Process for removing a huge tree on lawn

exrcoupe wrote: ↑Firstly, is it on your property? If so, then you have to put in an application with the city for approval to cut it down. If you hire a tree cutting / arborist service, they can help you with the application process. We hired an arborist last fall to trim other trees and had them cut down a 90% dead cherry tree in our backyard and they were still hesitant because it was over 30 cm in diameter at the base.

From the size of the tree that you're talking about, I have a feeling that you may not be able to cut it down fully since it's healthy, but at least trim it back significantly without killing the tree.

mario-rock wrote: ↑https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebas ... bylaw.html

superscoots wrote: ↑ You have to go through city. And if it's healthy then good luck

timofeewho wrote: ↑ oh, so the bigger the tree the harder it is to get approved?

would i still need an arborist for a trim?


yea i had a look, but wanted to get opinions of people with first hand experience heh

StatsGuy wrote: ↑you need an arborist report first if you want to cut it down. any permit application to the city will require an arborist report.

based on your location, i assume you're in toronto. take a look at this, tells you exactly what you need to submit for a tree removal permit

as others have said, such a large (and presumably healthy tree) is not likely to be permitted unless it poses a safety concern to you. you can maybe trim it back if it interferes/too close to your structure and/or if it's gotten too large and casts too much shade

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_813.pdf

barqers wrote: ↑ I would contact the city first to make sure you're able to take it down. In Ottawa trees larger than I think 50cm in diameter need to be approved by the city for removal. I wouldn't let the contractor do this unless they show you proof from the city, cause at the end of the day if they lie about it you're on the hook for the fines, which can cost tens of thousands to plant either a like for like or if the tree is really that big multiple trees in it's place.

exrcoupe wrote: ↑ Yes, I have these huge silver maples shading my backyard that are on my neighbour's property that shade our backyard and are reaching over our property. They are about 70-80ft tall and the branches grow over our house so we had them trimmed back, but not as much as we'd like, but according to the arborist's experience. They told me that we will have to keep that in check in a few years as the trees continue to grow. If you try to trim the tree yourself, you run the risk of injuring it significantly and/or killing it and then you'd be at risk of getting fined by the city for killing a huge tree like that.

As for getting a private healthy tree cut down, that'd be up to the arborist report and the city approval. Most arborists don't like cutting healthy trees down, so good luck.

timofeewho wrote: ↑ i see

mind if i ask how much the arborist and trimming cost? just to get a general idea of the damage here

and is there such thing as a city approved arborist? last thing i want is to get a report and the city not accepting that report for whatever reason lol

TLSRULZ wrote: ↑Its a big tree.. probably 1.5-2K to trim it down from an arborist... I'm guessing closer to 2K.
I have a much smaller Russian Olive 25-30ft and they wanted $1200 to trim it.

exrcoupe wrote: ↑ We called 4-5 companies but only got quotes from 2-3 of them and ended up going with a friend's referral. The pricing ranged from $3000-4000. I think the biggest issue for ours is that they had to scale the trees manually since it was in our backyard and couldn't simply use a crane or something. We ended up going with a friend's company that came down from Uxbridge, so it was just under $2K.

timofeewho wrote: ↑ Nice I see, so for a trim, is a permit from the city still necessary?

Are you in Toronto by any chance? Would love the # hehe