When it's time to remove a tree
Removing a mature tree is a big decision, and it isn't always the right one. We start every job with a consultation so we understand your goals and can give you an honest recommendation. Common reasons homeowners call us for removal include:
- Dead or dying trees, including cedars with dead tops and firs that have lost needles
- Trees leaning toward a house, garage or neighbor's property
- Cracked trunks, split limbs or decay at the base
- Roots lifting foundations, driveways or sidewalks
- Trees crowding power drops, roofs or chimneys
- Trees in the way of an addition, shop, driveway or garden
How we take trees down safely
Every tree and every yard is different. When there is a safe, open drop zone, a tree can be felled in one piece. Around houses, fences and other trees, our climbers usually take trees down in controlled sections — limbing first, then cutting the trunk into manageable pieces and lowering them with ropes. Larger or trickier removals can call for crane support — like the tall Douglas fir we removed with a crane in Puyallup's Gem Heights neighborhood (photos below) — and we will explain the plan in your quote.
Low impact tree removals
For tight backyards, finished landscaping, septic drain fields and lawns you'd like to keep, we offer low impact tree removals. Rigging and lowering wood instead of dropping it, keeping heavy equipment off sensitive areas and protecting hardscape lets us remove a tree with as little disruption as possible.
Hazard trees and storm damage
See our hazardous tree removal page. Pacific Northwest windstorms, wet snow and saturated winter soils bring down a lot of trees. If a tree is already down, hung up in another tree or resting on a structure, see our 24/7 emergency tree service. If it's still standing but worrying you, call us before the next storm.
Clean up and stumps
When the tree is down, we clean up. Let us know ahead of time if you'd like to keep wood for firewood. Want the stump gone too? Add stump grinding to your removal.
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