Serving the Comox Valley
Tree removal in Comox
Comox sits on the southern coast of the Comox Peninsula, where the Strait of Georgia delivers the full southeasterly. Tree Protection Bylaw No. 2063, adopted 15 June 2026, sets the permit threshold at 20 cm across the trunk for Douglas fir and western redcedar and 30 cm for everything else.
The newest tree rules in the valley are here, and they changed in June. If someone told you a few years ago that your tree was fine to take down, that answer may not hold now.
What does the 2026 bylaw mean for your tree?
It means the species matters as much as the size. A Douglas fir or a western redcedar needs a permit from 20 cm across at chest height, where a maple of the same size does not until 30 cm. At 50 cm anything becomes a Protected Tree and only comes out for a listed reason, and dead or hazardous is one of them. We measure your tree and tell you which side of the line it falls on before we quote it.
Why does the wind matter more on the peninsula?
Because there is nothing between you and the Strait. A tree that spent thirty years inside a stand and then lost its neighbours to a new lot next door has a crown built for shelter it no longer has. Those are the ones that come over in a southeasterly, and they are worth looking at before the next one rather than after.
Our tree services
- Tree removalFull removals by ISA Certified Arborists, rigged and lowered in sections where a straight fall would hit something. Stump and cleanup quoted alongside.Read more
- Storm and danger treesWindthrow, hung-up stems and split leaders. Risk assessed to the ISA method, and anything inside a utility approach distance goes to BC Hydro first.Read more
- Stump grindingStumps and buttress roots ground 20 to 30 cm below grade, deep enough for turf, paving or a replanted tree. Quoted separately from the removal.Read more
- Pruning and limbingDeadwood, roof clearance and canopy reduction cut to ANSI A300. Branches near an energised line go to the utility first.Read more