Branching Out Tree Specialists

Downer, the Australian Defence Force, Cairns Skyrail, Rainforestation Nature Park and the Cairns Zoom and Wildlife Dome all ring us when a tree needs handling. Branching Out Tree Specialists has kept properties safe and clear across Cairns, Port Douglas and the Tablelands for nearly two decades, led by founder and director Paul Richmond, who trained as a tree surgeon in England and has more than 30 years on the ropes. We are fully insured, licensed with the Tree Contractors Association of Australia, members of the Queensland Arboricultural Association, and independently audited every year.

The big, awkward and dangerous removals other crews walk away from are the ones we are set up for. Sectional dismantles, controlled rigging and confined space work off the elevated platform are an ordinary day here, and every job finishes with a total site clean up. The fleet behind that runs to two tipper trucks, a 20 to 22 metre EWP, a Vermeer skid steer, Vermeer and Bandit wood chippers and a remote control stump grinder, which is what buys you less downtime, less risk and less mess.

Our tree and palm pruning takes in canopy lifting, deadwood removal and storm preparation thinning, along with palm de-fronding and seed and nut removal, which is the work that counts most on the branches sitting over roofs, driveways, pools and gutters. We look after hedge and shrub pruning and fruit tree care too, and palm felling, de-nutting and cleaning are all in the same visit if you want them.

That remote control grinder does our stump grinding and root management with minimal damage to lawns and gardens, so you are left with no trip hazards and no regrowth, and we install root barriers where roots have to be kept away from something solid. Our land and block clearing pairs the skid steer with a chipper for pre development and subdivision sites, and our mulching and green waste removal means you never lift a finger over what comes off the job.

Our arborist reports and compliance documentation covers risk assessments, condition reports, scope recommendations and maintenance plans for councils, schools, insurers and body corporates, worked to AS 4373-2007 for pruning and AS 4970-2009 for protecting trees on development sites. We run ongoing maintenance programs for body corporates, real estate and developers, and we handle cyclone preparation, post storm inspections and emergency call outs when a tree turns into a problem overnight. We work across Cairns, the Northern Beaches, South Cairns, Port Douglas, Mossman and the Atherton Tablelands. Not sure what you need? Ring us for a free quote and we will assess it on site and recommend the safest, most cost effective option.