Mick Farache has spent more than twenty years in the canopy of Sydney's North Shore. He started as a young climber working for other crews, learning the difference between tree work that's done quickly and tree work that's done properly. It didn't take long to find out which one he cared about.
He founded Farache Tree Services because he kept seeing the same things: jobs quoted remotely and assessed badly, subcontractors who didn't know the species they were cutting, sites left with green waste across the lawn and a stump that was supposed to be gone. He wanted to build a business with his name on it - one where every job reflects what he actually believes the standard should be.
"I've been in enough canopies to know when a tree is genuinely dangerous and when someone just doesn't want the leaf drop. Getting that right matters - to the tree, to the property, and to the person footing the bill."
Today, Farache Tree Services operates across greater Sydney, with the heaviest concentration of work on the Upper and Lower North Shore and through the Hornsby Shire - the country Mick has known longest. He climbs every job personally. The business hasn't grown beyond what he can run at that standard, and he intends to keep it that way.
Right tools for
every job.
Proper equipment means faster, safer, and cleaner results. No improvising. No shortcuts because the right machine wasn't booked.
All green waste chipped on your property. No skips, no waiting, no piles at the kerb. Chippings left as mulch or removed.
Grinds stumps 200–300mm below the surface. No chemicals. Ready to turf or replant immediately after.
Modern rope and harness systems for tree climbing. The foundation of tree work - Mick's been doing it for over two decades.
Professional-grade saws, maintained and sharp for every job. The right bar length for the species - not the same saw for every tree.
Our own tipper truck and work utes haul timber, chip and gear in and out - no hire delays, no third parties. We arrive ready and leave the site clean.
What "done properly"
actually means.
If a tree doesn't need removing, Mick says so. A tree service that sells you more work than you need isn't a service - it's a sales pitch. Honest assessment is the baseline.
Topping, flush-cutting, bad pruning decisions - these are quick and cheap and they damage or kill trees. Twenty years of practice means knowing what each species actually needs.
Every chip, every offcut, every scrap of green waste is removed or processed before we leave. A clean job site isn't a bonus - it's part of what you hired us to do.