Roots 2 Leaves Tree Services

Roots 2 Leaves Tree Services is based at Swan Reach in East Gippsland and works across the region's towns, farms and rural blocks. The training behind the crew is its strong point: arborists qualified to AQF Level 5 Diploma of Arboriculture, supported by AQF Level 3 certified arborists and advanced tree felling operators. A job is assessed and cut by people trained to read how a tree is holding its weight, not simply to bring it down.

The tree work covers tree removal, tree pruning and stump removal, with advanced tree felling kept for the bigger or more awkward removals. A tree that has outgrown a backyard, a limb sitting over a shed, or a row that needs shaping back all get planned around the space they have to come down in. Pruning is handled with the tree's long-term health in mind, not just its shape on the day.

For work that a bucket truck cannot safely reach, the team runs a spider lift, which tracks into tight backyards and over soft ground where a heavier machine would tear up the site. Backing it up are an excavator, a wood chipper and AirSpade technology, the last of which lets the arborists work around a tree's roots without cutting through them. It is the kind of gear that turns a difficult, confined removal into a controlled one.

Beyond the saws and the lift, Roots 2 Leaves takes on vegetation management and broader environmental work. That includes rehabilitation and revegetation aimed at restoring landscapes, supporting biodiversity and improving long-term outcomes on a site, along with land care projects. On the advisory side, arboricultural consulting covers reports and project management for residential, commercial and environmental clients who want a qualified opinion before work begins.

The business covers East Gippsland and regional Victoria, taking in Bairnsdale and the towns around it. When a storm brings a tree down or leaves one hanging, Roots 2 Leaves provides emergency response for storm-damaged, fallen and hazardous trees, so a dangerous situation on a property does not have to wait for the next available day. From a single removal to an ongoing vegetation program, the mix of AQF Level 5 qualifications and specialised access gear is what the business leans on.