Tree Removal in Tacoma, WA

The short version: We remove trees of any size anywhere in Tacoma, from the North End to Fern Hill and Northeast Tacoma, and we are based on the east side at 1515 90th St E. Big trees next to houses are our specialty. The estimate is free and in person. Call or text (253) 590-8194.

Why Tacoma tree removal is mostly climbing

Tacoma’s lots were platted for bungalows and ramblers, and the Douglas firs, cedars and big leaf maples that were left standing or planted next to them are now 80 to 150 feet tall. There is almost never room to fell one whole. So the crew climbs it, ropes the limbs down one at a time, and blocks the trunk off in sections that are lowered or caught on a rigging frame. The house, the fence, the garage and the neighbor’s car are never under a falling piece.

The trees Tacoma calls us about

Firs over the roof in the South End, Eastside, Fern Hill, Lincoln and Northeast Tacoma. Century old maples and street trees in the North End, Proctor and Stadium. Cedars that have cracked and hemlocks that have died from the top in older yards everywhere. Cottonwoods along the Puyallup River side of town. Trees that came down in a windstorm off the Narrows or Commencement Bay, which get handled as emergency work.

Free estimate: call or text (253) 590-8194

What a Tacoma removal costs

No two trees price the same, so there is no list. The things that move it: height and trunk diameter, how close the tree is to the house, the lines and the property line, how much of it has to be lowered on ropes rather than dropped, whether a lift fits in the driveway, and what you want done with the wood and the stump. Ismael gives you one number in person and it holds on the day. Erin E wrote that our bid was the lowest she got; Patrick Shin wrote that some other estimates were more than twice ours.

Tacoma permits, street trees and heritage trees

A tree on your own lot in Tacoma can usually be removed without a permit. The exceptions: trees in the planting strip between the sidewalk and the street, which belong to the city’s right of way and need a permit from Tacoma before pruning or removal; trees on the city’s heritage tree list; and trees in critical areas such as the slopes above the Narrows and Commencement Bay, the Puyallup River side and stream corridors. If your tree looks like one of those, we say so before anything is scheduled.

Power lines in Tacoma

Tacoma Power owns the lines along the street. If a tree is in those, call them first. For the service drop from the pole to your house, we work around it with ropes and a lift and keep every section clear.

After the tree is down

Brush chipped, with the chips left in your beds or taken away. The trunk bucked to firewood length and stacked, hauled, or milled into slabs and lumber on our sawmill. The stump ground below grade, usually the same visit. The yard, the driveway and the roof raked and blown clean before the crew leaves.