Sam Backhouse Tree Services

Plenty of tree work in the Wingecarribee Shire needs a certified arborist on it before the council will sign anything off, and that is Sam: Certificate 3 qualified, with a Level 1 Chainsaw Operator accreditation behind it. Sam Backhouse Tree Services has been going since 2015, based in Moss Vale and working right across the Southern Highlands. Every one of the crew holds a construction induction white card, we carry full insurance, and safety is where the planning on a job starts.

Tree work is not only about cutting and clearing, it is about making the right call for the health of the tree and the safety of what sits around it. An overgrown gum brushing the roof, a tree showing signs of stress or disease, storm damage that needs looking at: we assess the tree properly and then tell you straight what it needs. Where council approval is in play, or a native species is coming out, that assessment is what the paperwork rests on. A trained arborist looks at more than how a tree appears: its health, the way it has grown, and whether the structure of it is sound.

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 do damage to a fence, a car or the garden below. 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 settling in. Bigger blocks call for land clearing, which deals with the overgrowth, the debris and the trees in one go and leaves the site ready for the next stage. We supply mulch and firewood too.

The gear is what makes the awkward jobs possible. We run cherry pickers, woodchippers and enough kit besides to work tight-access blocks where nothing can be dropped whole, which is a common enough problem on Highlands properties with established trees close to the house. We also move quickly and can often be there the next available day, and that matters when there is a limb hanging over a driveway.

Our patch is the Southern Highlands, taking in Moss Vale, Bowral and Mittagong, and we work for homeowners on everything from one overhanging branch to a whole block. Trading hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Quotes are free on every service we offer. Ring us on 0457 201 023 and we will get your yard sorted.