Not every tree is worth saving, and the reason isn't always structural - sometimes it's simply standing where a project needs to go. Either way it ends the same: the tree comes down, the wood and brush leave with it, and the ground is cleared in one visit.
A few signals usually settle it: the crown is mostly dead rather than mostly alive, the trunk is hollow or split, or root damage - often from excavation nearby - has gotten severe enough to threaten stability. Sitting in the path of a planned addition doesn't automatically mean removal; sometimes building around the tree works instead.
A tree over 61 centimetres in diameter falls under the new protected category as of September 2026, and the City can simply decline a removal permit for one rather than approving it with conditions. We measure and flag anything close to that threshold before you commit to a removal plan that might not get approved.
Past 30 centimetres of trunk diameter, yes - that threshold hasn't moved. What has changed is enforcement: a stump 40 centimetres or wider is now treated as evidence the tree was protected, and penalties now scale with the size of tree removed without authorization. We handle the permit application either way.
Trunk sections, brush, all of it leaves with the crew by default, though we'll cut and stack firewood-length rounds instead if that's what you'd rather keep. On a lot where a construction crew is also working, we schedule around their access so nobody's waiting on the other.
Wondering what removal will run? A quick call to (647) 370-1865 with the tree's details and any nearby construction gets a visit on the calendar, and a firm number follows from there. Looking for a different service? Everything else we offer is listed on the home page.
There's a shorter list of extra jobs that come up regularly enough to mention here too.
Every trim starts with the same question: what's this tree carrying that it doesn't need to be? Weak limbs come off, growth gets pulled back from the roofline and the wires, and on a lot where a build is underway next door, the visit itself is planned so it doesn't add one more strain to roots that construction may have already disturbed.
View Tree Trimming and Pruning
Once a branch is dead, gravity is the only remaining question - when, not if. On a property near active construction, a dead limb is one more hazard nobody wants to discover the hard way while equipment is moving through the yard.
View Dead Branch Removal
A trunk that's split or a limb hanging over a walkway isn't something to leave until tomorrow, and we treat it that way regardless of what else is going on at the property. Working around an active build site next door is just one more logistics problem to solve on the way there, not a reason to slow down.
View Emergency Storm Damage Cleanup
A tree that's grown too large for the space around it doesn't automatically need to come down. Thinning and reduction bring down the size and the weight without removing the tree outright, which matters when a mature tree is also the easiest thing on a property to lose during nearby construction.
View Crown Thinning and Canopy Reduction
Steel cable strung between two major limbs takes pressure off a weakening union before it fails outright. It's often the difference between losing a mature tree entirely and keeping one that's otherwise sound except for a single developing weak point - a distinction that matters more when that tree happens to be the oldest thing left standing on a rapidly redeveloping street.
View Tree Cabling and Bracing
Nobody wants to look at a stump for months waiting for it to rot away on its own. One pass with the grinder takes it below the surface in a single visit, clearing the spot the same day - useful when it's about to become lawn, a bed, or part of a new build's yard.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalCall (647) 370-1865 and explain what's going on. A written price follows once we've seen it.
Species, size and any nearby construction - send us that and hear back within a business day. Or handle it by phone: (647) 370-1865.
