About Us

Cutting Edge Tree Maintenance - Newcastle's Best Arborists

Our Trees – Our Knowledge

As professionals in the tree care industry, we believe trees are assets. We have specialist advice that can diagnose problems with trees and find the best treatments to be used.

Our Services:


Our Commitment To Quality
At Cutting Edge Tree Maintenance, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality, so we adhere to the Guidelines for Hiring Tree Services and Arboricultural Consultants in Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and surrounding suburbs. This publication is presented on the City of Newcastle’s website www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au.

It answers common questions including:

  • WHAT IS ARBORICULTURE?
  • WHAT ARE SUITABLE QUALIFICATIONS?
  • INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
  • WHAT TO BE AWARE OF!
Call us for quality tree services and tree removal in Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Newcastle.

Cutting Edge Tree MaintenanceJohn Rickards, Owner of Cutting Edge Tree Maintenance Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, New South Wales Australia and fully qualified arborist. As professionals in the tree care industry, we believe trees are assets. We have specialist advice that can diagnose problems with trees and find the best treatments to be used.

Cutting Edge Maintenance were fantastc!! They not only met our expectations they exceeded them. 10/10 Their professionalism, genuine interest and love of their work were the perfect combination for us as we wanted the best Arborists available. John, Justin, Scotty and Brock provided quality customer service from from the initial contact to after sales service. They demonstrated safe work practices , consultation throughout the process and were delightful to deal with on a personal level. Their prices were excellent and very competitive . I recommended them to neighbours who are also very happy with their experience and prices. My husband and I would highly recommend Cutting Edge Tree Maintenance to anyone seeking professional, reliable, safe and friendly expert arborists who do what they promised they will do.....and more.... for a competitive price!! Caddie Marshall MBA FAICD CM RN Grad Cert OHS Commercial Mediator - Caddie Marshall , Dec 2016 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Very competitive quotation. Excellent tradesmen who turned up on time and completed the job to my satisfaction. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Johnny and his business to anyone seeking professional tree maintenance. - Ian Robson, Dec 2016 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★