Professional Tree Care

  • Sectional tree felling in Edinburgh

    Sectional felling of a mature tree in Edinburgh

  • Carrying out tree surgery services at a roadside in Edinburgh

    Tree surgery services at Edinburgh's Queen Street Gardens

  • Woodchip mountain

    Our woodchip is recycled as sustainable fuel

  • Dan carrying out tree pruning in Edinburgh

    Tree pruning in Edinburgh's Charlotte Square

Edinburgh tree surgery services

We are an established Edinburgh-based tree surgery business working throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians. At Lord of the Trees Ltd, we have been safely delivering all aspects of tree surgery for both commercial and private clients since 2000. We also have a qualified arborist on staff who can undertake Tree Health Surveys.

We currently undertake regular tree surgery for the Royal Burgess Golfing Society, Duddingston Golf Club, Queen Street Gardens, and Royal Circus Gardens.

We are also approved contractors for Haven Holiday Parks and various Factors throughout Edinburgh and East Lothian.

We pride ourselves on carrying out tree surgery safely, efficiently and with the minimum of disruption to the property owner and we are able to offer our private customers the same exacting standards of tree care that we offer our commercial clients.

We are hiring!

Lord of the Trees has a current vacancy for an experienced climber (May 2025)

To apply, please email a CV and covering note to jobs@lordofthetrees.com

Tree surgery services

  • Tree felling in Edinburgh

    Tree Felling

    Dead, diseased or dangerous trees sometimes need to be removed entirely. We can safely remove trees of any size, in any space.

  • Tree pruning in Edinburgh

    Pruning

    When performed correctly, pruning has the benefit of improving air circulation and often proves beneficial to the tree's well being.

  • Hedge cutting

    We are able to cut virtually any hedge from small privet hedges in domestic gardens to mighty 50-footers!

  • Firewood delivery in Edinburgh

    Firewood

    We have provided seasoned hard wood and soft wood firewood logs to addresses throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians since 2003.

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Other Services

What Our Clients Say - May 2025

  • Sycamore Dismantle - 10/10

    We recently had Lord of the Trees dismantle a large sycamore tree in our garden, and we couldn't be more impressed with their service. From start to finish, the team was an absolute joy to meet and talk to. They worked incredibly hard, were always respectful, and clearly take great pride in their work.

    Not only did they complete the job efficiently and safely, but they also exceeded expectations. When they left, the garden was spotless — you wouldn't have known such a large job had taken place!

    I would recommend Lord of the Tree to anyone in need of professional, friendly, and reliable tree surgery services. A truly outstanding team! Thank you to those who were involved.

    Private Client. Edinburgh

  • Awkward Dismantle - 10/10

    Excellent service by Elan and his team in removing my old beech and elm trees from awkward places on a difficult site. They were all friendly and efficient. Thanks very much

    Private Client, Edinburgh

  • Some of our May 25 Reviews

    Fantastic team , professional and well mannered.- Private Client Edinburgh

    Friendly professional people who do the job and excellent communication from the office. - Private Client Edinburgh

    Always helpful and courteous - Commercial Client Edinburgh

    Friendly, efficient, knowledgeable, professional and tidy. A great job - Private Client Midlothian

    Excellent service, prompt and really helpful. Private Client East Lothian

    Always polite and professional tree surgeons also do an excellent job - Private Client East Lothian

We are happy to provide advice and no-obligation quotations absolutely free-of-charge.

jobs@lordofthetrees.com

07480 619652 /07968 865826

The team

  • Lord Of The Trees founder and owner John Lord

    John Lord

    Founder and owner

  • Abbie

    Company Secretary

  • Pauline

    Pauline

    Master planner

  • Andrew

    Andrew

    Andrew “all-weather“ Senior. Senior by name and Senior Charge Hand and arborist by nature

  • Elan

    Elan

    Charge hand and dismantling expert

  • Dan

    Dan

    Charge hand - hedge and pruning specialist

  • Seai

    Seai

    Climber and powerhouse

  • Lucas

    Lucas

    Our apprentice AKA ‘Junior’

  • Idris

    Tree Surgeon and ace cat rescuer - AKA ‘Farm Boy’

Edinburgh has a number of Conservation Areas which means that, within these areas, an application to the council is required before working on any tree that is over seven centimetres in diameter. This covers pruning as well as tree removal.

There are also a number of Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) covering individual trees and the fines for undertaking unauthorised work on a protected tree can be substantial.

We have a great deal of experience in working within these frameworks and have been granted many applications to work with protected trees.

We are happy offer advice on the likely implications of these measures and can work on your behalf to obtain any relevant permissions.

Contact us for free no-obligation advice on the implications of Conservation Areas and TPOs

Conservation Areas and Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) in Edinburgh

Bat notice for tree surgery in Edinburgh

Special notice on bats

Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) and Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2017) it is a criminal offence to destroy a bat nest or bat roost that attracts a potentially unlimited fine. If you suspect there may be bats living in your trees and you’re thinking of doing tree work or having it carried out for you please let us know before you start. Our team are trained in the identification of bat habitat and can advise on appropriate courses of action that will not fall foul of the law.

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