Do I deal directly with the owner?

Yes. With Max Trees you deal directly with Max, the owner. He quotes every job himself and is on site for the work. No call centre, no subcontractors, no salesperson who never touches a saw.

How much does tree work cost in Ottawa?

It depends on the tree. Size, what is underneath it, access for the truck and chipper, and the condition of the wood all move the price. Large trees close to a house, a pool or a hydro line take longer, because the wood has to come down in controlled pieces instead of being felled. Every quote is free, in writing, and given before any work starts.

Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Ottawa?

Often, yes. Under Ottawa’s Tree Protection By-law 2020-340, a private tree measuring 30 cm or more in diameter at breast height inside the urban area is a “distinctive tree” and needs a permit before removal on properties of one hectare or less. Dead trees and genuine emergency hazards are exempt. Fines run from $500 to $100,000, so it is worth checking first — we do that with you before the job is booked.

What areas do you serve?

Ottawa and the greater Ottawa Valley, including Orléans, Kanata, Barrhaven, Nepean, Stittsville, Gloucester, Kemptville, Arnprior and Rockland.

Are you fully insured?

Yes. Max Trees carries commercial general liability insurance, and a certificate is available on request before work begins.

Tree down on a house or a line?Call (613) 715-0103. Touching a power line: call 9-1-1 first.

Max Trees chipper and dump truck on a residential removal under a bare tree

Tree removal, trimming and stump grinding in Ottawa

Q: How fast can you get here?

We reply to every enquiry within 24 hours. Tree work is quoted in person, so we book an on-site consultation, and your priced quote is with you within 48 hours of that visit. Stumps can be priced from a photo the same day you send it. Storm damage and hazardous trees get moved to the front of the schedule.

Big tree. Small yard. Down in pieces.

Removals, trimming and stump grinding with our own grinder. The person who quotes it is there on the day, and nobody leaves until the yard is raked.

Get a free quote Call (613) 715-0103

Just a stump? Send a photo and get a price, usually without a visit.

Max in climbing harness cutting a trunk down in an Orléans back yard

Climbing removal, Orléans

Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ)

Fully insured, certificate on request

Reply within 24 hours

Stumps ground with our own machine

Tree services in Ottawa

One small crew with its own truck, chipper and stump grinder. Nothing gets handed to another company halfway through the job.

Tree removal

Dead, leaning, or too big for where it's standing. Over a roof or a fence it comes down in pieces, lowered on ropes, and the stump can be ground before we leave.

Tree removal

Stump grinding

One stump or a yard full, ground below the grass line. Send a photo with a boot beside it and most get priced without a visit.

Stump grinding

Orléans back yard with a pruned tree line along the fence

Tree trimming

Dead limbs out, weight off the long ones over the roof, and every cut made where the tree can seal it. No topping.

Pruning

Cedar hedge and shrubs trimmed beside an interlock path

Hedge trimming

Narrower at the top so light reaches the bottom. Cedar won't regrow from brown wood, so we stay in the green.

Hedge trimming

Emergency tree removal
A tree on the house jumps the schedule Cabling and bracing
When a split fork is worth saving Dead ash trees
Harder to take down every winter they stand

Before and after

Our own jobs around Ottawa. Same spot, same angle: the morning we showed up and the afternoon we left.

Large spruce growing tight against a bungalow, before removal

The same bungalow and lawn after the spruce was removed

A big spruce growing right against a bungalow, taken down without touching the house.

Stump grinder parked inside a black metal fence beside a house

Stump grinding, priced from a photo

The grinder is ours, so a stump doesn't wait on a second company or a second booking. Send a photo with something in the shot for scale, and most stumps get a price back the same day.

Send a stump photo Stump grinding

Max's rigging and lowering line high in a tree above a house

What you can hold us to

Nothing dropped on what you want kept

With a roof, a fence or a garden underneath, the tree comes down in pieces lowered on ropes. It's slower than dropping it. That's the job.

Proof of insurance

Fully insured. The certificate is in your hands before anyone climbs. Ask every company you get a quote from for the same.

Raked, not just picked up

Chipping, hauling and a final rake are in every price. You shouldn't be pulling twigs out of the lawnmower next spring.

Sometimes the answer is a smaller job

If a prune or a cable will make the tree safe, you'll hear that before you hear a removal price. The person telling you is the one who'd be doing the work.

A proper look at the risky ones

Max is Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ). A tree that might fail gets looked at properly before anyone decides whether it stays or goes.

