Compare trusted local tree loppers
Find checked tree removal, pruning and arborist services across the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Tell us about your job and we'll match you with up to 2 suitable local businesses.
- Locally checked businesses
- Free, no obligation
- Never more than 2 calls
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How getting quotes works
Tell us about the job
The type of work, your suburb, anything tricky like powerlines or tight access, and photos if you have them.
We pass it to up to 2 businesses
Local operators from our lists who cover your suburb and do that kind of work. Never more than two, so your phone doesn't ring all day.
Compare and choose
They contact you to quote. Ask for it in writing, check the insurance certificate, and pick who you're happy with.
Local tree services, checked before they're listed
Every business is researched by hand before it goes on a list. This is what we check, and where you still need to ask.
No business pays to be listed or to move up a list.
How we rank businesses- ABN and business name
- Looked up on the Australian Business Register. It has to be active and match the name the business trades under.
- Local base and service area
- A real local base, not a call-forwarding front, and the suburbs the business says it covers.
- Qualifications
- Arborist qualifications and memberships as the business states them, such as AQF Level 5 or QAA membership. Ask to see certificates.
- Insurance
- Public liability cover where the business publishes it. We don't hold their certificates, so ask for one before work starts.
- Reviews and history
- Google rating and review count, checked by hand, and how long the business has been trading.
How tall is the tree?
Height drives the price more than anything else. For scale, a single-storey house is around 5 m to the roof ridge. These are typical South East Queensland ranges; access, powerlines and taking the green waste away move the price most.
- 20 m+$4,500 and upVery large trees, may need a crane
- 10 to 20 m$2,000 to $5,000Large trees
- 5 to 10 m$800 to $2,500Medium trees
- Under 5 m$250 to $800Small trees and shrubs
Other jobs
- Pruning or trimming, per tree
- $200 to $1,200
- Palm removal, per palm
- $250 to $1,200
- Stump grinding, small stump under 30 cm
- $150 to $300
- Stump grinding, medium stump 30 to 60 cm
- $250 to $500
- Stump grinding, large stump over 60 cm
- $400 to $900
- Arborist report
- From about $300
Typical ranges in South East Queensland from published Australian cost guides and marketplace data, checked October 2026. Prices include GST where the source gives it. Access, powerlines, the species, how much green waste goes and whether a crane is needed move a quote the most.
Tree down after a storm?
Safety comes before any tree work. In this order:
- Anyone hurt or in danger? Call 000.
- Powerlines down or touching the tree? Stay at least 10 metres away and call Energex on 13 19 62. Don't let anyone touch the tree until the lines are safe.
- Storm damage to your home? The SES can make it safe with temporary measures. Call 132 500.
- Once it's safe, a tree crew can cut it off the house or car and clear it.
We pass urgent requests to local businesses straight away, but we're a quote service, not an emergency service.
Guides
Council rules, neighbour trees and what to check before you hire.
- Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Brisbane?When Brisbane City Council needs a permit, the common exemptions, and how to apply.
- Do you need council approval to remove a tree on the Gold Coast?What the City of Gold Coast protects, the exemptions, and how to apply.
- Neighbour's tree overhanging your yard in Queensland: what you can doCutting back to the boundary, the Form 3 notice, and when QCAT can step in.
- How much does tree removal cost on the Gold Coast?Typical prices by tree size, what pushes a quote up, and council costs.
- How much does tree removal cost in Brisbane?Typical prices by tree size, what pushes a quote up, and permit costs.
- How much does stump grinding cost?Prices by stump size, what changes the price, and grinding vs removal.
- How much does tree lopping cost?Pruning prices per tree, hedges, hourly rates and the council pruning rules.
- How much does palm tree removal cost?Prices per palm, large palms and Canary Island date palms, and what changes the price.
About Compare Tree Loppers
Is Compare Tree Loppers a tree service?
No. We're an independent comparison site. We research and rank local tree services and pass quote requests to up to 2 of them. We don't do tree work ourselves.
Do businesses pay to be on the lists?
No business pays to be listed or to move up. Businesses may pay us for the quote requests we send them, and any paid placement is labelled Featured. See how we make money.
Why not just search Google for a tree lopper?
You can, but some tree lopping websites look local but pass your call to someone else, and the ads don't tell you who's qualified or insured. Every business on our lists has been checked for a matching ABN, a named owner, a local base and years of real reviews.
Do I need council approval to remove a tree?
Often, yes. Brisbane City Council and the City of Gold Coast both protect many trees on private land, and penalties fall on the owner. See our Brisbane and Gold Coast guides.
Which areas do you cover?
The Gold Coast and Brisbane for now, with more of South East Queensland to come.