What this site is
Four Seasons Tree Service, trading as Tree Loppers Perth, connects people who need tree work with tree contractors who do it. That is stated plainly in the footer of every page and in the disclaimer, and it is worth repeating here rather than burying it.
The practical version: you call or send an enquiry, a contractor working your area gets in touch, attends the property, quotes the job onsite and carries out the work. The agreement is between you and that contractor. We do not inspect their gear, audit their insurance or verify their qualifications on your behalf, which is exactly why the advice on this site is always the same — ask to see the certificate of currency before anyone starts cutting.
Why the local detail matters here
Perth is not a generic tree-work market and a national call centre will not know the difference. Three things make it specific.
First, the ground. Almost all of the metro area sits on Swan Coastal Plain sand, with limestone appearing as you move west toward the coast and clay over granite as you climb the Darling Scarp at Armadale, Gosnells and Kalamunda. Sand means stump grinding is quick and full root-plate removal is a realistic option rather than a heroic one.
Second, the law. Western Australia has no statewide tree preservation order. Each local government writes its own rules, and many Perth councils regulate private trees far more lightly than their equivalents in Victoria or New South Wales. But Melville and Fremantle both run significant tree registers, subdivision conditions and covenants catch some newer estates, and street trees on the verge are council property everywhere. Which council you are in decides all of it, which is why the service areas page is organised by council rather than by postcode.
Third, the species and the season. Marri, jarrah, tuart, WA peppermint and a very large population of planted lemon-scented gums. The gums drop limbs in still summer heat, the easterlies and the storm fronts behind them bring the rest down, and the hills fringe carries a genuine bushfire fuel obligation every year under the local firebreak notice.
What we will and will not tell you
We will tell you when a tree does not need to come out. Plenty of removal enquiries are actually a crown reduction or deadwooding job, and saying so costs a bigger invoice.
We will not arrange the topping of a healthy mature eucalypt to make it shorter. Topping produces fast, weakly attached epicormic regrowth that fails in the next strong easterly, and you pay twice — once for the cut, once for the failure. Where height genuinely has to come off, it is done as a reduction to suitable laterals, and that is explained on the tree lopping page.
We will not publish star ratings or testimonials we cannot substantiate. The previous version of this site carried a wall of them. They are gone.
Getting in touch
Call (08) 9516 2804 during business hours, or use the contact page and include the suburb, roughly what the tree is and what is underneath it. Photos help. If you want the pricing conversation first, read the cost guide, and there is more background on Perth tree care in the blog.
Frequently asked questions
Is Four Seasons Tree Service the crew that turns up?
Not necessarily. This is a referral website. Enquiries are passed to independent tree contractors working the area you are in, and one of them attends, quotes and does the work. The contract for the job is between you and that contractor, not with this website.
What should I ask the contractor before work starts?
Three things. A current public liability certificate of currency, workers compensation cover for anyone climbing or operating machinery, and whether the quote includes the stump and the removal of debris. Ask for the first two as documents, not as a verbal yes.
Do you handle council applications?
Where one is needed, the attending contractor will tell you what the council requires and can usually prepare the application. In much of Perth no application is needed at all for a private tree, because Western Australia has no statewide tree preservation order. Verge trees are the constant exception and always sit with the council.
What areas are actually covered?
The core patch is south of the Swan River, from South Perth and Booragoon through Fremantle, Cockburn, Canning Vale and Armadale, and down the coast through Kwinana, Baldivis, Rockingham and Secret Harbour to Mandurah. Jobs north and east of the river are covered too, with travel reflected in the quote.