#1 Tree Surgery Company in Edinburgh and the Lothians!
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Safe, Skilled & Sustainable Tree Surgery Work by JDS Gardening
Is that towering conifer starting to loom a little too close to your roofline? Or perhaps your much-loved cherry tree needs a careful prune? Whatever the issue, JDS Gardening is here to help with expert tree surgery services across Edinburgh and the Lothians. We’re the team people call when they’d rather not take on a wobbly ladder, a rusty saw, and blind optimism. If you need a tree surgeon quote in Edinburgh and the Lothians, please call JDS Gardening at 0131 664 2143 or click here to arrange a free tree surgery quote online. |
🌳 Why Choose JDS Gardening for Tree Surgery in the Edinburgh area?
✅ Over 10 Years of Tree Surgery Experience
We’ve spent more than a decade looking after trees across Edinburgh – from crown shaping to complete tree removals. Our experienced, NPTC-qualified team delivers careful, knowledgeable service with safety and precision.
🦺 Safety-First Approach
Tree surgery can be dangerous – we don’t take risks. Using industry-grade climbing and rigging equipment, we follow strict safety procedures and hold full public liability insurance. Your property (and your neighbour’s greenhouse) are in good hands.
🌿 We Prioritise Tree Health
We’ll always try to save and preserve healthy trees wherever possible. We’ll assess the situation thoroughly and offer practical advice in plain English – no jargon, no pressure.
🧹 We Leave Gardens Spotless
From sawdust to branches, we clean up properly – removing all waste and leaving your garden looking tidy and well cared for.
🌍 Local Knowledge You Can Trust
We understand Edinburgh’s planning regulations, conservation area rules, and climate – giving your trees the best possible care and ensuring all works meet local requirements.
🔧 How Our Tree Surgery Process Works
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🌲 Our Edinburgh Tree Surgery Services
🌳 Tree Removal & Stump Grinding
When a tree has become unsafe, diseased, or simply outgrown its space, we’ll dismantle it safely and grind out the stump – ready for you to reclaim the area or build something new.
✂️ Tree Pruning & Shaping
Routine pruning keeps trees healthy, safe, and well-shaped. Our services include:
- Crown Reduction – Reduce overall size while retaining shape
- Crown Thinning – Allow more light through dense canopies
- Crown Lifting – Remove lower branches over paths, roads, or roofs
- Dead Wood Removal – Eliminate dangerous or dying limbs
Tree Crown Lifting |
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🚨 Emergency Tree Work in Edinburgh and the Lothians
If a tree has been damaged by a storm or poses an immediate risk, we offer fast-response emergency services to make your property safe again.
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🧠 Specialist Tree Services
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Tree Surgeon Reviews from clients in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Below are a few reviews of our tree surgery services from Edinburgh residents and business owners, the reviews are taken from the Edinburgh Trusted Trader website, Facebook, Jobber, and our Google business page. If you would like to read more gardening and tree surgery reviews please click here.
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"Amazing work. McCauley, Brendan, and Harry worked really hard, removing 7 trees and clearing all the debris. I can't believe how much work they have accomplished in less than a day. I would highly recommend JDS Gardening Services."
Lindsay Donald from Edinburgh |
"This is the second time JDS has done work in my garden. This month's work included pruning trees and clearing very overgrown shrubs and ivy. The JDS team 3-man team arrived on time, worked solidly through the agreed schedule of work and was extremely thorough. The team members were all very professional and clarified any concerns. I will have no hesitation in using JDS again."
Jane Reid from Edinburgh. |
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"The guys have done a good job trimming apple trees in our garden. They were very friendly and respectful of our dogs and us. I would use them again and would not hesitate to recommend them to friends and family."
Pascale Lalonde from Edinburgh. |
"Great job removing trees and putting up the fence. Kept to timescales and team were great, helpful, and polite."
Alan Paterson from Edinburgh. |
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"Excellent service from JDS Gardening: good communication from the office, surveyor & tree surgeons arrived on schedule, were friendly, polite & professional. The tree surgeons respected our and our neighbours' property and cleaned up completely when the job was completed."
Andy Pearce from Edinburgh. |
"Impressed with the efficient service received regarding tree pruning. My requirements were listened to in a polite and friendly manner, and the work was carried out promptly and to my satisfaction. Would certainly use their services again."
Mandy Sorley from Edinburgh. |
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"This small-tree pruning job went smoothly from start to finish. With JDS email confirmations arrive almost instantaneously. Arrival of the guy to estimate the job is tracked so you know when he's coming. On the day, the guys arrived and got straight down to caring for our wee trees and garden. Macauley, Ross and Cameron were friendly and helpful. They confirmed what was needed and worked through until the job was done and everything was tidied away. Everything is very professional with JDS."
