Looking for a tree surgeon in Merstham? Cut of Art is a family-run team working across the old village, South Merstham and the slopes of the downs, from careful pruning and crown reductions to full tree removal, hedge cutting and site clearance.
See the standard of our work in the gallery, or call 07519 952330 for a free, no-obligation quote.

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Merstham has a bit of everything: the old village and Quality Street with its cottages and mature garden trees, the big plots up Rockshaw Road on the edge of the downs, and South Merstham's post-war estate with its cherries, birches and leylandii around the station. Squeezed between the M25 and the M23, it still feels like a village, and it is one we work in regularly.
We are a quarter of an hour up the A23 from our Horley base, so quote visits are easy to fit in and jobs get booked quickly. We are a family firm, established in 2018, and most of our work in Merstham starts with a recommendation.
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Crown reduction & thinningLetting light in and taking weight out without ruining the tree's shape.Find out more
Tree removal & fellingSafe removal of unwanted, dead or dangerous trees, sectional dismantling where space is tight.Find out more
Tree work & pruningCareful pruning and deadwood removal to keep trees healthy, safe and well shaped.Find out more
PollardingTraditional hard pruning for limes, willows and street-side trees that need keeping in check.Find out more
Hedge cutting & maintenanceOne-off cuts, reshaping and regular upkeep, cuttings cleared and taken away.Find out more
Site & garden clearanceOvergrown gardens, scrub and green waste cleared and disposed of properly.Find out more
Stump grindingOld stumps ground out below ground level, ready for lawn, bed or path.Find out more
Logs & woodchipSeasoned logs and woodchip available; ask what is in stock.Find out more
Fencing & turfingFence repairs and replacement, plus turfing to finish a cleared garden.Find out more
24/7 emergency calloutsStorm damage or a dangerous tree? Call 07519 952330, day or night.Call now
Merstham sits where the Weald clay meets the chalk, so the trees change as you climb: oaks, ash and cherries around the station and the estate, then beech, yew, whitebeam and hawthorn on the slopes up towards the North Downs Way. Add the cedars and big garden trees around the older houses on Quality Street and Rockshaw Road and there is plenty here that has been growing for a century or more.
A lot of the work is careful reduction: taking weight out of a beech that overhangs the house, lifting a yew off a roof, thinning a cherry that has blocked the light. Where a tree has to go we dismantle it in sections, with the tracked lift where the slope or the rigging calls for it, and the waste goes with us.
A few recent jobs from our work in and around Merstham.




The things people in Merstham ask us most, answered straight. Anything else, just ask.
It depends on the size and species of the tree and how much you want taken off, so we price each crown reduction in Merstham on site rather than guess. Reductions are skilled, repeat work, and because we climb and rig wherever we can rather than hire in access, our quotes stay keen. Quotes are free and without obligation.
Often, yes. Quality Street and the old village sit in a conservation area, which means Reigate & Banstead Borough Council needs six weeks' notice before work on any tree there with a trunk wider than about 75 mm, and plenty of trees elsewhere in Merstham are covered by Tree Preservation Orders. We check the status before quoting and handle the notice or application for you, so nothing is cut without the right consent in place.
All of it: Quality Street and the old village, the big gardens up Rockshaw Road, Station Road and South Merstham, the estate roads off Battlebridge Lane and Bletchingley Road, and out along Nutfield Road towards Mercers Park. We also work the Gatton and Redhill edges, so being just outside the village is never a problem.
Merstham is a quarter of an hour up the A23 from our Horley base, so quote visits are usually within a few days and most jobs are booked in within a couple of weeks depending on the season. A dangerous or storm-damaged tree gets a same-day response: call 07519 952330 at any hour.
It depends on the tree's size, how easy it is to reach and how much waste needs clearing, so we price each job properly rather than guess. Steep gardens and tight access up on the downs can add to the time, so we come and look rather than quote blind. Quotes are free and without obligation.
Yes. The gardens on the chalk slopes above the village, with their big beeches and yews, are some of the more interesting jobs we do. Everything is rigged and lowered in sections rather than dropped, we use the tracked lift where a climb is not the safe option, and we look after the ground on the way in and out.
Yes, 24 hours a day. The wind comes over the downs with some force, and beech in particular can shed big limbs without much warning. Call 07519 952330 and we will make it safe first, then arrange the full removal or repair once the immediate risk is dealt with.
Usually, yes. You may prune overhanging branches back to your boundary as long as the tree is not protected, and in the conservation area it needs the same notice as any other work, so we check first. We do it neatly and offer the cuttings back to the owner, which keeps things friendly.
Always, and it is included in the quote. Brash is chipped, timber is cut into logs and the garden is cleared before we leave. Logs and chippings are yours if you want them; otherwise they go with us.
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Nearby areas we cover: Salfords & Sidlow · Banstead · Woodmansterne · Nutfield & South Nutfield · all areas
The work we are known for and do most weeks - skilled crown reductions, safe tree felling and full site clearances - across Horley and the surrounding villages.
Crown & tree reductions
Careful height and spread reductions that keep the tree healthy - our most-requested skilled work.
Tree felling & removal
Sectional dismantling and directional felling, from a single tree to a full clearance.
Site & garden clearance
Overgrown gardens and building plots cleared back to bare, workable ground.
Tell us what you need doing in Merstham and we will come back with a free, no-obligation quote. Prefer to talk? Call 07519 952330.