Firewood cutting
Your old tree is next winter’s warm lounge — cut, stacked, sorted.
From standing tree to stacked winter heat
Canterbury winters are no joke, and a woodshed full of dry firewood is worth its weight in gold come July. Here’s the good news: that macrocarpa, gum or pine coming down in your backyard is premium heating fuel once it’s cut and seasoned. Instead of paying to have good timber carted away — then paying again for firewood in autumn — JJ’s Tree Services converts removals into burnable lengths on the spot.
We cut trunks and limbs to fireplace-friendly lengths and stack the rounds neatly where you want them, ready for splitting and seasoning. Gum, macrocarpa, oak and other dense species from Canterbury sections burn long and hot; even pine and poplar make excellent shoulder-season and kindling wood. We’ll tell you honestly what you’ve got and how long it needs to dry — usually a full summer stacked in a breezy spot for best results.
What’s included
- Assessment of your timber’s firewood value with every removal quote
- Cutting to lengths that suit your firebox or burner
- Neat stacking where you want it — woodshed, fence line or paddock
- Advice on seasoning times for each species
- Option to chip the small stuff and stack only the good wood
- Site left clean — sawdust raked, offcuts cleared
Plan ahead for winter
Fresh-cut wood doesn’t burn well, so timing matters: trees felled in late winter and spring, cut and stacked over summer, make superb fuel the following winter. If you’re thinking about a removal, doing it now means free heat later. And if you already have a pile of rounds waiting, ask about cutting them down to size — that’s bread-and-butter work for us.
Serving Christchurch & North Canterbury
Firewood cutting across Christchurch, Rangiora and North Canterbury, usually alongside removals or as a standalone job. Call 022 342 7507 or email jjstreeservices1@gmail.com for a free quote.