Critical Critter from Edinburgh. |
"Thanks, JDS. The team came as planned early AM. Messaging from JDS was very good, with text and email to keep me up to speed re: date, etc. We have a large, overgrown cherry tree that is spreading onto our neighbour's property. It needed to be crowned (a reduction in branch length and to preserve the tree's integrity, with care taken not to stress the tree and keep the tree balanced, and smaller branches were thinned, shrubs cut back along the same bed as the tree, front privet hedge (main roadside) taken down by two feet approx 16 feet wide.
The team were all great: Jamie and his new colleague conducted an efficient survey, provided a costing on the same visit, and the team who came were great. Very responsive, ensured the job was as planned, gave me a chance to discuss on the day, and the cleanup was very good, with all removed materials taken away as planned. The team on the day was Callan, Ross, and Joe, and they were great. Thank you." Peter from Edinburgh. |
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"Great job by a friendly team to take down a large cherry tree. They were happy to talk me through their process and returned the next day promptly to remove some logs that they couldn't fit in the van on the day."
James Hadrill from Edinburgh. |
"Winter Tidy Up - tree/bush pruning, shaping, trimming, cutting, weeding, removing, installing, mulching, supplying materials, disposing of waste. A job well done by Joe, Callum and Rory."
P Lapsley from Edinburgh. |
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"What an amazing team. We had a visit from Josh, who gave us clear advice on what was needed and a transparent pricing structure. The whole team were polite , hard working and mindful. Our garden was hideously overgrown, and many could not tackle it. Now it looks wonderful and less like an out-of-control forest. On one day, the rain was awful, but the team just beat on. Thank you so much."
Dr Sureshini Sanders from Edinburgh. |
"Efficient and tidy. Tree and 2 conifers trimmed. Quite expensive but you get what you pay for."
JP from Edinburgh. |
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"Brilliant and professional process. Friendly team. An excellent job was done with maximum care and joy. These people know their trees. LOVED every part of of this experience and highly recommend this brilliant firm."
JP on Google Reviews. |
"Ellis and the 2 young lads in his team made a very good job cutting back the bushes in my garden, and also in the tidying up afterwards. Would recommend them to anyone in the future ."
Irene Gilbert on Google Reviews. |
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"Very happy with the work carried out on my overgrown trees, the three surgeons were very pleasant and professional, clearing up afterwards. Would highly recommend and use JDS again."
Nancy Bowie from Edinburgh. |
"Made a great job of trimming back and clearing away overhanging vegetation from a neighbouring garden. Polite and courteous throughout."
Tony ADJ from Edinburgh. |
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"I am so chuffed with the work that JDS completed for me this week: I was getting a large and much-loved tree pruned back and shaped, so that I can manage it in the longer term. The individuals who performed the work were professional, friendly, and efficient, and they did a great job. From my initial enquiry through to the completion of the work, I felt very confident and pleased with the quality of the work, as well as their commitment to explaining my options and achieving the best outcome for me. They deserve a '5 Star +' recommendation."
Alan Taylor from Midlothian. |
"They did a grand job on our hedges and trees. They arrived on time, worked quickly and left everything looking very tidy"
Helen Day from Edinburgh "Very pleased with the trimming of conifers by Jack and Ellis. Arrived on time, worked hard and cleared up all debris afterwards."
Gordon Scott from Edinburgh. |
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"Very professional. Arrived on time to cut back a neighbour’s oversized tree. Pleased with the reasonable price. Lovely, tidy employees.
Would recommend" Moira Laidlaw from Edinburgh. |
"Quick, professional, perfect. No mess, the only sign that something has been done is a space where the old tree used to be. I recommend JDS Gardening."
Iwona Drewecka - Edinburgh Resident |
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"Pleasant staff, efficient & knowledgeable tree care (thanks Macauley!), reasonable quotes esp incl winter discounts, clear communication and reminders. Thanks"
B Maki - Edinburgh Resident |
"Very pleased with the cutting of my four large conifer trees. The men were very polite, efficient, and quick
and a credit to the company." Irene Ashton - Edinburgh Resident |
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Highly recommend JDS Gardening. Friendly and timely customer service, they did a thorough job tidying up my garden and removing a tree, and they are excellent value - charged me a third of what I'd been quoted for tree removal by another firm. Would use again.
Richard Ward - Edinburgh |
"Had six trees cut down to about 8 feet. Job done very professionally and garden left tidy."
Anonymous - Edinburgh Trusted Trader Review |
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"JDS Trees carried out two jobs for me. Firstly, they removed a huge tree and overgrown bushes from my back garden. They then replaced two old fences with new ones in keeping with the existing fences in the area. The work was carried out expertly and professionally, and the men tidied up the area afterwards. There was only one small problem: the tree stump was larger than expected and could not be removed with the available equipment. However, the tree surgeon returned a couple of days later and removed the stump with a larger machine. Very pleased with the final result."
