Valley Arbor

Melbourne's north east is thick with big gums standing close to houses, which is a fine thing to live among right up until one of them starts leaning the wrong way. Valley Arbor is based at Research and works within about twenty five kilometres of it, taking in Eltham, Montmorency, Greensborough, Diamond Creek, Warrandyte, Kangaroo Ground, Hurstbridge, Templestowe, Park Orchards, Wonga Park and the suburbs around them.

That radius is deliberate. Staying inside it is what lets us get to a free on site quote the same day, usually, and it means an urgent call is a short drive rather than a scheduling problem. We are owner run, so Matt Nicolaisen is the one who answers the phone, comes out and looks at the tree, and then does the work. Nothing gets handed over halfway through, which is why the detail holds up and you always know what is happening next. It also means the person quoting the job is the person who has to climb it, and that tends to keep a quote honest.

Matt holds a Certificate III in Arboriculture and has more than ten years in the trade, our climbing arborists are qualified, and we carry public liability insurance. Our tree pruning work covers deadwooding, weight reduction and clearance back off a building, and tree removal runs to trees of any size, hazardous ones included, along with whatever a storm has left behind. Stump grinding follows the tree out so the ground can be replanted, turfed or built on. What comes off the job does not have to leave the property either, because mulch delivery puts the chipped green waste straight onto a garden bed that could use it. We also take on commercial and strata work for property managers who need the trees across a site kept safe year in and year out.

Ring Matt on 0427 900 858 or email [email protected]. The quote is free, it happens on site, not guessed at over the phone, and you will normally hear back the same day. If a tree is already down or a limb has turned dangerous, the same number runs a 24 hour emergency service, and Matt will talk you through keeping the area safe while the crew is on its way. Storm damage, a split limb over a driveway, a tree that has failed at the base: describe what you are looking at and we will tell you how quickly we can be there.