Sam Backhouse Tree Services

A fleet that runs to cherry pickers, woodchippers and a good deal besides is what lets us work efficiently on a tight access block, which is the situation on plenty of Highlands properties where established trees sit close to the house. Sam Backhouse Tree Services has been putting that gear to work since 2015 and has built a strong name across the Southern Highlands for tree work that is fast, safe and finished without fuss.

We work for homeowners right through the region, and the towns on the run are Moss Vale, where we are based, along with Bowral and Mittagong. Sam is a Certificate 3 qualified arborist with a Level 1 Chainsaw Operator accreditation behind that, which is a must have on plenty of jobs in the Wingecarribee Shire before a council will sign anything off. Every member of the team holds a construction white card, and the business is fully insured.

Where that qualification earns its keep is the jobs that have to be council compliant. A trained arborist looks at more than how a tree appears from the driveway: its health, the way it has grown, and whether the structure holding it up is sound. That assessment is what an approval rests on, and it is what decides whether an overgrown gum brushing the roof has to come out or simply be brought back. We tell you straight which one you are looking at. We have done the awkward version of it too, taking numerous limbs off a row of large pines and conifers on a big block so a new fence could go in.

Tree removal runs from a single unsafe tree through to a full property clear out ahead of a build, and tree lopping is the lighter end of it, pulling overgrown or hazardous branches back before they damage a fence, a vehicle or the garden underneath. Old stumps go as well, and stump removal takes the trip hazard out of the lawn while cutting down the chance of regrowth or pests moving in. Bigger blocks call for land clearing, which handles the overgrowth, the debris and the trees in one go and leaves the site ready for the next stage, with minimal disruption while we are at it. We sell good mulch too. Trading hours are Monday to Friday from eight in the morning until six at night, quotes are free on every service we offer, and one phone call is enough to get your yard sorted.