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Best Tree Services in Hobart

19 tree services across Hobart and the surrounding area, ranked — with what each business actually does, taken from their own websites.

Listings checked 9 October 2026.

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About tree services in Hobart

Hobart sits between the Derwent estuary and kunanyi / Mount Wellington, and the city runs from the heritage streets of Battery Point and North Hobart out through the northern suburbs and Glenorchy to the eastern shore and south toward the Huon. It is the state's largest centre but still a small city by mainland standards, so most services are within a short drive of the CBD. Winter brings frost in the Derwent Valley and snow on the mountain, and the weather changes fast enough that plans made on a Monday are often remade by Friday.

The housing stock is a mix of heritage homes in Battery Point and North Hobart, post-war brick through the northern suburbs and Glenorchy, and newer builds on the eastern shore. Frost on winter mornings in the Derwent Valley and snow on the mountain are routine rather than unusual, so roofing, gutters, drainage and heating are seasonal jobs here, not cosmetic ones.

The ranking

Featured listings are marked and appear first. The remaining businesses are ordered editorially by what we could verify from their own material. Order is not a paid ranking, and we do not list businesses we cannot confirm.

    • Hobart 7170
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A Hobart and southern Tasmania tree care business whose site lists pruning, planting, disease diagnosis and safe removal, plus 24/7 emergency call-out for storm-damaged trees. It states it is fully insured. A general-purpose option for southern Tasmanian households wanting routine tree care with emergency backup.

    Tree removal · Tree pruning · Tree planting · Disease diagnosis · Emergency call-outs

    • Fully insured
    • 24/7 emergency

    Hobart, 7170

    • Lindisfarne 7015
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A small Tasmanian arborist practice, with Rob Scott named as the contact, offering professional tree services and a free quote. It publishes both a landline and a mobile. Best suited to southern Tasmanian households wanting a direct line to the arborist rather than a dispatch desk.

    Tree services · Tree pruning · Tree care · Free quotes

    Lindisfarne, 7015

    • South Hobart 7004
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    Run by director Charlie Biggins, who holds a diploma in horticulture and arboriculture, this South Hobart business states it has solved tree problems at homes and workplaces across southern Tasmania since 2001. It lists tree removal, stump removal and tree surgery, trimming, crown reduction, bracing, stump grinding, root barriers and wood chipping, and says its compact trucks, chipper, grinder, loader and excavator suit confined spaces and steep driveways. Suited to owners in Hobart's leafy suburbs where access is tight and larger machinery cannot get in.

    Tree removal · Stump removal · Tree surgery · Crown reduction · Cable bracing · Stump grinding · Root barriers · Wood chipping

    • Diploma in horticulture & arboriculture

    South Hobart, 7004

    • Cambridge 7170
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A Cambridge-based tree management business operating since 2014 for commercial and residential clients as part of the Conceptic Group. It lists tree removal and pruning, green-waste and timber processing, fire-break and land clearing, stump grinding, powerline clearing and mulch sales, and states it has worked with local councils for over a decade. Its powerline-clearing and mulch-processing focus makes it suited to larger rural and commercial jobs rather than one-off backyard work.

    Tree removal & pruning · Green waste & timber processing · Fire break & land clearing · Stump grinding · Powerline clearing · Mulch sales

    • Powerline clearing

    Unit 10 / 10 Stanton Place, Cambridge, 7170

    • New Norfolk 7140
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A tree services business whose site lists pruning, reductions, deadwood removal and felling, alongside tree removals, tree chipping and emergency work, including in proximity to Aurora Energy services. It advertises availability around the clock. A reasonable pick where chipping and close-proximity powerline work are needed.

    Tree removal · Tree chipping · Pruning & reductions · Deadwood removal · Felling · Emergency tree work

    • Open 24/7

    New Norfolk, 7140

    • Hobart 7000
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    Run by Jack O'Hare, Habitat Arboriculture provides tree removal, pruning, technical climbing and complex tree work across greater Hobart, Clarence, Kingborough and the Huon Valley. Its site emphasises large, hazardous and technically difficult removals using controlled felling, sectional dismantling and rigging, alongside habitat creation, veteran-tree management, specialist ecological work and bushfire-attack-level clearing, with 24/7 storm response. Best suited to owners with mature or difficult trees close to buildings who want a climbing specialist rather than a general crew.

    Tree removal · Pruning · Technical climbing & rigging · Habitat creation · BAL clearing · Emergency & storm response

    • 24/7 emergency

    Hobart, 7000

    • Hobart 7010
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A southern Tasmanian tree care and tree management service whose site describes qualified and experienced arborists handling all aspects of tree care and maintenance, including removal in the Hobart area. It commits to same-day responses to quote requests. A straightforward Hobart option focused on tree health, safety and appearance.

    Tree removal · Tree care · Tree management · Tree pruning

    • Qualified arborists
    • Same-day response

    Hobart, 7010

    • Hobart 7030
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A Hobart tree services business that has operated since 2006, describing affordable tree and stump removal and tree pruning, with qualified, insured staff. Enquiries go to a free-quote form or a direct phone line and email. A long-running southern option for removal, stump and pruning work.

    Tree removal · Stump removal · Tree pruning · Arborist services

    • Since 2006
    • Qualified & insured

    Hobart, 7030

    • Hobart 7140
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A Hobart arborist whose site covers tree and stump removal and reduction and hedge care and shaping across southern Tasmania, describing safe, fast and reliable work. It publishes a direct mobile and an office email and offers free quotes. A local southern option for both tree removal and hedge work.

