Nicol's Trees

Nicol's Trees is an owner-operated tree service run by Kelvin Nicol out of Hazelbrook, in the lower Blue Mountains. Kelvin brings sixteen years of arborist experience to the job, and the business carries $20 million in public liability insurance, so work on a tight suburban block or an overgrown bush property is covered from the first cut to the final cleanup.

The bulk of the work is tree removal and ongoing tree maintenance. Trees are taken down whole where there is room to drop them, or dismantled limb by limb where there is not, and regular pruning keeps established trees in shape and clear of roofs, powerlines and fences. It is the kind of steady, careful work that keeps a mountains garden from getting away from its owner.

Once a tree is on the ground, Nicol's Trees grinds out the stump so the spot can be replanted or paved rather than left as a trip hazard and a source of regrowth. Hedging and hedge removal are handled as well, along with land clearing for owners opening up a block that has gone to scrub or getting a site ready to build on.

Living in the mountains means living with bushfire, and fire hazard reduction is a regular part of the year, thinning and clearing vegetation to pull fuel back from homes, sheds and boundaries. Kelvin keeps the line open around the clock, so a tree that has come down across a driveway or dropped a limb overnight can be sorted when it happens rather than days down the track.

Based in Hazelbrook, Nicol's Trees covers a wide stretch either side of the ranges, working all areas from Parramatta across to Blacktown, and Penrith up through Springwood and Lawson to Katoomba. For a quote on tree work anywhere along that run, a call or a message to Kelvin gets a straight answer on what the job actually needs.