Elizabeth - Edinburgh Trusted Trader Review |
"I had JDS do some tree surgery; they did a great job of essentially reducing a cherry tree for me. They also had no issues in felling and disposing of a 35-foot conifer. The guys were polite, pleasant and friendly. They arrived on time and did a great job of cleaning up after the work was done. Reasonably priced! I’d recommend!!
Samuel Ingram - Edinburgh |
Tree surgery services in Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian by JDS Gardening
Tree Surgeon Services in Edinburgh
Need a tree surgeon in Edinburgh? our tree surgeon services cover the entirety of Edinburgh, including Edinburgh City Centre and neighbourhoods like Abbeyhill, Alnwickhill, Ardmillan, Baberton, Balerno, Balgreen, Bankhead, Barnton, Bawsinch and Duddingston, Bellevue, Bingham, Blackford, Blackhall, Bonaly, Bonnington, Braid Hills, Broomhouse, Broughton, Brunstane, Bruntsfield, Bruntsfield Links, Bughtlin, Burdiehouse, Blindwells, Bathgate, Broxburn, Bo'ness, Burgh Muir, Burghmuirhead, The Calders, Calton Hill, Cammo, The Canongate, Canonmills, Carrick, Knowe, Chesser, Church Hill, Clermiston, Clovenstone, Colinton, Comely Bank, Comiston, Corstorphine, Craigcrook, Craigentinny, Craigievar Estate, Craigleith, Craiglockhart, Craigmillar, Craigour, Crewe Toll, Currie, Curriehill, Dalmeny, Dalry, Davidson's Mains, Dean Village, Drumbrae, Drylaw, Duddingston, Dumbiedykes, East Craigs, Eastfield, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh City Centre, Fairmilehead, Ferniehill, Fernieside, Firrhill, Forrester, Fountainbridge, Gilmerton, Gogarloch, Goldenacre, Gorgie, Dalry, Gracemount, The Grange, Granton, Grassmarket, Greenbank, Greendykes, Greenhill, Greenside, Haymarket, Hermiston, Holy Corner, Holyrood, Hunter's Tryst, Ingliston, Inverleith, Jock's Lodge, Joppa, Juniper Green, Kaimes, Kingsknowe, Lauriston, Liberton, Little France, Lochend, Lochrin, Longstone, Marchmont, Maybury, Mayfield, Meadowbank, Merchiston, Moray Estate, Moredun, Morningside, Morton, Mortonhall, Mountcastle, Muirhouse, Murrayfield, Newbridge, Newcraighall, Newhaven, Newington, Niddrie, Northfield, New Town, Old Town, Newbridge, Newcraighall, Newhaven, Newington, Niddrie, Northfield, Oxgangs, Parkgrove, Parkhead, Piershill, Pilrig, Pilton, Polwarth, Portobello, Powderhall, Prestonfield, Quartermile, Raeburn Place, Ravelston, Redford, Restalrig, Riccarton, Roseburn, Saughton, Saughton Park, Saughtonhall, Shawfair, Sciennes, Seafield, Shandon, The Shore, Leith, Sighthill, Silverknowes, Slateford, South Gyle, Southhouse, St Leonard's, Stenhouse, Stockbridge, Swanston, The Inch, Timber Bush, Tollcross, Torphin, Trinity, Victoria Park, Warriston, West Coates, West Craigs, West End, Westburn, Wester Broom, Wester Hailes, Western Harbour, and many more. From the historic charm of Old Town to the bustling energy of Leith, regardless of where you live in Edinburgh, we've got your tree surgery needs covered in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Tree Surgeon Services in Midlothian
The JDS gardening team provides tree surgeon services in Midlothian including but not limited to Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Lasswade, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Mayfield, Easthouses, Eskbank, Woodburn, Cousland, Fordel, Pathhead, Loanhead, Danderhall, Straiton, Bilston, Rosewell, Penicuik, and anywhere in between.
Tree Surgeon Services East Lothian
The JDS gardeners also provide tree surgeon services in the following East Lothian towns and villages, Haddington, Musselburgh, Prestonpans, Tranent, Blindwells, Ormiston, Pencaitland, Gifford, Dunbar, Belhaven, North Berwick, Gullane, Dirleton, Londniddry, Aberlady, Drem, East Fortune, Athlestaneford, Port Seton, Seton Sands, Cockenzie, Wallyford, Elphinstone, Macmerry, East Linton, Saltoun, Innerwick, Gladsmuir, Ballencrief, Inveresk, Whitecraig, Garvald, and anywhere in between.
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