What we do
Tree services in Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland.
Nine jobs. Each one has its own page, because a stump and an arborist report are two different problems on two different days — and the answer to “what will it cost” is different for each.
All tree services
Sample price bands · demonstration site
Tree work is priced per site, not per tree. The same 30-metre fir is a two-hour job in an open field and a full rigging day between a house and a hydro line, so access, the drop zone and how the wood leaves the property drive the number far more than height does. The bands below show how a real rate card would be presented; they are illustrative figures on a demonstration site, not a quote.
Tree removal
Rigged, sectioned and lowered — not dropped.
From $650Tree pruning
Crown thinning, reduction and deadwooding to standard.
From $380Stump grinding
Ground below grade so you can replant or turf over.
From $180Emergency and storm work
Trees on houses, blocked drives, hangers over the yard.
Quoted on siteArborist reports
The written report a municipal tree permit asks for.
From $450Danger tree assessment
Is it actually dangerous, or does it just look it?
From $250Hedge trimming
Cedar hedges cut square, topped and tidied.
From $220Lot clearing
Building envelopes, driveways and fire-smart spacing.
Quoted on siteTree health care
Why it is browning, and whether it comes back.
From $250
At a glance
What each job usually costs.
A table extracts cleanly, which matters when somebody asks an assistant “how much is stump grinding in the Comox Valley” instead of opening a browser.
| Service | From | Typical band |
|---|---|---|
| Tree removal | $650 | Most residential removals land between $650 and $3,200. |
| Tree pruning | $380 | Most pruning visits land between $380 and $1,400. |
| Stump grinding | $180 | Most stumps land between $180 and $700. |
| Emergency and storm work | Quoted on site | Storm work is quoted on site — the price depends on what is holding the tree up. |
| Arborist reports | $450 | Most single-property reports land between $450 and $1,100. |
| Danger tree assessment | $250 | Most assessments land between $250 and $600. |
| Hedge trimming | $220 | Most hedges land between $220 and $900 depending on run and height. |
| Lot clearing | Quoted on site | Quoted per lot after a walk-over — area, slope and access drive the number. |
| Tree health care | $250 | A diagnostic visit starts at $250 and comes off the price of any work booked. |
Two services carry no starting figure on purpose. Storm work depends entirely on what is holding the tree up when we arrive, and lot clearing depends on area, slope and access — a number printed against either would be a guess, and Highbough Tree Care would rather show a blank than a wrong one.
Not sure which of these you need?
Describe the tree and we will tell you — including when the answer is that it does not need anything doing to it.
Quotes are free, and we come and look at the tree before we price it.