About Max Trees

How a job goes

1
Tell us about the tree
Form, phone or text. A photo of the whole tree and one of the problem saves a lot of back and forth. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
2
We walk it with you
What's underneath, how close the truck can get, and whether the tree needs to come out at all.
3
Written quote
In writing within 48 hours of the visit: what we'll do, where the job stops, and the tax on its own line. No obligation.
4
The work, then the rake
Done the way it's written, by the people who quoted it. Nobody leaves until the yard is raked.

How the price works

Free

To come out, look at the tree and write it up.

In writing

Itemised by job, tax on its own line.

Held

The number you agree to is the number you pay, unless you change the job.

Cleaned up

Chipping, haul-away and raking are in the price.

Recent work

See the gallery

Max Trees branded chipper and dump truck on a driveway — On site, Ottawa

Tree line along a commercial building and parking lot — Commercial property

Back yard after removal with spruce and fence left untouched — Yard cleared after a removal

Max Trees truck parked on a residential street — The truck on a job

Open back yard after a large tree was removed — Open sky where a tree stood

Pruned trees along a back fence in Orléans — Pruning, Orléans

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Tree service questions

Is my tree dangerous?

Watch for dead branches through the top, a crack in the trunk or a fork, mushrooms at the base, a lean that wasn't there before, or an ash with a thin top and leaves only low down. Not sure? Send a photo and we'll give you an honest assessment.

Who actually shows up?

The same small crew, two or three trained people. Max, the owner, does the quote and is on site for the work. No subcontractors.

How is the price worked out?

By the size of the tree, how close the truck can get, and what's underneath it. Max gives you a written price after looking at it, free, before any work starts.

Do I need a permit to remove a tree?

Often, inside the City of Ottawa. Under By-law 2020-340, a private tree 30 cm or more across at chest height in the urban area needs a permit before removal on lots of one hectare or less. Dead trees and genuine emergency hazards are exempt.

Are you insured, and can I see proof?

Yes. We carry commercial general liability insurance, and the certificate comes to you before any work starts. Any tree company you hire should be able to do the same.

What's included in the price?

Cutting, chipping, hauling it all away and raking up. Want the wood left stacked, or the stump ground? Say so and it goes on the quote. The number you agree to is the number you pay.

How much does stump grinding cost?

It depends on the stump’s width at ground level, the type of wood, how easy it is to reach, and whether the grindings are hauled away. Send a photo with a boot or tape measure in the shot and most stumps are priced without a visit. Several stumps on one visit cost less per stump.

Can you grind the stump too?

Yes. We own our stump grinder, so the stump can be ground the same visit as the removal. The exception is a stump near buried gas or hydro lines, which waits on Ontario One Call locates first.

Do you work on commercial properties?

Yes. Alongside homeowners, we work for property managers, landscapers, contractors and businesses. Quotes are in writing, and a certificate of insurance is provided before work starts.

How fast can you get here?

Every enquiry gets a reply within 24 hours. Storm damage and hazard trees move to the front of the schedule.

Worth reading before you call anyone

Written from the work we do around Ottawa: what the by-law actually says, why dead ash turns dangerous, and when each tree should be pruned.

Dead ash treesThe permit exemption, and why waiting makes the job harder.Read the guide Do you need a permit?Ottawa's tree rules by neighbourhood, including the towns outside the City.Read the guide Winter removalsWhat changes when the work happens in the cold months.Read the guide Tree care calendarThe right month to prune, plant, remove and apply for a permit.Read the guide

Tree service across Ottawa and the Valley

Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. Kemptville, Arnprior and Rockland are outside the City of Ottawa, so the City's tree by-law doesn't apply there.

Orléans Kanata Barrhaven Nepean Stittsville Gloucester Kemptville Arnprior Rockland

Got a tree you've been keeping an eye on?

Send a photo and tell us what's bothering you about it. You'll hear back within 24 hours, from the person who'd do the work.

Get a free quote Call (613) 715-0103

Tree removal, trimming and stump grinding for homes and businesses in Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley.

Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ). Fully insured.

Tree removal, trimming and stump grinding in Ottawa

Tree services in Ottawa

Tree removal

Stump grinding

Tree trimming

Hedge trimming

Before and after

Stump grinding, priced from a photo

What you can hold us to

Nothing dropped on what you want kept

Proof of insurance

Raked, not just picked up

Sometimes the answer is a smaller job

A proper look at the risky ones

How a job goes

Tell us about the tree

We walk it with you

Written quote

The work, then the rake

How the price works

Recent work

Tree service questions

Worth reading before you call anyone

Tree service across Ottawa and the Valley

Got a tree you've been keeping an eye on?

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