Answers to what Lawrence Park homeowners ask us most often.
Call (647) 370-3917 and ask us directly.
It depends mainly on the tree's size, species and condition, which vary more here than in a newer subdivision given how staggered the neighbourhood's original build-out was. A written price only comes after we've seen the tree in person.
A lot of Lawrence Park's canopy was planted as part of a single planned garden suburb starting in 1907, with the boulevards and parks laid out by the landscape architects who later founded Sheridan Nurseries. Trees that have had a century to grow have also had a century to develop the kind of structural quirks - old wounds, decay, storm history - that a younger tree hasn't encountered yet.
A trunk over 30 centimetres across needs a permit, full stop - and in a neighbourhood where most trees have had the better part of a century to grow, that's the norm rather than the exception. Filing it is part of what we handle.
Where a property falls under heritage conservation district study or designation, it doesn't usually add a separate tree-removal approval on top of the City's standard permit process, but keeping clear documentation of the reason for any removal is worth doing here more than most places.
A storm call jumps to the front of the line the same day it comes in. Given how much deadwood an older tree tends to be carrying, high winds here can bring more down than they would somewhere younger, so we don't treat any of these calls lightly.
Yes, quoted separately, though we're happy to do both in the same visit if that suits your schedule better.
If a branch has grown over onto your property, you're free to trim it back without checking with anyone first. Taking the whole tree out, or cutting into its trunk, is a different matter - that calls for the neighbour's sign-off, or a City decision if the two of you don't see eye to eye.
Each one links through to the full write-up.
A well-planned trim removes what's failing or in the way while leaving the tree's natural form intact - and on a hundred-year-old tree, getting that judgment right matters more than on a young one still finding its shape.
View Tree Trimming and Pruning
A dead branch has already made its decision - it's coming down eventually, the only open question is when and onto what. Getting ahead of it before that answer arrives on its own is the whole point of this service.
View Dead Branch Removal
Storm damage on a hundred-year-old tree can mean a lot more wood coming down than expected, and we treat every call that way until we've actually seen the site.
View Emergency Storm Damage Cleanup
Removal is the last recommendation we make, not the first, but when a tree's decline or damage has gone past the point of saving, we handle the whole job - cutting, hauling and cleanup in one visit.
View Tree Removal
Outgrowing its original footprint isn't, by itself, a reason to remove a tree that's spent a hundred years getting to this size. Thinning and reduction offer a middle path - scaling the canopy back into proportion while keeping the tree that took generations to build.
View Crown Thinning and Canopy Reduction
A cable installed between two major limbs takes the load off a weak union before it fails - often the difference between keeping a tree that's stood for a century and losing it over one bad storm.
View Tree Cabling and Bracing
Left alone, a stump sticks around far longer than anyone wants to wait, and one from a tree that spent a century building out its root system is no exception. A single grinding visit takes it down below grade, freeing up the spot the same day.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalSpecies, size and roughly how old the tree might be - send that over and expect a reply within a business day. Or just tell us over the phone: (647) 370-3917.
