Some trees have to go: the pine that leans a little more each winter, the post oak with a hollow trunk, the sweetgum whose roots are heaving the driveway, or anything the last ice storm cracked. Removal in a Tyler yard is rarely a straight drop. Houses, fences, pools, septic fields and overhead lines mean most trees come down in sections, roped and lowered piece by piece.
You get a walk-through and a written price first. The price covers taking the tree down, cutting it into manageable logs, chipping the brush and cleaning up. Stump grinding is quoted separately so you only pay for it if you want the stump gone.
What the job involves
- Assessment of the tree, the lean, the drop zone and what is underneath it
- Written quote covering removal, cleanup and optional stump grinding
- Rigging and sectional felling where there is no room for a straight drop
- Logs cut to length, brush chipped, yard raked before the crew leaves
- Firewood left on request, or everything hauled away
Removing trees in Tyler and Smith County
The most common removals here are mature post oaks and water oaks in the older neighbourhoods that have started dropping limbs, and loblolly pines on the sandy soils south of town that have begun to lean. Both are heavy, and both usually stand within reach of a roof.
Trees on your own lot normally need no permit; trees in the street right-of-way and trees in the historic districts can require the city's approval. (Verify with City of Tyler Planning.) Trees touching Oncor lines need the utility to clear the line side first.