Rick's Trees

Rick's Trees is run by Rick out of Goulburn North, with Chloe handling the office, and covers a wide sweep of the Southern Tablelands and Southern Highlands along with the ACT. The business has, in its own words, "built our reputation on providing expert tree care services with a focus on safety, professionalism, and customer satisfaction". The work is carried out by certified arborists, described as "highly trained professionals with extensive experience in tree care and risk management", which is a fair way to characterise a business whose stated strengths sit at the riskier end of the trade.

The credential worth knowing about is the EvoEnergy accreditation. The team is fully trained in Electrical Safety and follows EvoEnergy's Service and Installation Rules, which is what allows Rick's Trees to take on power line interference work that a general tree cutter is not permitted to touch. It matters in this part of the country, where a limb across a rural service line is a common enough problem after a bad night of weather.

Tree removal and stump removal make up the bread and butter, alongside tree maintenance and ongoing tree management. For larger jobs the business handles site clearing, land clearing and mulching, so a block can be cleared and the waste dealt with in one go rather than left in a heap. There is also tree application assistance on offer, meaning the paperwork side of getting a tree approved for removal is something Rick's Trees will help you through rather than leave at your feet.

Tree assessment is offered as a service in its own right, with the team conducting "thorough evaluations to ensure your trees are healthy, safe, and in harmony with their surroundings" and providing detailed reports setting out findings and recommendations. The site frames it in three parts: safety, where "detecting damaged, decaying, or unstable trees can prevent potential risks to your property, structures, and people"; health, where "spotting early signs of disease or pest infestations allows for timely intervention"; and planning, where understanding how your trees will grow lets you make informed decisions about pruning, care, or removal. Hazard assessment is available too.

The 24/7 emergency tree service is a proper offering rather than a line in a list, with its own page covering fallen tree removal, storm damage cleanup, branch and limb removal and power line interference. As the site puts it, "Tree emergencies don't wait for regular business hours, and neither do we." After severe weather, it notes, trees can suffer from broken branches, uprooted trunks and weakened structures, and the advice is not to wait. Rick's Trees services Goulburn, Canberra, Moss Vale, Bowral, Mittagong and surrounding areas, and can be reached any hour on 0406 314 869 or at [email protected].