Our story

About JJL Trees

A family run team of tree surgeons, gardeners and beekeepers, working across North London, Essex and Hertfordshire since 2016.

Since January 2016

Started with one saw and a van

Jason Lomas founded JJL Trees in January 2016. Today the company is a team of qualified tree surgeons, landscapers and beekeepers covering North London, Essex and Hertfordshire.

We started in tree surgery and grew the way good local firms do: clients asked if we could also sort the hedge, the lawn, the overgrown plot behind the school. Now we work across four divisions, from crown reductions and TPO applications to patios, estate woodland and managed beehives.

Jason still visits most sites himself. He'll give you straight advice, tell you when a tree is better left alone and explain the cost before we start.

  • Free advice and quotations
  • Maintenance schedules
  • Domestic and commercial
  • 24hr emergency call out
The JJL Trees team in front of estate gates
The JJL Trees team
How we work

What you can expect

Fully insured

£10 million public liability cover, and every job planned with a risk assessment.

Eco-conscious

We plant trees, recycle every load of chip and build habitat back into the sites we work on.

DBS checked

Our team is DBS checked, so schools, surgeries and care homes can book us with confidence.

Done to standard

All tree work to BS3998. All surveys to BS5837. NPTC qualified climbers and cutters.

Our rings so far

Every year adds a ring

You can read a tree's life in its rings. Here are a few of ours.

2016

JJL Trees founded

Jason starts the company in January with tree surgery across North London and Essex.

2020

387 removed, 402 planted

By April 2020 we had planted more trees than we had taken down.

1.2M

Kilograms of chip recycled

Our wood chip goes to the Crews Hill green waste centre and becomes bio-fuel.

Today

Four divisions

Tree surgery, landscaping, estate services, and ecology and beekeeping.

Qualification & accreditation

Every climber and cutter on our team holds NPTC certificates for the work they do.

CS30Chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting
CS31Tree felling with average chainsaw
CS32Big tree felling
CS38Basic tree climbing
CS39Using a chainsaw from rope and harness
CS41Rigging and dismantling
PA1 & PA6Pesticides application and spraying
AFAG & FISAHealth and Safety Executive government guidelines
BS3998All work to British Standards
Family business

Willow's Love It Honey

Our beekeeping started as a family project. The honey from our managed hives is jarred and labelled by Jason's daughter, Willow, which makes every jar a small piece of family tradition and local nature.

Meet the honey
Wooden beehives in a meadow
A finished garden border and lawn
Get in touch

Let's build your dream garden together

Free advice and quotations. Tell us about the job and we'll get back to you within one working day.