Arborist and tree removal across Nelson’s suburbs
From the Stoke foothills to the Atawhai hillsides, the team works right across Nelson city. Pick your suburb for local notes, or send the tree through now.
- Suburbs
- Twenty, twelve with local notes
- Area
- Nelson city, from Stoke to Atawhai
- Work
- Tree removal first, plus pruning, hedges and stumps
- Team
- Oliver quotes; he and the team do the work
What will it take?
A common Nelson case: a tree taller than the roof, right beside the house, with a narrow side path in.
- NearHouse or roof
- HeightAbove the roof
- Way inNarrow side path
How the team does it
- Climbed and taken down in sections, each piece lowered on ropes clear of the roof.
- The crown comes down first, then the trunk in rounds.
- Branches carried out along the side path to the chipper on the drive or street.
- The stump ground out below the surface, 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
- How far the trunk is from the house
- A photo from far enough back to show the top
- The narrowest width of the gate or side path
- Your suburb
Find your suburb
- Stoke7011Nelson’s biggest suburb: old orchard ground, foothill streets and some of the city’s oldest planted trees.
- Atawhai7010Hillside homes above Nelson Haven, with big conifers and gums on the slopes.
- The Wood7010Next to the city centre: former market gardens, compact sections and some of Nelson’s tallest old trees.
- Nelson South7010Inner suburb of 1940s homes along Waimea Road, with the country’s record redwood.
- The Brook7010Valley suburb up to the sanctuary fence, with bush-edge sections and a heritage street of villas.
- Enner Glynn7011Newer homes and valley lifestyle blocks east of Stoke, beside older trees.
- Monaco7011Waterfront peninsula beside the airport, with listed tītoki and karaka and the afternoon sea breeze.
- Moana7011Hillside streets above Tāhunanui with bay views, pōhutukawa and redwoods along Princes Drive.
- Britannia Heights7010Bayside heights above State Highway 6, home of the Songer Tree, with listed oaks on The Cliffs.
- Maitai7010River-valley suburb on the city’s east edge, with big riverside trees and lifestyle blocks up the valley.
- Nayland7011Northern Stoke near the airport: old orchard and hop land, writers’ streets and big conifers on Nayland Road.
- Tāhunanui7011Nelson’s beach suburb: 1970s homes, units and rentals, with listed palms and coastal wind.
Also covered
These suburbs share their nearest page.
- BishopdaleSmall suburb at the foot of the Grampians Reserve, where Bishop Hobhouse’s sons planted an English oak at the Waimea Road chapel in 1864. See Nelson South
- Toi ToiInner suburb also known as Victory Village; Victory Square has a listed English oak, black beech and Gowen cypress. See Nelson South
- Washington ValleyInner suburb west of the centre and south of Stepneyville, with the Abraham Heights, Sequoia and Wolfe reserves. See Britannia Heights
- StepneyvilleWaterfront between the port and Britannia Heights, facing Haulashore Island; Pioneers Park has eight heritage London planes. See Britannia Heights
- MaitlandsPart of Stoke beside Enner Glynn, and one of the first places its orchards gave way to 1950s housing. See Stoke
- MarybankOn SH6 at the north end of the haven, with two heritage kahikatea on Marybank Road and a listed sequoia, Norfolk Island pine and rātā on Tresillian Avenue. See Atawhai
- GlenduanSmall coastal settlement north of the city, also called The Glen, looking out to the Horoirangi Marine Reserve. See Atawhai
- WakapuakaRural township inland from the haven, with redwoods planted around 1856 and 22 listed trees at Hillwood on SH6. See Atawhai
Suburb questions
Something else? Call 0800 000 105 or send the tree through.
Is my suburb covered if it isn’t listed?
Yes, anywhere in Nelson city. Put your suburb in the form and Oliver will be in touch.
Do the suburb pages change what the job costs?
No. Every quote is set by the tree, what’s under it and the way in. Oliver comes out and quotes the job wherever you are in Nelson.
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.