# Upper North Shore Tree Removal

> Tree removal and pruning in Ku-ring-gai and the upper north shore. A website of Above All Tree Services Pty Ltd (ABN 41 162 658 933), family-owned Sydney arborists since 2004 (22 years) with bases in Engadine, Ryde, Gordon and Bankstown. Main website: https://www.tree-services.com.au/

## Contact
- Call us: 0412 908 673; storm and emergency calls answered after hours
- Bases (not open to the public): Engadine (Achilles Road) — Sutherland Shire; Ryde (Porter Street) — Ryde, the inner west and the lower north shore; Gordon (Pacific Highway) — Ku-ring-gai and the upper north shore; Bankstown (Hoskins Avenue) — Canterbury-Bankstown, St George and the south-west
- Enquiries: the quote form on this site (no email address is published; every enquiry comes through the form or the phone)
- Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm; Saturday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm; Sunday Closed
- Quotes are free. We call back almost as soon as a request comes in and inspect within 24–48 hours; stumps can be quoted from a photo, everything else is seen on site.
- Rough tree-removal guide (every job is quoted on site; access, position, surroundings and shape move the price): small tree $500–1,200; medium to about 12 m $1,000–2,200; large to about 20 m $1,800–3,500; crane or multi-day removal $3,500 to over $10,000. Pruning, stumps and reports are quoted individually.

## Credentials
- Two AQF Level 5 consulting arborists, Diploma of Horticulture (Arboriculture) (Wayne Back, Joshua Baber); Joshua Baber writes the arborist reports
- EWP licences (over 11 m) and Electrical Close Approach
- RISI, ARTC and Sydney Airport (SACL) inductions
- NSW TAFE chainsaw operations teacher on staff
- Insurance: $20 million public liability (QBE); $20 million product liability (QBE); $10 million professional indemnity (QBE); Workers compensation (CGU); Heavy motor vehicle insurance (Allianz)
- Clients include Downer (formerly Spotless) — school grounds, Cushman & Wakefield — schools, Evolve — schools, Fulton Hogan — Sydney Water projects, Eight Sydney strata management companies, Public and private schools, Construction and landscaping companies.

## What this site covers
Tree removal, pruning, stump grinding, palm removal, hedges and storm work across Ku-ring-gai and the upper north shore, from Above All Tree Services' an office in Gordon (one of four Sydney bases; not open to the public). Removals and pruning are most of the work.

## Suburbs served (Ku-ring-gai Council)
East Killara, East Lindfield, Gordon, Killara, Lindfield, North Turramurra, North Wahroonga, Pymble, Roseville, Roseville Chase, South Turramurra, St Ives, St Ives Chase, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Warrawee, West Pymble

## Ku-ring-gai Council tree rules (checked 30 September 2026)
- Trees 5 m or taller, or with a trunk 150 mm across at ground level, are protected (no exemptions in Blue Gum High Forest or on heritage land).
- Ku-ring-gai protects every tree that is 5 metres or taller or has a trunk 150 mm or more across at ground level, and also protects other vegetation, so you need a Tree Application to prune or remove one unless a specific exemption applies. The main exemptions are trees within 3 m of your house, branches directly over your roof, minor pruning of branches under 50 mm, deadwood, exempt species and declared weeds. There are no exemptions in Blue Gum High Forest or on heritage land.
- Pruning without a permit: You may prune branches and roots up to 50 mm in diameter, remove completely dead branches, and cut back branches that hang directly over the roof of your house to the nearest branch junction or collar, all to AS 4373 and without harming the tree's health, stability or form (stripping one whole side of a tree over the roof is not exempt). Branches within 0.5 m of the electrical service line may also be removed. Anything more needs a Tree Application.
- Fee: $88 for a tree removal application (one tree or hedge, 2026/27).
- Full guide and checker: https://www.tree-services.com.au/council-tree-rules/ku-ring-gai/

## Prices
Rough guide for tree removal (every job is quoted on site; access, position, surroundings and the shape of the tree all move the price): small tree $500–1,200; medium to about 12 m $1,000–2,200; large to about 20 m $1,800–3,500; crane or multi-day removal $3,500 to over $10,000. Pruning, stumps and reports are quoted individually. Quotes are free, fixed and given on site within 24–48 hours; stumps quoted from a photo.

## Related
- Main website with every service, suburb and council guide: https://www.tree-services.com.au/
- Council tree rules for 32 Sydney councils: https://www.tree-services.com.au/council-tree-rules/
- Google reviews: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJC5Olhctr5UkR-81ARND8yD8

## Site credit
Built by System C Pty Ltd (https://www.systemc.com.au/).