Professional Arborists in Abington, PA

Smaller trees that are not near any structures can simply be cut from the bottom, felling them quickly. Larger trees, or smaller trees near a building or street are "pieced out." This means they are climbed by an expert tree climber, rigged (rigging is the system of ropes, pulleys, and other pieces of equipment used to control the fall of branches), and cut down one piece at a time. This process is slower, but ensures that no harm comes to your property or anyone around it. In the most dire cases (extremely large, dead, or otherwise hazardous trees) we use a large crane to "pick" pieces of the tree, and lower them safely to the ground.

Absolutely! Not only can you keep the wood (at no additional charge), we encourage it! We collect so much wood that we give it away, so keeping the wood from your tree removal or trimming can save you money!

We never recommend topping any trees, however, for those homeowners that would like their trees topped, or for trees that have already been topped (once a tree is topped, it typically needs to be topped every time it is trimmed in the future) we will top certain trees. Many hardwoods (Oaks, Ash, Chestnut, Walnut) cannot be topped, or they will almost certainly die. A few, such as Pear and Apple, can be topped frequently, without causing significant stress to the tree.

Stump grindings contain lots of ground up tree roots and soil. Tree roots contain a higher ratio of Symplasm (living plant tissue) to Apoplasm (non-living plant tissue, mostly found in the tree trunk) than the rest of the tree (Symplasm contains a higher percentage of the essential elements needed by trees).

We try to streamline the process as much as possible. For stump removal quotes, a homeowner can send us a picture of the stump (use a quarter as a scale) and we can give an estimate within the hour! For other work such as tree trimming or removal, most quotes are given on the same day!