more than two decades in the trade and works for homes, councils, schools and commercial sites across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Crews handle removals, pruning, hedging, stump grinding and land clearing, using cherry pickers, chippers and stump grinders, according to the business. It offers a 24/7 emergency service and tree reports, and its arborists hold Certificate III and ESI tickets for work near power lines.

Treeman works from an industrial site in Somerville and covers the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston and the south east. It is run by co-founder Daryl with fellow directors Jason and Jamie, and the business says the team brings more than 25 years of experience.

Crews take on removals, pruning, stump grinding, land clearing and cable bracing, and the company also writes arborist reports and delivers mulch. It offers emergency call outs around the clock, according to the business, which also says it is fully insured.

Tree Amigos Victoria was started in 2010 and is run by co-owners Taman Treweek, who holds a Certificate III in Arboriculture, and Alex D'Amato. The company names its whole team on its site, including a quoting arborist, an operations manager and several crew leaders, one of whom specialises in rigging and reductions.

It works across the northern suburbs and Nillumbik, from Eltham and Diamond Creek out to Sunbury, Gisborne and Woodend. Services include removals, pruning, stump grinding, palm care and possum guards, and the business says its reports are completed by an ISA-qualified arborist.

Trav's Tree Services started in 2010 as two mates with a truck and a chipper and has grown to a team of nine, according to the company. Founder and director Travis Garden runs it from a head office in Preston, with Tom Wardman as operations manager, and the crew works for homes and businesses across metropolitan Melbourne.

Work covers removals, pruning, hedging, stump grinding, power line clearance and site clearance. The business says its arborist reports are written by a Level 5 qualified arborist for development projects and council requirements, and that it carries both public liability and professional indemnity cover.

Proper Tree Care is a small tree company based on the north side of the city, started in 2021 by owner Jordan Preece. The business says its team learned from some of the best arborists around and takes on high climbs, difficult access and hazardous removals.

Alongside removals and pruning it offers hedge trimming, stump grinding, cabling and bracing, transplanting and habitat creation, plus tree health and safety assessments. It runs a 24 hour emergency service, sponsors the VTIO and works from the inner suburbs out to the Mornington Peninsula, according to the company.

The Tree Company has worked on Melbourne trees for more than two decades, and its head depot sits on Canterbury Road in Surrey Hills. The company says it employs around 85 arborists and support staff, which makes it one of the larger operators in the east.

Homeowners get the same crews that handle council, school and commercial contracts: removals, pruning and hedging, cable bracing, tree health treatments and even mature tree and palm transplanting. The business says it holds ISO certifications for quality, safety and environmental management and carries public liability cover.

Tree Culture is led by arborist Josh Geyle, who the business says holds Certificate IV and V qualifications and a Diploma from the University of Melbourne. It works mostly in the inner west, from Williamstown and Newport through Yarraville, Footscray and Sunshine, and also takes jobs in the CBD and on the Bass Coast.

The company handles removals, pruning, hedging and stump grinding, and responds to storm and high wind damage. It also writes tree assessments and reports, including safety assessments for schools, and says it belongs to the ISA and VTIO.

Valley Arbor is a small, locally owned tree business in Research run by Matt Nicolaisen, a climbing arborist with a Certificate III in Arboriculture and more than ten years in the trade, the business says. It works within about 25 km of Eltham, covering Montmorency, Greensborough, Diamond Creek and across into the north east.

The crew handles pruning, removals and stump grinding for homes, plus commercial and strata work. For storm damage the business says you can call at any time and it will help make the site safe until a crew arrives.

O'Connor's Tree Services is a Langwarrin business that says it has looked after Mornington Peninsula trees since 1999. Customer comments on its site name Shane and his crew.

The business offers removals, pruning, stump removal, tree bracing and storm damage clean up, with a qualified climbing arborist for trees that machines can't reach. It mulches on site and sells mulch, and says it is open seven days.