Tree Services West Perth
Degree-qualified arborists for West Perth's tight, built-up grid — the plane trees and figs softening its office terraces and apartment towers, backed onto the Kings Park escarpment. Free written quotes, seven days a week.
Perth's trees
Trusted tree care across West Perth
West Perth packs a lot into a small grid: medical suites and law firms in converted terraces, glass office floors along Hay Street and Kings Park Road, and a growing count of apartment towers, all backed onto the green escarpment of Kings Park. The plane trees and figs that soften those streets need looking after by people who understand tight, built-up sites — not just open backyards.
Perth Arbor Services has handled removals, pruning, canopy reductions and site clearance for West Perth residents, strata committees, property managers and commercial owners since 2011, across the wider City of Perth. Every job starts with one clear written quote agreed before any work begins.
Get a Free Written QuoteTree services we offer in West Perth
One degree-qualified team for every site, from a single courtyard tree behind an office block to a full strata canopy programme.
Tree Lopping
When an owner or building manager asks for a tree to be "topped" to protect a view or a roofline, we explain the trade-off first. Indiscriminate lopping weakens a tree and invites regrowth and decay; a properly staged canopy reduction usually delivers the same clearance and lasts. We'll tell you honestly which one your tree needs.
Learn more →Tree Removal
Removing a tree between an apartment podium, a boundary wall and a busy footpath is precise work with little margin for error. We plan access, drop zones and traffic around neighbouring properties, then take the tree down in controlled sections, with the site swept clean before we leave.
Learn more →Tree Pruning
Balconies, signage, awnings and car-park sightlines all compete for space here. We prune to Australian Standard AS4373 to lift clearance and reduce weight without wrecking the tree's shape, keeping courtyard and street plantings healthy rather than simply hacked back.
Learn more →Tree Risk Assessment
With so many trees standing over car parks, footpaths and shared strata land, documented duty of care matters. Our written assessments identify structural defects, decay and hazard potential, giving strata councils, property managers and commercial owners a clear record for insurers and building files.
Learn more →Land Clearance
West Perth is being redeveloped block by block, from office refits to new residential infill. We provide efficient clearance for development and construction sites in line with City of Perth requirements, and flag any protected or significant trees before machinery arrives.
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 to check before any work starts
In a suburb as densely built as West Perth, the line between your tree and the City's tree is easy to blur — especially where courtyards, verges and shared strata land sit close together. It pays to know who's responsible for what before a saw comes out.
Street and verge trees here are managed by the City of Perth as part of its Urban Forest Plan and urban greening programme, which aims to lift canopy cover across the public realm. Residents, businesses and contractors can't prune, remove or interfere with a street tree without the City's approval, and damaging or removing a street tree is an offence under the City's local laws, with penalties applying. The City has publicly moved to strengthen those penalties after ongoing tree vandalism.
Trees on private property are generally the owner's or strata's responsibility to manage. That said, where a property is heritage-listed, covered by a development-approval condition, or holds a tree recognised for its significance, additional approval may be needed before work can go ahead — so it's worth confirming early on an office or apartment site.
Perth Arbor Services checks what needs City approval before we quote, not after. If an application is required, we can walk strata committees, property managers and owners through it so the timeline isn't held up.
Unsure whether your West Perth 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 West Perth owners & strata choose Perth Arbor Services
Plenty of outfits will quote on a West Perth tree. Here's why local homeowners, strata committees, property managers and commercial owners keep coming back to us.
Degree-qualified arborists
Founders Tony Head and Michael Dawson are both degree-qualified arborists and graduates of Murdoch University. That training shapes how every job is assessed and carried out, not just how it's described.
Here since 2011
More than 14 years of residential and commercial tree work across Perth, from single trees on tight blocks to full-scale clearance, with the experience that dense, built-up sites demand.
ArbWest Professional Members
Certified, insured and held to industry standards that protect you and your building as much as they reflect on us.
Seven days a week
Including emergency response for storm damage and failing limbs over car parks and footpaths, when a tree can't wait until Monday.
PSHB-aware and equipped
West Perth sits within Perth's metropolitan Quarantine Area. If you have susceptible species on site, we can assess and manage them accordingly.
Written quotes, no surprises
Scope and pricing confirmed in writing before any work begins, so strata and building budgets stay predictable.
How your West Perth 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, drop-zone and traffic needs, and put a clear scope and price in writing before anything is agreed.
Council & PSHB check
Where street, verge, heritage or significant 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, taking trees down in controlled sections between podiums, boundary walls and busy footpaths.
Clean site, every time
We chip, haul and clear completely, grind stumps where needed and leave courtyards, forecourts and footpaths tidy — with documentation for strata and building files.
Managing a West Perth building or block?
Free, written and no obligation — with documented risk assessments and clean, controlled work on tight, built-up sites.
Serving West Perth & surrounding suburbs
Based in Perth, we work throughout West Perth and the neighbouring suburbs in and around the City of Perth. From a single courtyard tree behind an office block to a full strata canopy programme, we cover the lot.
Not sure whether we reach your street or building? Call us on (08) 9227 0010 and we'll confirm on the spot.
- West Perth
- Perth CBD
- Northbridge
- East Perth
- Crawley
- Kings Park
- Leederville
- North Perth
- Subiaco
- Nedlands
What West Perth clients say
West Perth tree service questions, answered
Can I prune or remove the street tree outside my West Perth property?
No. Street and verge trees are managed by the City of Perth as part of its Urban Forest Plan, and residents, businesses and contractors can't prune, remove or interfere with one without the City's approval. Damaging or removing a street tree is an offence under the City's local laws, with penalties applying — and the City has moved to strengthen those penalties after ongoing tree vandalism. Call us and we'll help you approach the City the right way.
Do I need council approval to remove a tree on my own West Perth property?
Usually not — trees on private property are generally the owner's or strata's responsibility. The exception is where a property is heritage-listed, covered by a development-approval condition, or holds a tree recognised for its significance, in which case additional approval may be needed. Perth Arbor Services checks and advises before we quote, not after.
Do you work on strata and commercial sites in West Perth?
Yes — much of our West Perth work is for strata committees, property managers and commercial owners. We handle single courtyard trees, full strata canopy programmes and development clearance, plan access and traffic around neighbouring properties, and provide the written risk assessments and documentation strata and building files need.
What is the difference between tree lopping and tree pruning?
Indiscriminate lopping (topping) weakens a tree and invites regrowth and decay, while a properly staged canopy reduction usually delivers the same clearance and lasts. We prune to Australian Standard AS4373 and tell you honestly which approach your tree needs.
Is West Perth affected by the polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB)?
Yes. West Perth 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 accordingly.
How quickly can you attend a failing limb or storm-damaged tree?
We work seven days a week and offer emergency response for storm damage and failing limbs over car parks and footpaths, when a tree can't wait until Monday. 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 West Perth
Whether it's a single tree between two buildings, a strata canopy programme, or clearance for a redevelopment, Perth Arbor Services can help. We work across West Perth and the surrounding City of Perth suburbs seven days a week, and every quote is free, written and comes with no obligation.
Give us a call or send an enquiry online, and one of our qualified arborists will get back to you promptly.