Tacoma WA Tree Removal & Trimming

Do you work in Tacoma? Yes, we remove, trim and grind stumps all over Tacoma, from the North End and Proctor to the South End, Eastside, Fern Hill and Northeast Tacoma. Our yard is at 1515 90th St E, so we are close. Estimates are free. Call or text (253) 590-8194.

Tacoma grew up under Douglas fir, western red cedar and big leaf maple, and a lot of those trees are still standing in yards platted for a 1920s bungalow. In the North End and Proctor the problem is usually a hundred year old maple or a row of street trees that has outgrown the parking strip. In the South End, Fern Hill, Eastside and Northeast Tacoma it is the firs: 100 to 150 feet tall, two or three to a lot, over the roof, the garage and the neighbor’s fence.

Big firs over small Tacoma lots

A Tacoma backyard rarely has room to fell a fir whole. Every one of them is a climb and rig job: limbs roped down, the trunk blocked off in sections, each one lowered or caught before it reaches the ground. That is the work our crew does most, and it is why customers with trees next to the house call us back year after year. See how we do it on the Tacoma tree removal page.

Street trees, heritage trees and permits

Trees on your own lot in Tacoma can usually be removed without a permit. Trees in the planting strip between the sidewalk and the street belong to the city’s right of way and need a permit from the city before they are pruned or removed, and the city keeps a list of heritage trees that are protected. Trees on steep slopes above the Narrows, Commencement Bay or the Puyallup River, and near streams, fall under critical area rules. If your tree is one of those, we will tell you before we start, and you or we can check with the city’s planning desk.

Storms off the Sound

Tacoma’s winter windstorms come in off the Narrows and Commencement Bay, and the firs standing in wet ground on the west facing slopes are the ones that go. If one is on your roof, call Tacoma Power first if a line is involved, then us; see emergency tree service.

For the removal page written for the city, see tree removal in Tacoma.

What we do in Tacoma

Tree service questions from Tacoma

How fast can you come out in Tacoma?

Often the same day for an estimate. Ismael lives and works on the east side of Tacoma, so a look at a tree in the city is rarely a long trip.

Do you handle the street tree in front of my house?

Yes, once you have the city’s right of way permit. We can tell you what to ask for.

Can you take a tree down between two houses in the North End?

Yes. Narrow side yards are climbed and the tree lowered in sections; nothing is dropped.

Do you work in Northeast Tacoma and Browns Point?

Yes, the whole city, plus Fife and Milton next door.

Tree Service in Tacoma, Washington