Street Tree Removal

What This Service Involves

When a public street tree is dead, structurally failing, or in irreconcilable conflict with utilities and infrastructure, our crews remove it safely without disrupting the surrounding corridor. We work from your removal authorization and any tree-ordinance permitting, then rig and lower sections in confined right-of-way settings adjacent to live traffic, overhead lines, and pedestrians. Removals are documented with before-and-after records and updated against your tree inventory so replacement planting can be programmed. Stump treatment, grinding, and restoration of the planting strip or well are handled as directed. Every crew is supervised by an ISA Certified Arborist and operates under an approved traffic control plan.

Benefits

Eliminates hazard trees before failure across busy corridors; Clears conflicts with sidewalks, utilities, and sight lines; Fully permitted and documented for ordinance compliance; Coordinated restoration keeps planting strips ready for replanting

Our Process

1) Removal authorization, permitting, and utility locates confirmed; 2) Traffic control and pedestrian protection established on site; 3) Sectional felling and rigging away from lines and structures; 4) Stump treatment, debris haul-off, and inventory update

What Affects the Cost

Trunk diameter, height, and species density; Proximity to overhead lines, structures, and pavement; Traffic control and pedestrian-protection requirements; Stump grinding and planting-strip restoration scope; Disposal, recycling, and prevailing wage considerations

Best Time of Year

Removals can proceed year-round for hazard cases, though non-emergency work is typically batched into the drier late-spring through early-fall season for cleaner site conditions.