Tree Removal
Tree removal, done safely on the lot you have
Dead pines, leaning oaks, split trunks. Felled in one piece where there is room, sectioned and lowered where there is not.
Some trees do need to come down: a pine that died after a storm and is getting brittle, an oak that leaned in saturated ground and never straightened, a trunk with a split you can see daylight through, or a healthy tree that is simply in the wrong place for the addition or the driveway.
How it comes down depends on the space. Where there is room, a tree is felled in one piece, which is the fastest and least expensive removal. Where it stands over a roof, a fence, or a neighbor's yard, it is climbed or reached from a bucket and taken apart from the top, with each section lowered on ropes to the ground.
The job is not finished until the wood and brush are dealt with. Debris is hauled off unless you want the firewood, and the stump can be ground the same visit or left for later, priced separately so you can choose.
What's included
- The tree assessed in person and the safest method chosen for the space
- Felling in one piece where there is room to do it safely
- Sectional removal with rigging where there is not
- Trunk cut to the ground, or bucked into firewood lengths if you want it
- Limbs, brush, and wood hauled off the property
- Stump grinding available as a separate line on the quote
Questions about tree removal
How do you know whether a tree needs to be removed or can be saved?
By looking at it. Dead trees, trees with a cracked or hollow trunk, trees leaning with lifted roots, and trees that have lost most of their canopy are removal candidates. A live tree with a structural problem on one side can often be pruned instead. We tell you which we think it is and why, and the decision is yours.
Can you remove a tree that is right up against the house?
Yes. That is what sectional removal is for. The tree is taken down from the top in pieces small enough to lower on ropes, away from the roof, the windows, and the AC unit.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree?
It depends on where you are. Some local governments in our area, including the City of Pensacola, regulate removal of certain protected trees. Tell us where the tree is and we will flag anything we know applies before the work is scheduled.
What happens to the wood?
Hauled off by default. If you want firewood, tell us when we quote and the trunk can be bucked into lengths and left stacked.
Get a quote
Need tree removal?
Call and describe the tree, or send the form with the service preselected. We work across Santa Rosa and Escambia counties.