Tree Lopping & Pruning in Mount Hawthorn

Mount Hawthorn is a character-filled inner-north suburb just a few kilometres from the city, known for its heritage homes and its sense of community - this is the suburb that famously built Anzac Cottage in a single day in 1916 as a memorial and a home for a wounded soldier, and where Axford Park, named for a local Victoria Cross recipient, anchors the Oxford Street and Scarborough Beach Road cafe strip. Streets of well-kept Federation and Art Deco homes come with big, mature trees, and looking after that established canopy is most of what San's Tree Service does across Mount Hawthorn.

Pruning Mount Hawthorn's heritage-street trees

The mature trees that shade Mount Hawthorn's character streets are an asset worth protecting, and they reward careful work over heavy cutting:

• Light, well-placed pruning - keeping a tree's shape and health.
• Deadwooding - removing dead limbs from big old trees before they fall.
• Crown reduction - bringing an oversized tree back without wrecking its form.

Lopping done properly, not butchered

Heavy "lopping" - hacking branches to stubs - leaves weak, decay-prone regrowth and ruins the canopy these streets are loved for. We prune to natural growth points so the tree heals and keeps its shape. Our lopping vs pruning guide explains the difference.

"Needed a tree removed and got these guys recommended by my neighbour. True professionals, reasonable price and service time. Not much hassle, and they tidied up after themselves." — Neil T, Google review (San's is rated 5.0 from 23 Google reviews)

The City of Vincent rules

Mount Hawthorn is in the City of Vincent, which guards its leafy streets closely:

• It's an offence to prune or remove a street tree, and residents can't touch the verge tree out front.
• The City keeps a Trees of Significance Inventory - if your tree is listed, you need the City's planning approval before removing or heavily pruning it.

Unlisted trees inside your boundary are your decision. We'll help you check which applies.

Get a free quote in Mount Hawthorn

Call San's on (08) 9560 6103 or request a quote for free, fixed-price tree work in Mount Hawthorn. We also service nearby Joondanna, West Leederville and Inglewood.

Tree services in Mount Hawthorn

• Tree Removal
• Tree Pruning
• Stump Grinding
• Stump Removal
• Tree Mulching

Frequently asked questions

Do I need approval to remove a tree in Mount Hawthorn?

Quite possibly. Mount Hawthorn is in the City of Vincent, where it's an offence to prune or remove a street tree, and the City keeps a Trees of Significance Inventory - if your tree is listed, you need planning approval before removing or heavily pruning it. Unlisted trees inside your boundary are your decision. We can help you check.

Can you prune the big old trees on a heritage block carefully?

Yes - Mount Hawthorn's character streets are full of mature trees worth protecting. We prune lightly and to proper points, keeping the tree's shape and health rather than butchering it.

Do you grind the stump after a removal?

Yes - we grind stumps in-house, taking them below ground so you can re-turf or replant.