Forbes Tree Care

Sometimes keeping a tree just is not the safest option, and working out which side of that line your tree sits on is where we start. Forbes Tree Care has been making the cut since 2000, based at Newtown, and Dan and the crew look a tree over before anyone reaches for a saw. The wrong species for the spot, a tree that is dead or diseased, one posing a risk of failure: those are the reasons a tree comes out, and if none of them apply we will say so. We looked at a customer's Liquidambar recently and found its condition worse than we had first thought, which is the sort of news you want before you plant something underneath it.

When a tree does have to go we take care of the whole process, clean up included, and that includes the awkward ones. We have taken a very tall cotton palm out from hard against the front corner of an old house, and cleared five large trees out of a backyard so a pool area could be opened up. Where it makes sense we will help you choose and plant a suitable replacement, and grind out the old stumps so you can start fresh. Our patch runs from Geelong out through Moorabool, the Golden Plains Shire, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast, and we often work beyond those locations, so it is worth a call to ask.

For the trees that are staying, tree pruning and maintenance comes down to picking the right cut for the problem in front of us. We will uplift a canopy to give a driveway clearance, thin a crown, take end weight off limbs that are getting heavy, and cut out damaged or diseased branches before they come down on their own. Hedge pruning gets done on the same visit if you want the hedges given a neat, manicured finish while we have the gear out.

Nothing says the branches have to leave on a trailer, either. Our on site mulching chips what comes off the job and leaves the mulch for you, and we are just as happy to chip a pile you have cut yourself. Spread through the garden it holds soil moisture, keeps the weeds down and feeds your plants as it breaks down, so the tidy up does a second job on the way out. Caring for trees and growing communities is the line we sign our site off with, and leaving the mulch where it grew is a small part of meaning it.

Licensed, trained and insured, with a 5.0 rating across 36 reviews behind us and decades in the industry between the crew, we are open seven days a week from 7am to 5pm, so a Saturday or Sunday job is no trouble at all. Storm damage clean up is on the list too, for the mornings after a rough night. Quotes are free. Ring Dan on 0448 729 832 or send through the details of the tree and where it sits, and we will come and have a look.