Welcome to Centaur Tree Service, experienced tree surgeons in Oxford. Providing a wide range of arboriculture care to local residents, private estates and business premises. From tree shaping and felling too pruning of the smallest of trees, rest assured we have the experience and knowledge, handling expertly with the utmost of care.

Recycling of your timber? Well we do that to in our very own milling workshop. We are a family run company based in Wheatley, Oxfordshire. Trees and their welfare is our absolute passion as well as our job, and we welcome any new business no matter how big or small. We work with a number of customers of all sizes and budgets.

The Company is owned by local accredited arborist Ben Scoble. Truly dedicated to the well being, conservation of trees and a general love for being outdoors, Ben strives to offer an excellent standard of work while having a genuine recycling policy of timber arisings.

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Pruning & Reductions Report

The relationship between trees and people is what defines our business; we ensure this relationship is mutually beneficial. We surround our gardens and streets with trees for the benefit it brings us, Centaur Tree Surgeons in Oxford can provide services for pruning these trees on an individual basis.

Tree Removal Report

All trees have a natural life span and unfortunately they will all die eventually. Fungal decay or incorrect planting schemes are a couple of reasons why a tree becomes unstable and needs to be removed before the end of its natural life. Centaur Tree Services has extensive knowledge in the safe removal of trees and this knowledge ensures the safe working practice of the site.

Stump Grinding Report

Special equipment is required to quickly and efficiently remove stumps and roots of the tree. Stump grinders use carbide tipped cutting teeth to quickly grind out a root ball converting it to a pile of chippings that mulch down into the soil. Centaur Tree Services has a commitment to leave the work site as tidy as possible and to limit any evidence work was even carried out.

Replanting Report

If you're looking to improve the look of your garden, or re-plant trees for future generation we can offer both advice and services to complete the works. The planting of new trees is often overlooked in todays fast-paced world however new planting is vital for the next generation and to help balance the impact of our impact on nature and the environment.

Pollarding Report

This is a very basic form of tree management originally undertaken as a form of agricultural tree management. Today it is still employed as a way of retaining large trees in an area where there is not enough room for their full canopies. If you think of the London Plane trees throughout the capital all these trees are managed as a form of pollarding.

Reviews (8)

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Danielle Syed

Aug 08, 2020

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Ben and his team provided an excellent service. They removed a large tree and got rid of and treated some tree stumps.
Ben was very helpful and carried out the job in a very timely manner. I would highly recommend Centaur Tree Services

Concerned Citizen

Oct 24, 2019

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BEWARE!! Centaur Tree Services state they never burn anything (very good), but they also claim - in a letter personally signed by Ben Scoble and used as supporting evidence for a planning application - to use a yard in Kingston Stert. This application claims it is used, by Centaur Tree Services, on an industrial scale, 7 days a week, including the processing and burning of timber! Dishonest!!
I don't know whether this dishonesty impacts their actual business practices; reading the other reviews on here suggests it hasn't done, but it certainly raises doubts about their character, credibility,

Alex Green

Dec 04, 2018

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Ben of Centaur Tree Services came recommended to me through a family member and National Trust Ranger who had previously employed his services in tree reduction and maintenance work. I contacted Ben via email and received a prompt reply offering to visit and assess the work required.
Ben arrived when agreed, talked through what we wanted, his recommendations, and how/why the work would be carried out. Usefully a neighbour had also recently had a tree reduced (seemingly by a blind chainsaw wielding neanderthal) giving us an excellent "what not to do" comparison. A detailed quote arrived the next

Ellie Freeman

Aug 04, 2018

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Thank you Ben and team! Removed a 30m row of Lawson Cyprus from our back garden, and 3 from the front, including stump grinding where needed. Other than the (obvious!) lack of trees, you wouldn't know they'd been there. Highly recommend.

James Frazer

Nov 05, 2017

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Have dealt with Ben on a few occassions now, and every time he is polite, professional and a pleasure to work with.

Toby Lucas

Oct 27, 2017

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We saw at first hand how professional Ben and his team were after they completed a major job for a neighbour on our lane with minimal disruption. We have since used Centaur three times for large and small jobs and have always found them reliable, professional and friendly and have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone who has any sort of tree work pending.

Amir Vissyram

Sep 22, 2017

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I would have NO hesitation in recommending Ben and his team for any tree work that you may be considering.
They are well organised and very professional in the way they work especially when some of our trees were quite close to neighbouring properties and fences.
They tidied up at the end of each day ( rare these days!)and ensured that I was happy before they left.

Marcus Angell

Sep 08, 2017

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Ben and his team at Centaur do a first class job and take care and pride in their work. Our trees are well looked after and kept in tip top shape. Thanks Ben.