Tree Services Perth CBD
Degree-qualified arborists for the city centre — avenue, courtyard, podium and rooftop trees, worked around traffic, pedestrians and trading hours for property managers, strata councils and building owners. Free written quotes, seven days a week.
Perth's trees
Trusted tree care across Perth CBD
Along St Georges Terrace, through the Hay Street and Murray Street malls and out across the podium gardens of the city's newer towers, the Perth city centre carries a surprising amount of canopy for a commercial district. Mature London plane and jacaranda avenues, rooftop plantings and streetscape trees all sit within tight, busy sightlines where any tree work has to be planned around traffic, pedestrians and trading hours.
Perth Arbor Services looks after trees for property managers, strata councils, building owners and developers across Perth CBD and the wider City of Perth. We've handled commercial and residential tree work since 2011 — with written quotes, documented risk assessments and one clear scope agreed before any work begins.
Get a Free Written QuoteTree services we offer in Perth CBD
One degree-qualified team for every city address, from a single courtyard tree to coordinated works across a whole building.
Tree Lopping
When a building manager asks for a tree to be cut hard back for clearance, the right answer isn't always a heavy lop. We explain the difference between lopping that harms a tree's long-term structure and targeted reduction that achieves the same clearance properly — so the decision stands up if it's ever questioned by an owner or the City.
Learn more →Tree Removal
Removing a tree in a dense city environment is as much about access and logistics as it is about cutting. We work within confined courtyards, over podium decks and beside occupied buildings, arranging traffic management and after-hours or weekend windows where needed, with the site left clean and clear for tenants and the public.
Learn more →Tree Pruning
City trees need pruning to stay clear of building facades, awnings, signage, lighting and pedestrian thoroughfares. Our arborists prune to Australian Standard AS4373, keeping avenue and courtyard trees safe and well-shaped without compromising the canopy that makes a commercial address more pleasant to walk past.
Learn more →Tree Risk Assessment
In a high-traffic city setting, a failing limb over a footpath or car park is a genuine liability. Our written risk assessments give property managers, strata councils and building owners a documented record of duty-of-care, identifying structural faults, disease and hazard potential before they become an incident.
Learn more →Land Clearance
For redevelopment and infill sites across the City of Perth, we provide efficient vegetation clearance in line with council and development-approval requirements, coordinating with builders and site managers to keep the program moving.
Learn more →Stump Grinding
Once a tree is removed from a courtyard, forecourt or podium bed, we grind the stump out so the space can be re-landscaped or paved cleanly — grindings cleared away and the area left tidy and presentable for tenants and the public.
Learn more →City of Perth tree rules: what property managers need to know
In the city centre the line between council land and private land is often only a kerb apart, so it pays to know who's responsible before any tree is touched.
The City of Perth maintains street trees, pavements and crossovers, and its street trees are protected under the City's Tree Protection Policy. Building owners, strata schemes and their contractors can't prune, remove or interfere with a street or verge tree without the City's approval first, and damaging a council tree can attract penalties under the City's local law. Verge landscaping beyond the permissible verge treatment also needs an application under the Thoroughfares and Public Places Local Law 2017, and hard landscaping such as planter boxes on the verge is not accepted.
For trees within a private development, courtyard, podium or rooftop, management is generally the owner's or strata scheme's responsibility. However, where a site is heritage-listed or carries trees retained as a condition of development approval, additional approvals can apply before any work proceeds.
Perth Arbor Services will tell you what requires City of Perth approval before we quote, not after. If an application is needed, we can guide you and your building manager through what's required so it doesn't hold up trading or a project timeline.
Not sure whether your tree work needs City of Perth approval? Call us first on (08) 9227 0010 and we'll give you a straight answer before anything is touched.
Why Perth city businesses & strata choose Perth Arbor Services
There's no shortage of arborists chasing city work. Here's why property managers, strata councils and building owners across the Perth CBD keep coming back to us.
Degree-qualified arborists
Founders Tony Head and Michael Dawson both graduated in Arboriculture from Murdoch University. That training shapes how every city job is assessed, documented and delivered.
Here since 2011
More than 14 years of commercial and residential tree work across Perth, from a single courtyard tree to coordinated works across a whole building portfolio.
