Wallington
Tree removal in Wallington
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Wallington, where the City's tree records list 67 Monterey pines.
Tree work in Wallington
Tall radiata pines and the limbs they drop
The City of Greater Geelong's tree records list 67 Monterey pines under Wallington, a count only two suburbs exceed. The same records list 37 trees over 20 metres tall, all Monterey pines, the tree also known as radiata pine.
A radiata pine that tall is taken apart in sections, either climbed or worked from an elevated platform, with a large chipper on site, rather than felled whole. Old pines of that size are also prone to dropping heavy limbs in strong wind, so one within reach of a house, shed or driveway is worth having its crown checked.
Sources: Trees dataset, City of Greater Geelong (Geelong Data Exchange), Monterey pines by suburb (retrieved 15/10/2026); Trees dataset, City of Greater Geelong (Geelong Data Exchange), Wallington's tallest recorded trees (retrieved 15/10/2026); Schools prepare early for bushfire season (August 2026), Bellarine Times (retrieved 15/10/2026)
Services in Wallington
Big pines, heavy crowns and pine stumps
Tree removal
Big pines on house blocks and rural lots taken down, with the timber chipped on site or carted away.
Tree pruning
Crowns of big pines thinned and shortened, so less weight hangs over the house.
Stump grinding
Pine stumps ground down once the tree is gone, leaving the spot ready for turf or planting.
What it costs: tree removal cost, stump grinding cost
Compared: removal, lopping or pruning, stump grinding or stump removal, council tree rules compared
How it works
From the first call to a clear garden
Nothing happens without a written quote you have agreed to.
Tell us about the tree
Call or send the form with the tree and what is worrying you.
A contractor comes to see it
A local tree contractor looks at the tree, the access and whatever sits underneath it, because a quote off a photo misses the things that change the job.
A written quote
The quote sets out the scope, what happens to the timber and the stump, and the date. It is the contractor's quote, and nothing starts until you accept it.
The work and the clean up
On the day the tree is dealt with as quoted, the green waste leaves on the truck and the lawn is raked.
Wallington questions
The school's fire listing and the City's pines
Is Wallington in bushfire country?
The primary school's listing points that way. In August 2026, Wallington Primary School was named among five Geelong region schools on Victoria's Bushfire at Risk Register receiving state funding to clear vegetation around school buildings and reduce fuel loads before summer. Homes nearby benefit from the same pre-summer work: low canopies lifted, limbs cut back from roofs and gutters, and debris chipped and carted away rather than left as fuel.
Can the City's pines be pruned privately?
No. A Monterey pine in the City's records is a public tree, so pruning or removing one is up to the City. A job on the lot beside one keeps the truck, the chipper and any stump grinding clear of its wide crown and shallow roots.
