Tree Service · Nashville, TN
Tree Service in Nashville, TN
Nashville tree services for tree removal, trimming & pruning, emergency storm work and more. Certified arborists on the crews, rigging over the house rather than dropping on it, a written price before the first cut, across Davidson County and the rest of Middle Tennessee.
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Which tree, and what is under it?
Straight to us, and a reply the same day.
Nashville lots, canopies and what they mean for tree work
Older neighborhoods have the biggest trees — century oaks over houses and lines — and removals there are technical rigging jobs priced by the hour of crane or rope time, not by the tree.
In a fast-growing town the trees are young and planted too close to the houses, and the work is pruning and a removal here and there rather than the big rigging jobs of the old neighborhoods.
Where the house sits under the trees — a brick two-story with limbs over the roof, a bonus room under a dead branch — sets what is pruned first.
The ground decides how a tree comes down — a slope that limits where the wood can be lowered, wet soil that will not hold a truck, rock that keeps roots shallow — and the crew plans the rigging around it.
Along the river bottoms the trees are water-loving species with shallow roots, and they come down in saturated ground; the ones leaning after a flood are the ones to look at.
Nashville at a glance
Tree work we take on in this town
Housing stock
Pre-1940 through brand new
County
Davidson County
Ground conditions
Limestone near the surface, clay above it, vented crawl spaces
Permits issued by
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety
In and around Nashville:
- East Nashville
- Green Hills
- Germantown
- The Nations
- Sylvan Park
- Donelson
- Bellevue
- Hermitage
Services
Tree removal, trimming and stumps in Nashville
Tree Removal
Rigging and removing trees in tight spots without damaging the roof, fence or the neighbor’s garage.
Learn moreTrimming & Pruning
Crown thinning, deadwooding and clearance from the roof and power service, done in a way the tree survives.
Learn moreEmergency Storm Work
Trees down on houses, cars and driveways cleared fast, with documentation for your insurer.
Learn moreStump Grinding
Grinding below grade and removing the spoil, so you can plant or lay sod over it.
Learn moreLot & Brush Clearing
Clearing overgrown lots, fence lines and brush for building or just to take the yard back.
Learn moreTree Health & Cabling
Assessment, feeding, disease treatment and cabling for trees worth keeping.
Learn moreWhy homeowners here call
What Nashville yards call us out for
Middle Tennessee has a heavily wooded suburban landscape dominated by mature water oak, silver maple, hackberry and Bradford pear — and the last three are all species with well-known structural weaknesses. Silver maple and Bradford pear in particular have tight branch unions that split under load, which is exactly what a regional ice storm or a summer straight-line wind event delivers. Many of the trees causing problems here were planted in the same decade and are all reaching the same age together.
- Dead limbs in the upper canopy, or a section that leafs out later than the rest
- Mushrooms or conks growing at the base or on the trunk, which indicates internal decay
- A crack or seam running vertically down the trunk
- Sudden lean, or soil heaving on one side of the root plate
Topping a tree. Cutting the crown back to stubs produces weak regrowth and a more dangerous tree within a few years. It is not pruning.
Nearby
Towns nearby that our tree crews cover
FAQ
Tree questions from Nashville yards
Do you cover Nashville, TN?
Yes. Our tree crews work Nashville and Davidson County through the year, and Brentwood, Hendersonville, Franklin, Mt. Juliet are inside the same range.
How much does tree service cost in Nashville?
Tree work in Nashville is priced by the tree — its size, what it hangs over, how it has to come down and whether the wood is hauled or left — and a quote given without walking the yard is a number to be suspicious of. In a fast-growing town the trees are young and planted too close to the houses, and the work is pruning and a removal here and there rather than the big rigging jobs of the old neighborhoods.
Who issues permits for tree service in Nashville?
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety and some HOAs regulate removal of trees above a set size; the crew checks the rules for the address before the saw starts.
How quickly can you get to Nashville?
A tree on a house or a road in Nashville is answered the same day, around the clock; a removal or a pruning job is scheduled within a week or two, longer after a regional storm.
What areas around Nashville do you serve?
Tree crews working Nashville also cover Brentwood, Hendersonville, Franklin, Mt. Juliet — 65 towns across 12 counties.
Free estimate
A tree over your Nashville roof?
Describe the tree to Nashville's Tree Service; our crew walks the Nashville yard and writes the price down for you without charge.