Planning tree removal, pruning or a rescue mission for an overgrown garden in District 15? We come out to the family-house streets of Rákospalota and Pestújhely just as readily as to the blocks of flats in Újpalota. The site visit is free, and while we're there, we'll tell you which trees need to be reported before felling.
Of District XV's three neighbourhoods, Rákospalota and Pestújhely are largely suburban areas of family houses, while Újpalota is one of the capital's largest housing estates. In the garden areas you'll find classic Pest gardens with lawns, fruit trees and hedges, where the weeds never take a holiday.
Besides tree removal and pruning, these gardens most often need hedge trimming, lawn mowing and stump grinding. And if a garden needs rethinking from scratch, we also lay turf, install irrigation and plant new trees; since the same team handles both the trees and the garden, you won't need to find another company after the felling.
Neighbourhoods Pestújhely, Rákospalota, Újpalota
An overgrown garden and the same garden put in order. Drag the slider to compare the two.
BeforeAfterIn District XV, Decree 7/2021. on the local protection of trees is relatively flexible: on private land, two trees per property per year can be felled without a permit or replacement, provided you report the felling in advance. If more trees have to go, you need a permit from the district clerk (jegyző), and the felled trees must be replaced as well.
With neither a permit nor a notification, you can also fell fruit trees with a trunk thinner than 10 cm, dead trees, trees of invasive species such as the tree of heaven, and self-seeded or sucker growth thinner than 5 cm. The notification must be submitted electronically or by post; email is not accepted.
Tree felling permits in Budapest, district by district →
Source 7/2021. (V. 5.) önkormányzati rendelet a fák helyi védelméről, Nemzeti Jogszabálytár · Fakivágási engedélykérelem, bejelentés magáningatlan esetében, bpxv.hu We reviewed this rule in November 2026. Regulations can change, so we check it again at the site visit.
Not for two trees a year; it's enough to notify the district clerk before felling. From the third tree on, however, a permit is required, and the felled trees must be replaced. Dead trees and trees of invasive species can be felled without any notification.
We're not aware of any local ban: we found no provision in District XV's current decrees that regulates mowing hours. For the sake of good neighbourly relations, though, it's best to avoid early-morning and Sunday mowing.
Yes, if you ask, we'll haul away the trunk, branches and cuttings, so no pile is left in the garden. MOHU doesn't collect thick branches or tree trunks, so that part is worth leaving to us.
Yes, to all three neighbourhoods of District XV, Pestújhely included. We mainly work in District 17, but we'll go to any district in Budapest for a site visit, and we'll get back to you within one working day.
Tell us what the problem is with your garden or tree, and we will call you back within one working day. A site visit in District 15 is free too. You can write to us in English.
Quicker by phone? Call us on +36 20 944 3464.
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Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota, District XV
Tree removal rules2 trees per property per year can be felled with a notification, without a permit or replacement
On the local page we have collected what the regulations say about:
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