I live in a Hillside suburb of Chch but access to the section is easy and fairly flat - my garden is rather wild and undeveloped but has a pear tree that provides a huge number of edible pears - I haven't pruned it in the nearly 2 years I have been here so when my neighbours were getting quotes to prune their trees I asked them to get the man to quote for my tree - it came back at $150 which I was just going to go with as it was easy and sometimes trade people are reluctant to come to the suburb or charge extra to do so - my mother thinks this is excessive - does any one know a ballpark figure for one tree about 3-4 metres in height (perhaps less actually). And thanks in advance
buddytom,
Jun 7, 6:31pm
thats pretty reasonable I think , taing into account running costs of a business and disposing of the branches
skin1235,
Jun 7, 6:38pm
google pruning a pear tree do it yourself in an hour, put the wood in the woodshed, whats the worst that can happen, next yrs crop maybe reduced by perhaps a basket full of fruit, but the year after you'll be throwing the surplus away
carter19,
Jun 7, 7:38pm
I had 16 trees pruned last year for $100. It included copper spraying too.
farmerjohn,
Jun 8, 3:13am
$150 for a single tree is ridiculous, Crazy talk, I agree with skin1235. DIY it will give you a sence of pride, YOU CAN DO IT
ali291,
Jun 9, 3:22am
Thanks every one - I am the type to give things a go but I don't actually have the equipment - I assume I would need a ladder and a saw? Also I hate heights!
mybooks,
Jun 9, 6:32am
I emailed the head tutor of the closest polytech horticulture course and offered him a big bag of freshly picked fruit in exchange for him showing me how to prune my fruit trees. His reply? I'll be there 3pm on Wednesday - a great win-win for us both.
eburb,
Jun 10, 1:49pm
It would be cheaper to chop it down and buy 50kg of pears in season. That's how I would look at it. Not that I would cut down a nice fruit tree, I just wouldn't pay so much to have it pruned. DIY.
skin1235,
Jun 11, 3:19am
why would you need a ladder and a saw there are pole pruners aplenty ( a saw blade on a long pole ) you stay at ground level,while you can pay megabucks to keep up with the jones perfectly capable ones can be had for around $25
ali291,
Dec 18, 4:43am
Well I am new to this and I don't know what I would need - that is why I was asking!
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