Services
From fruit tree pruning to complete garden planning, we're here to help your growing space thrive
Kernow Trees & Edible Gardens provides practical, holistic services throughout the Waikato, including fruit tree pruning, orchard care, edible garden and food forest design, planting, soil advice, maintenance and personalised consultations. From a few backyard trees to large orchard projects, we provide advice and hands-on support tailored to your garden and growing goals.
pRUNING
Fruit & Nut Tree Pruning
Expert pruning to keep your trees healthy, productive and manageable.
Proper pruning is essential for maintaining strong tree structure, encouraging healthy growth and producing quality fruit. Our pruning service is tailored to the variety, age, size and condition of each tree, with a focus on long-term tree health and productivity.
We can help with:
🌿 Structural pruning to develop strong, well-balanced trees
✂️ Maintenance pruning to manage size, shape and ongoing growth
🍎 Fruit production by improving light, airflow and productive growth
🌳 Overgrown or neglected trees to safely bring them back into balance
🐛 Dead, damaged or diseased growth to support overall tree health
📅 Seasonal pruning advice to help you understand what your trees need and when.
Whether you have a few backyard fruit trees or an established orchard, we’ll assess your trees and provide practical, professional care tailored to your growing goals.
Healthy trees. Better structure. More productive orchards.
TRAINING & EDUCATING
Pruning Tutorials
Learn to prune your fruit trees with confidence. 🌳
Join Dave for a hands-on pruning tutorial tailored to your trees, garden and experience level. Learn how to identify what to prune, where to make your cuts and, most importantly, why — giving you the skills and confidence to care for your own trees.
Your tutorial can cover pruning techniques, tree structure, fruit production, pest and disease considerations, tool care and ongoing seasonal maintenance.
🕒 Allow 3 hours, depending on your requirements
💰 From $295 + GST (extra hours $83+gst p/h)
🌿 Hands-on, practical and tailored to your trees
Learn the skills. Understand your trees. Prune with confidence.
planning & advice
Consultations
Not sure where to start, or need expert advice for your orchard or edible garden? We offer a range of consultation options to suit your needs.
🌿 Walk & Talk — our most popular option
A practical, on-site consultation where we walk your garden or orchard together, assess your trees and growing spaces, answer your questions and provide clear, practical recommendations you can put into action.
🌱 Full Consultation + Concept Design
For those looking for a more comprehensive plan. We assess your site, discuss your goals and provide detailed recommendations along with a concept design to help you plan and develop your edible garden or orchard.
🌳 Tailored Consultations
Need advice on a specific issue, planting, pruning, soil or orchard development? We can tailor a consultation to suit your needs.
Consultations start from $250 + GST for a Walk & Talk.
Practical advice. Thoughtful planning. Gardens designed to thrive.
planning & advice
Online Consultations
Expert advice from the comfort of your own home — anywhere in New Zealand.
Have a question about your fruit trees, orchard or edible garden? Our 30-minute online consultations are a convenient way to get personalised advice without an on-site visit.
We can help with pruning, tree health, pest and disease issues, plant selection, orchard planning, edible garden design, soil, planting and general growing advice.
📍 Available anywhere in New Zealand
💻 30-minute video consultation
💰 $50 + GST
🌿 Practical advice. Personalised solutions.
Wherever you are in NZ.
TRAINING
Arboriculture Training & Contract Services
Dave is a NZQA Unit 4098 qualified assessor and trainer with over 10 years’ experience in arboriculture. He currently works with ThoughtPlanters across the North Island and online, delivering arboriculture training and assessment.
Dave also offers arboriculture contract services to Waikato-based companies, providing high-quality professional tree work including:
• Technical tree removals, including rigging and crane work
• Large tree reductions and pruning
• Environmental tree work, including bats, birds and veteran trees
• Tree bracing and support installation
Fully insured | Over 14 years’ experience | Level 4 Qualified
