Tree Removal in South Jersey
Safe, complete removal of dead, dying, hazardous, or unwanted trees of any size.
Pricing: $400–$3,500+ depending on size, access, and complexity
A tree on the ground isn’t the job. The job is getting it there without rutting the lawn, gouging the driveway, or putting a limb through the sunroom. That part takes planning. We do it before the saws come out.
Most of what we drop in South Jersey is the same handful of species. Pin oaks dying back from bacterial leaf scorch. Red oaks losing crown after a rough season of two-lined chestnut borer. Tulip poplars that got too tall for the lot. Bradford pears splitting at the union. Silver maples shedding majors in calm weather. Sweet gums nobody wants the seed balls from. We’ve taken down a lot of each.
What’s included
- Site walk and rigging plan. The foreman marks drop zones and targets — septic lid, irrigation heads, pool cover, fence, slate roof, the neighbor’s sunroom — before anything starts.
- Felling or sectional dismantling. Bull rope, lowering blocks, speedlines on tight lots. Crane when the tree calls for one.
- Cleanup of the drop zone. Chipper and grapple truck stay close. Brush doesn’t get dragged across your lawn for two hours.
- Final sweep. Hardscape blown off. Lawn raked. No sawdust on the deck.
- Disposal. Goes to our yard or a licensed recycler. No separate dump fee.
Not included: stump grinding, treatment of nearby trees, lawn restoration past a rake-out, permit fees. We list those on the estimate so there are no surprises.
How it goes
- We come look at the tree. We don’t quote 70-foot oaks over the phone. You get a written estimate, good 30 days.
- We schedule. Two-day confirmation. We call 811 if there’s any digging. If your town wants a permit, we file it.
- We work. Half day with three or four guys for most yard trees. Full day for the big ones or anything on a crane. Mats down before tracks roll.
- We walk it with you before we leave. Anything off, we fix it.
What it costs
Most residential removals run $400 to $3,500. The middle of that — $700 to $1,800 — covers most jobs. Three things move it:
- Size. Diameter at chest height tells us more than height. A 14-inch Bradford pear is half the work of a 30-inch white oak the same height.
- Access. A 36-inch gate doubles the labor on a backyard tree. Curbside is fastest. A crane reach saves money on the big ones.
- Targets. A tulip poplar leaning over the pool isn’t the same job as one in the back fence line. Sectional rigging adds time.
Honest range on the phone. Locked-in number after we’ve seen it.
When to call
Some trees give you another season. Some don’t. Don’t wait if you’ve got:
- Conks or shelf fungus on the trunk or root flare. Internal decay.
- A new lean. Fresh cracked soil on the high side of the root plate. The plate is letting go.
- Big dead limbs over the roof, the driveway, or where the kids play.
- A cavity you can put a fist in, especially at a major union.
- A limb that came down in calm weather. The rest of the tree is telling you something.
We’ve pulled a lot of trees off houses after the wrong call here. Sandy in 2012, Irene before that, Isaias in 2020, the June 2023 derecho, the wet snow nor’easters that come through every few Marches. The trees that fail are usually the ones somebody saw a problem on six months earlier.
Active failure is a 24/7 call. Don’t wait for Monday.
Where we work
Cherry Hill, Marlton, Moorestown, and the rest of Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester counties. Most homeowners follow a removal with a stump grind. If a storm did the removal for you, the emergency line runs around the clock.