Residents from Keele to Runnymede tend to ask us these things first.
Pick up the phone or drop a note through the form, and a plain reply about your tree follows.
The Junction was built up in the late 1800s and early 1900s, with homes on narrow lots. Trees planted back then have grown huge, and the space around them has stayed small. That is why careful trimming and roped removal are common here.
For most private trees with a trunk about 30 cm wide or more at 1.4 m high, yes. At 61 cm and above, the by-law now treats the tree as distinctive and may block its removal. City street trees are handled through 311. Checking the rules is part of our first visit.
We take storm calls day and night. Priority goes to trees lying on homes, on vehicles or against wiring. We make it safe right away and finish the cleanup once the danger is gone.
Stump grinding is quoted as its own line. You can add it to the removal, book it later, or leave the stump in place.
Toronto Hydro takes care of trees near its higher-voltage lines. Private trees near lower-voltage lines, like the wire to your house, are up to the owner. We can trim those safely.
When the trunk straddles the lot line, the tree is shared property. Neither owner should take it down alone, and a permit application may need consent from each. Meeting both neighbours at once often settles it quickly.
Each service page goes into more depth on cost, timing and the steps involved.
Our tree trimming and pruning keeps big old trees in the Junction clear of roofs, wires and the lot next door. Our arborists leave the swollen collar where a limb meets the trunk intact, so the bark can close over the wound in time.
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With dead branch removal, our arborists cut away the grey, lifeless wood in a crown while it is still up there, instead of waiting for a gust or an ice load to send it onto shingles, windshields or pedestrians. Each lifeless limb is cut back to healthy tissue and brought down on a line.
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Our emergency storm damage cleanup crews pull downed trees and snapped limbs off Junction roofs, vehicles, fences and laneways at any hour. We make the scene safe first, then remove the wood and clean up the yard.
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Tree removal on a tight Junction lot is done piece by piece, from the top down, with each section lowered by rope so the houses and fences around it stay untouched. We handle the permit questions, the rigging and the full cleanup.
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With crown thinning and canopy reduction, an oversized tree keeps its trunk and its place in the yard while shedding weight and spread. Thinning removes selected inner limbs so wind and light pass through, and reduction shortens the outer branches so the tree takes up less space over a house or yard.
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Tree cabling and bracing give a weak fork or cracked union in a mature tree the extra strength to hold together. Steel cables are fixed high in the crown to link heavy stems, and rods are placed through split areas to keep them from spreading.
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Our stump grinding and removal service turns a leftover stump into a shallow bed of chips under the soil line, ready for sod, pavers or a new planting. Our grinder is narrow enough to squeeze through the typical Junction side gate and into a small fenced yard.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalShare a few details about your tree and your lot, and we will reply to arrange a time. If typing is a hassle, you can talk to us directly at (647) 370-3833.