ArbWest Professional Members
Certified, insured and held to industry standards that protect you and your building owners as much as they reflect on us.
Built for city access
We plan around traffic management, pedestrian flow, tight laneways and trading hours — including after-hours and weekend work when a site can't be disrupted during the day.
PSHB-aware and equipped
Perth CBD falls within Perth's metropolitan Quarantine Area. If you have susceptible species on site, we can assess and manage them in line with the requirements.
Written quotes and reports
Scope, pricing and risk documented in writing before work begins, giving property managers a clear record for owners and insurers.
How your Perth CBD tree work happens
A simple, no-surprises process from first call to a clean site.
Free written quote
Call or enquire online and we'll assess the site, flag any City of Perth approvals, note access and traffic-management needs, and put a clear scope and price in writing before anything is agreed.
Council & PSHB check
Where street, verge, heritage or DA-retained trees are involved, we confirm what sign-off the City needs, and check for polyphagous shot-hole borer risk on susceptible species.
The work, done to standard
Our degree-qualified arborists prune or remove to Australian Standard AS4373, working over podium decks and confined courtyards with traffic management and after-hours windows where a site can't be disrupted.
Clean site, every time
We chip, haul and clear completely, grind stumps where needed and leave entrances, courtyards and footpaths tidy for tenants and the public — with documentation for your records.
Managing a city building or strata scheme?
Free, written and no obligation — with documented risk assessments and traffic-managed, after-hours delivery when you need it.
Serving Perth CBD & surrounding localities
Based in Perth, we work throughout the Perth city centre and the surrounding localities of the City of Perth — from office towers and apartment complexes on the terraces to courtyard and podium plantings in East Perth.
Managing a strata scheme or commercial building and not sure whether we cover your site? Call us on (08) 9227 0010 and we'll confirm straight away.
- Perth CBD
- Northbridge
- East Perth
- West Perth
- Crawley
- Kings Park
- Nedlands
- Subiaco
What Perth clients say
Perth CBD tree service questions, answered
Can our building prune or remove the street tree outside the property?
No — not without approval. The City of Perth maintains street trees and protects them under its Tree Protection Policy, so building owners, strata schemes and their contractors can't prune, remove or interfere with a street or verge tree without the City's approval first. Damaging a council tree can attract penalties under the local law. If a street tree is a concern, call us and we'll help you approach the City the right way.
Do we need approval for a courtyard, podium or rooftop tree on our site?
Usually not — trees within a private development, courtyard, podium or rooftop are generally the owner's or strata scheme's responsibility. The exception is where a site is heritage-listed or carries trees retained as a condition of development approval, in which case additional approvals can apply. Perth Arbor Services checks and advises before we quote, not after.
Can you work after hours or around trading and traffic?
Yes — it's how we work in the city. We plan around traffic management, pedestrian flow, tight laneways and trading hours, and can arrange after-hours or weekend windows where a site can't be disrupted during the day, so tenants and the public aren't affected.
What is the difference between tree lopping and tree pruning?
Heavy lopping harms a tree's long-term structure and can trigger weak, hazardous regrowth, while targeted reduction achieves the same clearance properly. We prune to Australian Standard AS4373 and give you documented reasoning — so the decision stands up if it's ever questioned by an owner or the City.
Is Perth CBD affected by the polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB)?
Yes. Perth CBD sits within Perth's metropolitan Quarantine Area for the polyphagous shot-hole borer, an invasive beetle that bores into a wide range of tree species. If you have susceptible trees on site, early assessment is recommended, and our arborists can inspect and manage the risk in line with the requirements.
How quickly can you attend a failing limb or storm-damaged tree?
We work seven days a week and offer emergency response for failing limbs and storm-damaged trees that can't wait — important above busy city footpaths and car parks. Call us on (08) 9227 0010 and we'll get a qualified arborist out as quickly as possible.
Get a free quote for tree services in Perth CBD
Whether you manage a commercial tower, a strata scheme or a development site, and whether it's a single courtyard tree or coordinated works across a whole building, Perth Arbor Services is here to help. We service Perth CBD and the surrounding City of Perth localities seven days a week, and every quote is free, written and comes with no obligation.
Give us a call or submit an enquiry online, and one of our qualified arborists will get back to you promptly.