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Tree services

Removal, pruning, storm cleanup and stump grinding in Oshawa, Whitby, Courtice and the rest of Durham Region.

Call 905-260-4943 How a removal day goes
Two crew in a lift basket reaching a pole saw toward a tall bare trunk
Pole saw from the lift, between two spars.

Removal

Tree removal

Most removals are trees that have outgrown their spot: too close to the roof, over the neighbour's deck or tangled up with hydro lines. We take those down in sections from the top, by climbing or from a lift, and lower each piece on a rope so it lands where we want it. Where there is room, the tree comes down in one fell with the drop zone cleared first.

Rob and crew showed up early and removed 6 trees that were very close to the house and over 60 feet tall, also close to my and neighbours deck. They were so accurate and precise, safe with every step, they know what they are doing!
marie love on Google, May 2026. Six tall trees close to a house.
A climber in an orange shirt and helmet roped to the top of a stripped tree trunk against a blue sky
Climber on a stripped spar, saw on the lanyard.
A crew member leaning on cut rounds of a very large trunk
Rounds from a big removal.

Pruning

Pruning, trimming and hedges

Dead and rotten wood out, heavy limbs shortened, light let back into the yard. We prune mature trees and trim cedars and overgrown hedges.

Robert removed a tree and trimmed up the rest to assure healthy growth and potential for any hazards. Also trimmed up my cedars and front overgrown umbrella tree.
Peter Mackay on Google, March 2026. Removal, pruning and cedars.
Trimming along the side of a house.

Storms

Storm damage

After a storm we deal with what came down and what is left hanging. If a tree or limb is on a hydro line, stay well back and call your hydro company first. Then call us.

Urban Contracting provided great service after the Canada Day storm damaged the trees in my backyard. The crew completed the tree removal safely, efficiently, and they left the property clean when the work was finished.
Debbie K-H Lee on Google, July 2026. Storm damage.
Large limbs lying across a lawn with a leaf blower in the foreground
Limbs down, cleanup under way.
Cut limbs lined up along a sidewalk with the chipper and crew down the street
Brush lined up for the chipper.

Stumps

Stump grinding

Once the tree is down we can grind the stump out below the lawn, or dig it out where a grinder cannot reach. If you want grass back, we put down soil and seed.

They removed a large pine tree, grounded the stump, put down soil and grass seed, trimmed and pruned ALL the trees on the property and had our yard looking spacious, well manicured and very clean.
Tameil Brooks on Google, July 2026. Pine removal, stump and pruning at a rental.
A stump with the soil dug away around its roots
Stump dug out to the roots.
A patch of graded soil in a lawn beside a fence
Filled and graded.

How a removal day goes

A yellow boom lift on pads reaching into a mature tree, with the work zone taped off
Lift set on pads, work zone taped off.

  1. We look at the tree

    Rob comes out, checks what is around it (the house, the fence, the lines) and gives you a price.

  2. We set up

    The drop zone gets cleared and taped off. On a street job, traffic gets managed.

  3. The tree comes down

    In sections from the top, or in one fell where there is room.

  4. We clean up

    Brush goes through the chipper, logs get hauled and the yard gets raked.

The stump

Got a tree that worries you?

Call Rob. He will come and look at it, tell you what it needs and give you a price.

Call 905-260-4943 Email Rob
Hours
Monday to Friday, 7 am to 9 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 7 am to 7 pm
Where we work
Oshawa, Whitby, Courtice, Bowmanville, Ajax, Pickering and the rest of Durham Region.
Address
447 Wilson Rd N, Oshawa, ON L1G 6E6
Urban Contracting & Arborist Inc.