Service
Fruit Tree Pruning in Perth
Specialist pruning for productive trees. Form, fruit-load, and long-term health — informed by species, age, and Perth's climate.
Fruit trees are the part of a garden where bad pruning shows up two years later. A wrong cut on a stone fruit in summer can kill a productive limb; an over-thinned citrus can fruit-drop the next crop. Fruit tree pruning in Perth has its own timing — driven by species, dormancy, frost risk, and the city’s hot dry summers — and most of the gardens we walk onto have been pruned by people who didn’t know the difference.
We prune fruit trees as part of regular maintenance rounds and as one-off seasonal jobs across residential, strata, and commercial properties. The work covers citrus, stone fruit, pome fruit, olives, figs, mulberries, and native fruit species — each cut chosen for the species, the age of the tree, and what you’re trying to get out of it (shape, yield, height management, renovation).
If your fruit trees have stopped producing — or started looking unhappy — this is where to start.
What's included
Every visit, the full round.
- Citrus pruning (lemon, lime, orange, mandarin)
- Stone fruit pruning (peach, nectarine, plum, apricot)
- Pome fruit pruning (apple, pear, quince)
- Olive pruning and shape work
- Fig and mulberry pruning
- Native fruit pruning (lilly pilly, finger lime, native limes)
- Form pruning on young trees
- Renovation pruning on neglected trees
Who this is for
Built around three kinds of property
Strata
Communal orchards, courtyard fruit trees, and feature plantings pruned by someone who knows what they're cutting.
Read more →Commercial
Heritage and feature trees on commercial sites kept healthy and productive — without the over-cutting most generalists default to.
Read more →Residential
Backyard fruit trees pruned properly — for fruit, for shape, and so the tree's still there in twenty years.
Read more →How it works
Four steps. No surprises.
- 01
Site visit & quote
We walk the property with you, take stock of what the garden needs, and put a clear quote in front of you within 48 hours.
- 02
Schedule agreed
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly — we agree on a cadence and a start date that fits your operations.
- 03
Regular visits
The same crew arrives on schedule, in uniform, with the gear and licences to handle every part of the round.
- 04
Simple reporting
One monthly invoice per property, with a short note on what was done and anything that needs attention.
Recent work
A sample of our recent projects.
What affects cost
Quoted on the property, not a price list.
Fruit tree pruning is quoted per tree, with the price reflecting species, size, and how long it's been since the last prune. A young citrus that gets an annual shape costs a fraction of a 30-year-old neglected apple that needs a renovation prune staged across two seasons. We're upfront about the difference: a quick haircut from a generalist is cheap; pruning that actually helps the tree fruit and stay healthy takes more time and gets a different result. Most clients book us seasonally — winter for stone and pome fruit, late winter/early spring for citrus — rather than as a one-off.
Areas we cover
Fruit Tree Pruning across metro Perth.
Same crew, same standard, regular visits across our five service regions.
FAQ
Common questions about fruit tree pruning.
When should fruit trees be pruned in Perth?
Stone and pome fruit (peach, plum, apple, pear) are pruned in winter while dormant. Citrus is pruned in late winter or early spring once the worst frost risk has passed. Olives are pruned after harvest. We schedule pruning across the year so each tree gets the cut it needs at the right window.
Will pruning reduce my fruit yield?
Done well, pruning increases yield by opening the canopy to light and air, reducing disease pressure, and concentrating the tree's energy into productive wood. Done badly — or skipped for years — the tree puts on excess vegetative growth and fruits less and less. We prune for yield, not just appearance.
Can you bring an old, neglected fruit tree back?
Usually yes — most established fruit trees tolerate a renovation prune if it's staged across two or three winters. A heavy single-season hack is the fastest way to kill the tree, so we'll plan the reduction rather than cut everything in one visit.
Do you spray for citrus pests at the same time?
Yes — citrus gall wasp, leaf miner, scale, and bronze orange bug are common in Perth. We hold the pest control licence so we can prune and treat in the same visit, rather than referring it out.
Do you do fruit tree pruning workshops or just the job?
We focus on doing the work — if you want a workshop, the WA Fruit Growers Association and several local nurseries run good ones. We'll explain what we're doing and why while we're on site if you're interested.
Related services
Often paired with this work.
Ready to book fruit tree pruning?
Tell us about the property and we'll walk you through what a scheduled round looks like for your site.