Rapid Tree Solutions

Rapid Tree Solutions has been working Ballarat since 2011, run out of Delacombe by Adam and family. It started as a one-person operation and now fields a team of ten arborists. The crew covers both qualified arborists and horticulturists, and the site counts more than 110 five-star reviews. Emergency call-outs run 24/7, and they take on insurance work.

Tree removal is the headline job, with tree stump removal, stump grinding, tree root removal and tree clearing alongside it. Two removals get their own billing, gum tree removal and fig tree removal, which is a fair signal in itself: a mature gum and an established fig are different problems from a standard backyard job, one for its size and shedding habit, the other for what its roots do underground.

Where they push their own case hardest is tree climbing. The site claims the best climbers in the district, with the emphasis on reaching trees that machinery cannot get to, which in older Ballarat gardens with tight rear access is often the difference between a job being possible and not. Tree pruning, hedge trimming, palm tree pruning and fruit tree pruning cover the ongoing maintenance side.

Tree disease treatment is a rare thing to find on a regional tree crew's list, and they name what they treat: root rot, cypress canker and anthracnose. The consulting side runs to arborist reports, tree risk assessments, tree preservation work and tree planting. They deal with the local council on regulations and guidelines, and do work for real estate agents as well.

Commercial and residential tree services are both covered, and emergency tree services run around the clock. The service area is all of Ballarat and well out into the surrounding shires: Alfredton, Delacombe, Sebastopol, Wendouree, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat Central, Ballarat East, Ballarat North, Buninyong, Mount Clear, Mount Helen, Lucas, Miners Rest and Winter Valley, then further afield to Creswick, Clunes, Daylesford, Ballan, Beaufort, Linton, Skipton and Smythesdale. Quotes and consultations are free. Ask for Adam on 0409 005 227.