Tree Pruning & Crown Work
Crown reductions, thinning and lifting for the trees you want to keep, so they let in more light and sit better with the house.
Tree pruningGateshead, Tyne and Wear
Tree surgeon and hedge cutting in Gateshead
Trees that have outgrown the garden, trees too close to the house, hedges that have got away from you. We prune, reduce and remove trees and cut hedges across Gateshead, and we explain what we will do and why before anything is cut.
Tree pruning · Tree removal · Hedge trimming · Stump grinding
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Trees first
Tree surgery for Gateshead gardens
Most tree enquiries come down to one of three things. A tree that is fine but too big, which needs a crown reduction to bring it back in evenly. A tree that blocks the light or hangs over a roof, path or neighbour, which needs thinning or lifting. Or a tree that has to come down, often in a tight spot beside the house, which we take down in sections and lower on ropes.
We tell you which one fits your tree and what it will look like afterwards. The tree pruning page shows each kind of work on one tree, and tree removal steps through how a tree near a house comes down safely.
Hedges too: we cut, reduce and remove them, and we will quote tree and hedge work together if that is easier.
Recent jobs nearby
Two jobs a few miles south
Our own work, photographed before we started and when we finished, in Great Lumley and on the Sunderland side of the A19.
A front garden tree reduced all the way round
Great Lumley, near Chester-le-Street · November 2026
The tree on the front lawn had spread wide and loose. We reduced the crown evenly to a smaller, rounder outline that still looks like the same tree.
A front hedge cut back square
Town End Farm, Sunderland · May 2025
This hedge had grown into a soft green blob over the wall and onto the pavement. We cut the faces back square, levelled the top and cleared the cuttings from the garden and the path.
Our services
Tree, hedge and garden services in Gateshead
Choose the service you need, or ask about several jobs at the same property.
Tree Removal
Trees close to houses, sheds and next door’s garden taken down in sections and lowered on ropes; open ground felled whole.
Tree removalHedge Trimming & Reductions
Front hedges cut square and level, tall boundary hedges brought back to a size you can manage, conifers reduced as far as the green growth allows.
Hedge trimming servicesStumps & Clearances
Stump grinding below ground level, and one-off clearance of overgrown gardens with the green waste taken away.
Stump grindingGateshead and nearby
Ask about work at your property
We cover Gateshead from Low Fell, Whickham and Dunston to Felling, Birtley, Blaydon and Ryton. Send your postcode and we will confirm. For tree work, the protected-tree helper shows how to check Gateshead Council’s records first.
Useful answers
Before you get in touch
Which parts of Gateshead do you cover?
We cover the borough, including Low Fell, Saltwell, Whickham, Dunston, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Wrekenton, Felling, Heworth, Pelaw, Birtley, Kibblesworth, Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton and Rowlands Gill. We reach Gateshead on the A1 from County Durham. Send your postcode and we will confirm.
Is my tree protected?
It may be. Gateshead Council keeps the records of Tree Preservation Orders and conservation areas, and protected trees need the council’s consent, or six weeks’ notice in a conservation area, before work starts. Our protected-tree helper shows you how to check, and we look into it before any tree work.
Can you take a tree down that is close to the house?
Yes. Where there is no room for a tree to fall, we climb it and take it down in sections, lowering the pieces on ropes into a space we have cleared. Where there is room, we fell it whole. We tell you which method we will use before you accept the quote.
Can a tree be made smaller rather than taken down?
Often, yes. A crown reduction takes the whole outline in evenly so the tree stays in shape, just smaller. Thinning lets more light through, and lifting raises the lowest branches off a roof, path or lawn. We will tell you which suits your tree.
Is stump grinding included when you remove a tree?
No. A removal finishes with the stump cut low to the ground. Stump grinding is an extra, priced separately, for when you want the stump taken out below the surface.
Do you take the branches and cuttings away?
Yes, when it is agreed in the quote. We say exactly what is leaving with us, whether branches, logs, hedge cuttings or clearance waste, so you are not left with a pile for the bin.
5.0 from 43 Google reviews
More reviewsRead the reviews on Google“Sharp Hedges came out today, they did a great job reducing our hedge and tidying it up.”
“Only a small garden job for my tree but the service by Sharp Hedges Tree and Garden Services was first class!”
“Excellent service. From the initial call to completing the job in less than a week.”
Get a free quote
Tell us about the tree or hedge
Send your postcode, a brief description and, if you can, a photo of the whole tree or hedge with the house or fence in shot. We’ll discuss the job and arrange a free visit before giving you a fixed price.
What happens next
- 1We look at what you send.
- 2We clarify the job and, for most work, arrange a free visit.
- 3You get your quote, with no obligation.
We’ll look at the job details and reply between 8am and 8pm. If we need a closer look, we’ll arrange a suitable time with you.
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