Tree Removal in Winthrop
Winthrop is a leafy southern suburb wrapped around Piney Lakes Reserve - 68 hectares of native bushland and wetland off Murdoch Drive, with 50 hectares of conservation woodland, a sensory play park and an environmental education centre - and sitting right next to Murdoch University. It's a green, established suburb on the Spearwood dune sands, where homes back onto bushland and mature gums and banksias fill the gardens. When one of those trees needs removing or cutting back, San's Tree Service handles it across Winthrop - removal, stump grinding and the clean-up.
Removals and stump grinding we do here
Most Winthrop jobs are everyday suburban work: taking out a dead, diseased or over-large tree, reducing one that's crowding the house, deadwooding the big bushland-edge trees, and grinding the stump so the spot can be reused. We grind stumps in-house, so it's one crew and one quote. On tighter blocks we take trees down in sections to protect the house, fences and gardens.
Bushland-edge trees and conditions
Winthrop's closeness to Piney Lakes means a lot of native gums and banksias on the sandy, free-draining ground - tough trees, but ones that shed limbs in heat and storms and don't reshoot well from heavy cuts. Careful deadwooding and pruning is the way to keep them safe.
The City of Melville rules
Winthrop is in the City of Melville. Verge (street) trees need the City's approval before any pruning or removal - cutting one without permission can mean an infringement and the cost of replacing it. Trees inside your own boundary are currently your decision. We'll confirm which applies before we start.
"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)
Get a free quote in Winthrop
Call San's on (08) 9560 6103 or request a quote for free, fixed-price tree work in Winthrop. We also service nearby Booragoon, Melville and Applecross.
Tree services in Winthrop
Frequently asked questions
Do I need council approval to remove a tree in Winthrop?
For a verge (street) tree, yes - the City of Melville must approve any pruning or removal, and unauthorised work can attract an infringement plus the cost of replacing the tree. Trees on your own property are currently the owner's decision, though the City has flagged it's developing a policy on retaining mature trees.
Do you work on trees near Piney Lakes Reserve?
Yes - we prune and remove trees across Winthrop, including the native gums and banksias on the bushland edge near Piney Lakes. Natives don't reshoot well from heavy cuts, so we prune them carefully.
Do you grind the stump too?
Yes - we grind stumps in-house after a removal, so the spot is ready to re-turf or replant. It's never sub-contracted out.