Arborist in Britannia Heights, Nelson
Britannia Heights looks out over Tasman Bay from above State Highway 6. On a recent job here the team pruned trees back off a house, let light back onto the washing line and opened up the bay view.
- Suburb
- Britannia Heights, 7010
- From the city
- 1.9 km west of the city centre
- Work
- Tree removal first, plus pruning, hedges and stumps
- Team
- Oliver quotes; he and the team do the work
What will it take in Britannia Heights?
Three things that help Oliver plan a job here before he comes out.
- Drive on The Cliffs or Princes Drive? Say how close a van can park, and whether the tree stands above or below the house.
- Pōhutukawa or another tree on the seaward side? Send a photo showing what’s below it: a deck, the road or a neighbour’s roof.
- Big conifer such as a sequoia or macrocarpa? Give a rough height against the house.
How the team does it
- Climbed and taken down in sections, each piece lowered on ropes, or felled in one where there’s room.
- Branches chipped on site, and the stump ground out if you want it gone.
- The work area cleaned up before the team leaves.
What Oliver needs for the quote
- A photo of the whole tree, with the house in shot
- Its height against the house
- What’s under or near it
- The way in: gate, side path or drive
- Your street
Trees and sections in Britannia Heights
The suburb sits on the bay between Stepneyville and Tāhunanui: 0.82 square kilometres with the Moncrieff and Pipers Park reserves, about 1.9 km from the cathedral. The 2000s are the commonest build decade, some homes go back to the 1880s, and 27% of residents are 65 or older.
Its best-known tree is the Songer Tree, on the street called Britannia Heights: a giant sequoia planted on Arbor Day 1900 where the flag went up for the New Zealand Company’s landing in 1841. Another big sequoia stands nearby in Mt Vernon Place.
The city’s plan also lists English oaks on The Cliffs, a heritage pōhutukawa on Richardson Street, and a woodland with a Moreton Bay fig, a Canary Island palm and pōhutukawa down on the Rocks Road reserve.
- Where
- Bayside heights west of the city, above SH6
- Postcode
- 7010
Nearby suburbs
Oliver is such a hard and keen worker.
He is highly skilled, gives excellent advice.
Cleans up beautifully before he completes the job.
Cant recommend him highly enough.
Recent work in Britannia Heights
Hillside job in Britannia Heights, July 2026
Trees pruned back off the walls and roof of a weatherboard house, the path to the washing line opened up to the light, and the view re-established.
Tree work in Britannia Heights
Ollie was excellent to work with, from quoting to job completion, clean work done around the property in Stoke.
10/10 would recommend
Britannia Heights questions
Something else? Call 0800 000 105 or send the tree through.
Can you prune trees back off the house?
Yes. On the July job here trees were pruned away from the walls and roof of a weatherboard house, and the light and the view came back with it.
Do you work on the hillside sections above the bay?
Yes. Say where a van can park and how far it is to the tree, and the team plans the way in around it.
Get a quote for your tree
Send the tree through and Oliver rings to talk it over. Then he comes out, meets you, looks the tree over and quotes the job. Once you’re happy with it, he and the team book in the work.
What to send Oliver
- A photo of the whole tree, with the house or fence in shot
- Its height against the house
- What’s under or near it: roof, lines, fence, drive
- The way in: gate width, side path, steep drive
- Your suburb
- Any timing that matters to you
Rather talk it through? Call 0800 000 105
Thanks, we’ve got your details.
Oliver will ring to talk through the tree, then come out, meet you and quote the job.