Tree removal on a 1920s Birchcliff lot usually means taking a dead or failing tree apart from the top, one roped piece after another, between two houses and a garage. We handle the permit question, the rigging, the cleanup and the stump if you want it gone as well.
Most removals in this neighbourhood are not simple drop-and-cut jobs. Lots from the 1920s are narrow, garages sit at the back of the yard, and a big tree often stands a few feet from two houses at once. Our climbers take the tree apart from the top down, lowering each piece on a rope so nothing lands where it should not. Every job we take on is fully insured, even a takedown hanging over a roof or the hydro drop.
The trees we remove most often here are birches in heavy decline from the bronze birch borer, ash trees killed by the emerald ash borer, and old Manitoba maples and silver maples with rotten trunks. Some of these are still standing only out of habit.
Toronto removals run about $500 to $1,500 when the tree is modest, and a big rigged takedown between houses often reaches $2,000 to $5,000 or beyond. Our written quote after a free visit tells you the exact figure.
Any private Toronto tree with a trunk 30 cm or thicker, measured at chest height (1.4 m), requires a City permit before it can come down. Trees 61 cm and larger fall into the distinctive tree category added on September 1, 2026, and the City can refuse those outright. If your home backs onto a protected ravine area, a separate by-law applies. We measure the tree and explain what applies to you.
We climb it and cut it down piece by piece. A rope through a pulley above takes the weight of each chunk, and a ground worker eases it down into open lawn. It takes longer than felling, but it protects the house, fences and flower beds.
The branches get chipped on site. The trunk is cut into rounds and taken away, unless you want some left behind for firewood. The yard is raked and blown clean before we leave.
It is easiest and cheapest to do it on the same day, since the crew and equipment are already there. If you would rather wait, stump grinding can be booked separately at any time.
Every removal starts with a conversation in your yard. An arborist sizes up the trunk, sorts out the by-law side and emails a fixed figure, and there is no deadline on saying yes. Reach us by phone, by the form, or through the Birchcliff Tree Service home page.
These related services often go hand in hand with the page you are reading.
Tree trimming and pruning from Birchcliff Tree Service lifts heavy limbs off roofs, opens up shaded yards and removes weak wood before it breaks. We prune maples, oaks, lindens, spruce and the neighbourhood's many birches with clean cuts that let each tree seal the wound on its own.
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Dead branch removal is how Birchcliff Tree Service clears grey, bark-shedding limbs from birch, ash and maple crowns before gravity picks the moment for you. Birchcliff Tree Service cuts dead wood back to healthy tissue and lowers each piece to the ground under control.
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Emergency storm damage cleanup from Birchcliff Tree Service lifts snapped trunks and limbs off roofs, cars and fences quickly, then secures whatever is left standing. Birchcliff Tree Service answers storm calls first and puts everything else on hold until they are handled.
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Crown thinning and canopy reduction let an oversized Birchcliff shade tree stay put while it loses weight, bulk and reach. We pull select inner limbs to open the canopy and trim back the long reachers that hover over the roof.
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Tree cabling and bracing give a split or top-heavy maple, oak or linden a second set of supports, so a tree with one weak joint can keep shading the yard. The hardware is a steel cable strung between upper limbs, or a threaded rod passed through a split, and both go in during a single climb.
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Stump grinding and removal clears old stumps out of lawns, flower beds and driveways so the space can be used again. Birchcliff Tree Service grinds each stump below the surface, fills the hole with the chips and leaves the ground ready for soil and seed.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalMention the species, the spot and the worry, and an arborist will book a no-charge visit to price it.
A short description is plenty to start with, and we will follow up to book a time. If talking it over is easier, call us at (647) 370-3241 and we will book the visit by phone.