    Tree removal · Tree reduction · Stump removal · Hedge care & shaping

    • Local arborist

    Hobart, 7140

    • Brighton 7030
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A tree services business based on Elderslie Road, Brighton, that publishes a full-insurance statement and offers reasonable quotes and estimates. Its site runs a simple contact form and lists a direct mobile and email. A southern option for households in the Brighton and greater Hobart area.

    Tree services · Tree removal · Arborist services

    • Full insurance

    20 Elderslie Road, Brighton, 7030

    • Dodges Ferry 7173
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    Based at Dodges Ferry on the eastern shore, The Green Barber provides hedge trimming, tree pruning and reductions, tree removal and stump grinding across southern Tasmania, with 24/7 emergency tree removal for storm damage and hazardous trees. It states 15 years' experience, full insurance and cover of more than 50 suburbs, and publishes indicative pricing on its service pages. Suited to homeowners across the eastern shore and southern Tasmania wanting a small insured crew for hedges, pruning and removals.

    Hedge trimming · Tree pruning & reductions · Tree removal · Stump grinding · Emergency tree services

    • 100% insured & licensed
    • 15+ years

    70 Carlton Beach Rd, Dodges Ferry, 7173

    • Hobart 7140
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A Hobart tree removal business that handles jobs from domestic tree and stump removal to large commercial and government-scale work, stating it is fully qualified and insured. It runs from a South Hobart postal address and services suburbs across greater Hobart. Suited to larger or commercial removal jobs as well as homes.

    Tree removal · Stump removal · Tree maintenance · Commercial tree work

    • Qualified & insured
    • Commercial & domestic

    Hobart, 7140

    • Hobart 7018
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A Hobart tree removal and arborist business whose site presents safe, reliable tree removal and tree services across the Hobart area, backed by project examples. It offers a free quote through its contact form. A Hobart-focused option for residential tree removal.

    Tree removal · Arborist services · Tree pruning

    Hobart, 7018

    • Hobart 7000
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    Founded by Gareth Fryer and stating more than 30 years in the industry, Tree Guy covers Hobart and southern Tasmania with tree removal, pruning and reductions, thinning and crown lifting, deadwooding, stump removal and 24/7 emergency tree work after storms. It also lists hedge trimming, planting and landscape design and construction, and says it provides compliant arborist reports to support council permit applications. The broadest stated scope of the Hobart firms listed here, which suits owners who want removals, landscaping and paperwork from one contractor.

    Tree removal · Pruning & reductions · Crown lifting & thinning · Deadwooding · Stump removal · Emergency tree work · Hedge trimming · Arborist reports

    • 24/7 emergency

    162 Macquarie St, Hobart, 7000

    • Hobart 7000
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A Hobart arboriculture business stating more than 40 years' experience and offering tree removal and felling, pruning, stump removal and grinding, powerline clearing and 24-hour emergency response to residential, commercial and local-government clients. Its site describes commercial work with equipment sized to meet deadlines and stresses pruning to Australian Standards and OHS compliance. Fits owners and councils wanting a long-established firm with the capacity for larger and commercial jobs.

    Tree removal & felling · Pruning · Stump removal & grinding · Powerline clearing · Emergency response · Commercial tree work

    • 24/7 emergency
    • 40+ years

    Hobart, 7000

    • Hobart 7000
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    A one-person tree-care practice run by Rahul Carroll and focused on high-quality pruning rather than removals. Its site states he trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and was mentored by Australian pruning arborists, and describes an assessment-led approach aimed at the long-term health and structural integrity of mature exotic and native heritage trees. Best suited to owners of significant or heritage trees who want a pruning specialist rather than a general removal crew.

    Tree pruning · Tree assessment · Heritage tree care · Tree health

    • Holistic tree care

    Hobart, 7000

    • Sandy Bay 7005
    • Arborist
    • Hobart
    • ✓ Checked Oct 2026

    Rory Burdett Hammonds founded Why Arb, an arborist and grounds-maintenance business working across greater Hobart from Sandy Bay to Sorell, Kingston and Glenorchy. It lists tree reduction, pruning, thinning and removal, stump grinding and combined hedge-and-tree work, and stresses a safety-first approach, recycling green waste where possible and leaving a clean finish. Suited to homeowners and businesses wanting a small local team for routine pruning through to larger removals.

    Tree reduction · Pruning · Crown thinning · Tree removal · Stump grinding · Hedge & tree work

    • Qualified & insured

    Sandy Bay, 7005

Tree Services in Hobart — common questions

Do I need approval to remove a tree in Tasmania?
Often yes — many councils protect significant trees and require a permit, and some areas have vegetation or bushfire overlays. Check with your local council before booking removal, and use an arborist who can advise on what applies.
Are tree services insured for the work?
Ask for public liability cover and, for anything involving climbing or powerlines, evidence of suitable training. Work near powerlines may need to be coordinated with the electricity network.
Can arborists help reduce bushfire risk?
Yes — reducing fuel loads, removing dead material and creating defensible space are common jobs on bushfire-prone Tasmanian blocks. An arborist can advise on what to clear without breaching vegetation rules.
Do tree services cover rural blocks?
Most do, and rural jobs are often larger and need machinery. Travel and access to the site are part of the quote, so describe your block and access when you enquire.
Do tradespeople here cover the whole of greater Hobart?
Most businesses based in Hobart cover the greater area — the northern suburbs and Glenorchy, the eastern shore through to Sorell, and south through Kingston and the Channel — but some restrict their radius or charge travel beyond a set point. Say where you are when you call.

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