Bay City Tree Services

Bay City Tree Services is a Geelong arborist based in Newtown, run by Ryan and covering the city, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast. The work leans to the technical end of arboriculture, built around crown reductions, deadwood removal and hazardous tree work rather than just dropping trees, and the business was named Best Tree Service in Geelong in the 2025 Quality Business Awards. Emergency callouts are available around the clock when a tree cannot wait.

Crown reductions and tree pruning make up the everyday work, reshaping and reducing canopies to take weight off a tree, clear it from a house or power line, and keep it healthy without topping it. Done properly, a crown reduction keeps the tree's natural form rather than leaving it butchered, which is where the difference between a qualified arborist and a bloke with a chainsaw tends to show.

Deadwood removal clears the dead and dying limbs out of a canopy before they drop, and hazardous tree removal takes down trees that have become dangerous, whether from disease, storm damage or simply growing too big for their spot. Trees over houses, sheds and fences are dismantled in sections and lowered rather than felled, so nothing underneath gets damaged.

Once a tree is gone, stump grinding takes the stump out below ground level so the area can be levelled, turfed, replanted or paved without regrowth or a trip hazard. Possum guarding rounds out the list, fitting smooth guards around trunks to stop possums climbing and nesting where they are not wanted, which is a common enough request around the leafier Geelong and Bellarine suburbs.

Working from Newtown, Bay City Tree Services covers Geelong and its suburbs, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast, including Highton, Belmont, Grovedale, Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads, Drysdale, Leopold, Lara, Anglesea, Jan Juc and Lorne. Operator Ryan can be reached on 0421 443 938, with emergency callouts available around the clock.