Tree removal, pruning,
and stump grinding
across south Ontario.

Cost depends on three things. Size of the tree, access (can the truck and chipper pull up, or do we carry brush 100 feet through a back garden), and what is around the tree (house, fence, power line, neighbour's shed all change the rigging required).

Small backyard removals with clean access land on the lower end. Heritage-tree pruning, rope-down work over a tight downtown lot, or escarpment-side wind-throw cleanup take more time and rigging, so they cost more.

We do a free on-site visit and give you a written quote before any cutting starts. Permit application fees (where required) are paid to the city directly and quoted separately.

Yes during business hours (Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm). Fallen trees, branches on houses, and anything blocking a driveway jump to the front of the queue.

We do not offer round-the-clock or after-hours emergency service. Messages left after hours are returned first thing the next morning, and property-damage calls get priority on the schedule. For a tree already on your roof, call first thing the next business morning and we will have someone on-site that day.

Yes to both. We carry liability insurance for the work we do, and we can send the current insurance certificate before the job if you want one on file.

On the work itself we follow ISA pruning standards. Cuts at the branch collar (not flush, not stubbed), no more than 25 percent of live canopy removed in a single visit, no topping, no lion-tailing.

Roping and rigging on tight properties so nothing hits the house, fence, or garden. Hard hats and chainsaw chaps on every job.

We work in Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Brampton, Woodbridge, Milton, Halton Hills, and Kitchener.

Surrounding areas across Halton, Peel, York, Hamilton-Wentworth, and Waterloo Region are also in routine rotation. We travel further for larger jobs when the schedule allows. If your address is not on the city list, call or send a quote request and we will tell you on the first call whether we can fit it in.

Most south Ontario cities now have private-tree bylaws, and the thresholds vary.

• Toronto and Hamilton kick in at 30 cm DBH.
• Burlington at 20 cm DBH.
• Mississauga at 15 cm DBH in some zones.
• Oakville at 76 cm circumference (about 24 cm diameter), one of the strictest in the GTA.
• Etobicoke (City of Toronto) at 30 cm DBH, any size on ravine-protected land.
• Brampton at 30 cm DBH.
• Woodbridge (City of Vaughan) at 20 cm diameter.
• Milton has no private-tree permit for most residential lots.
• Halton Hills has no private-tree permit for typical lots. Halton Region's bylaw covers woodlands of 0.5 ha or more.
• Kitchener only regulates private trees on lots over one acre (0.405 ha). Typical city lots need no City permit. Region of Waterloo covers woodlands of 1 ha or more.

We check the bylaw on the on-site visit before quoting, so you do not get stuck with paperwork after the work is booked. For Toronto, Mississauga, and Oakville specifics, see our tree removal permit guide.

Every job includes branch and debris haul-off, sawdust raked up, and the area left tidier than we found it. No surprise cleanup invoice after the work is done.

If you want the wood for firewood, we can buck it to length and stack it instead of hauling. Stump grinding is a same-day add-on if you want the stump gone too.

Full tree takedowns from small backyard trees up through large mature oaks and maples. Pruning (deadwooding, crown thinning, hazard limb removal). Stump grinding 6 to 12 inches below grade. Emergency response for storm damage and fallen trees.

Common calls in our service area: emerald ash borer removals, silver maple deadwooding, Norway maple end-of-life removals, and heritage oak pruning on big Oakville and Westdale lots.

One job type we recommend a specialist for: utility-line work where the tree is in direct contact with live power. Those need a Hydro One or local utility line crew, not a residential arborist.

The on-site visit is free, and the written quote usually follows within 24 hours of the visit. For most calls, the visit itself happens within 24 to 48 hours of your first phone call.

We will not start any cutting until you approve the quote in writing. If the job turns up something extra mid-work, we stop and re-quote rather than tack it on later.