O'Briens Tree Services

O'Briens Tree Services is a family owned and operated tree care business that has been working in Canberra since 2006. Run by Brett O'Brien, the business puts its philosophy plainly: trees play an important role in our environment, and the team strives to ensure they are well taken care of. The crew are certified arborists, fully qualified, fully equipped and insured, and the site sums up the pitch without any fuss as "the guys you call when you want the job done right". Nearly two decades in the same city means the team knows the capital's trees, its soils and its weather.

Tree removal is the core service, with a particular focus on dead and dangerous trees. Tree pruning and trimming handles the trees worth keeping, and tree thinning and canopy lightening is offered as its own service, which is a smart option for reducing wind load on a big tree without resorting to removal. Hedge trimming keeps screens tidy, and stump grinding clears the ground once a tree is gone. For larger jobs, site clearing opens up a block entirely.

A real standout is ActewAGL powerline clearing. The team are Evo Energy accredited tree surgeons, which is the accreditation required to work near the network's live conductors in the ACT. That is not work a general crew can legally or safely take on, and holding the accreditation also says a good deal about the business's safety systems and training standards more broadly.

The business is also sensible about what comes off the tree. Wood chipping and mulching turn the day's green waste into useful material rather than landfill, and wood splitting is offered too, which is a genuinely welcome service in a city where a Canberra winter and a wood heater go hand in hand. On the advisory side, tree assessments and advice give owners a qualified read on a tree's condition before deciding whether it stays or goes, and emergency tree services are available around the clock for trees that cannot wait.

Coverage spans Canberra and the districts around it, including Ainslie, Belconnen, Fyshwick, Gungahlin, Kambah, Wanniassa and Weston Creek, plus Queanbeyan, Gundaroo, Murrumbateman, Sutton and Yass across the border. Quotes go to Brett on 0402 555 828 or by email. For Canberra property owners wanting a long-established family crew, powerline accredited capability or a load of split firewood out of the deal, O'Briens Tree Services is a strong local option.