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Tree removal, trimming and storm cleanup in Philadelphia, PA
Dead ash over the driveway, a limb through the porch roof, a big oak in a rowhome yard with no alley. We take those calls at any hour, from Chestnut Hill and the Northeast to Bucks and Burlington counties.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Crane and rope rigging
- Street-tree permit step handled
- Stumps ground, yard raked
Start here
What a tree job here actually involves
Quick answer
Tree removal in Philadelphia usually runs about $500 to $2,200 per tree, according to HomeBlue cost data for the city, with height, access and nearby wires deciding where a job lands. Trees in the sidewalk strip also need a Parks and Recreation permit before anyone cuts. Call any hour and we will look at it with you.
Cutting is the quick part. The hours go into lowering wood without touching the roof next door, keeping limbs off the service wire, and carrying every piece out through a gate, an alley or a hallway under drop cloths.
Tree Removal Services runs the job from the first call: the look at the tree, any permit or utility step, the takedown, the stump and the cleanup. Our office is in Burlington, New Jersey, one bridge from Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks.
Start with the problem
What is going on with your tree?
Pick the closest match.
A tree or big limb came down
On the roof, car or fence, rigged off without adding damage.
It is leaning after the storm
Fresh lean plus heaved soil means the roots let go.
The ash is dying from the top
Thin crown and flaking bark point to the borer.
Branches are on the roof
Limbs rubbing shingles, filling gutters or touching the chimney.
There is a stump in the way
Ground below grade for lawn, pavers or a new tree.
The sidewalk is heaving
Street tree roots lifting the pavement.
Tree services
Forty tree jobs, grouped the way the calls come in
Each job has its own page: the work, the cost drivers and the day itself.
Emergency & Storm5 services
Down or about to come down, day or night.
Tree Removal9 services
Planned takedowns, from yard trees to crane picks.
Trimming & Pruning10 services
Cuts that keep trees healthy and clear.
Stumps & Roots4 services
Stumps, roots and bamboo that will not quit.
Tree Health & Support7 services
For trees worth keeping.
Property & Land5 services
Lots, brush, vines, debris and grounds.
Local conditions
Why trees around Philadelphia fail the way they do
Tree cover here is lopsided. A 2021 Inquirer analysis put Chestnut Hill near 60 percent canopy and Roxborough above 40 percent, while Mayfair and Tacony sat at 10 percent or less. The Northwest means big shade trees over houses on steep lots; the Northeast means street trees squeezed into sidewalk strips.
Two pests rewrote the job list. Emerald ash borer reached the area around 2012, and an infested ash can die within three to four years. Tree of heaven, the spotted lanternfly’s favorite host, sprouts back hard from its roots when it is cut and left untreated.
Storms do the rest. Isaias sent an EF2 tornado from Northeast Philadelphia to Doylestown in 2020, Ida pushed one across the river from Edgewater Park to Bristol in 2021, and the July 2026 microbursts put the city under a disaster declaration. With rowhomes about 70 percent of the housing, much of that cleanup happens in yards you reach through the house.
How a job runs
What happens after you call
You call, day or night
Tell us what the tree is doing and what it is near.
We look at the tree and what is under it
Lean, decay, cracks, the roof next door, the wires, and how the wood gets out.
Permits and wires get handled
Street trees need a Parks and Recreation permit. A limb on the wire to the house needs a PECO make-safe, booked two weeks ahead.
A rigging plan, then the cut
Limbs come down in pieces on ropes, or a crane lifts them over the roofline.
Stump, wood and brush
Brush goes through the chipper, logs get cut to carry, and the stump is ground if it is part of the job.
Rake-out and walk-through
We rake, blow off the walks and walk the property with you before the truck leaves.
Where we work
Both sides of the Delaware, block by block
31 towns, counties and neighborhoods have their own pages.
Northwest Philadelphia
Steep lots, heavy canopy: Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, Roxborough, East Falls and Germantown, with Wynnefield and Overbrook to the west.
Northeast Philadelphia
Street trees and yard maples in Fox Chase, Somerton, Bustleton, Torresdale, Rhawnhurst, Holmesburg and Mayfair.
Pennsylvania suburbs
Bucks County towns like Bensalem and Levittown, Montgomery County including Lower Merion, Abington and Cheltenham, and Upper Darby in Delaware County.
The New Jersey side
Home base: Burlington, Willingboro, Moorestown, Mount Laurel and Marlton in Burlington County, plus Cherry Hill in Camden County.
Planning numbers
What tree work tends to cost around Philadelphia
Published survey ranges for planning, not our prices.
| Job | Published range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tree removal, Philadelphia | $500 to $2,200 | HomeBlue, 2025 |
| Small tree removal, up to 30 ft | $150 to $450 | HomeAdvisor, 2026 |
| Medium tree removal, 30 to 60 ft | $450 to $1,200 | HomeAdvisor, 2026 |
| Very large tree removal, over 80 ft | $1,000 to $2,000 | HomeAdvisor, 2026 |
| Stump grinding | $120 to $500 | HomeAdvisor, 2026 |
| Tree trimming, per tree | $430 to $640 | LawnStarter, 2026 |
| Emergency tree removal | as high as $5,000 | HomeAdvisor, 2026 |
Size, access, cranes and permits move a job within these ranges. We price after seeing the tree.
When there is no room to drop the wood, it goes up and over the roofline instead.
Call about a crane jobHow we work
Habits that protect the house next to the tree
Wood comes down in pieces
Big trees come apart from the top on lowering lines.
Wires before saws
A limb on the service drop gets a utility make-safe first.
A person answers, any hour
Answered 24 hours a day, storm nights included.
Cleanup is part of the job
Chips raked, walks blown off, logs stacked or hauled away.
Questions
Questions Philadelphia homeowners ask about tree work
If it grows in the sidewalk strip, yes: a contractor working on a street tree needs a tree work permit from Parks and Recreation. Steep-slope rules in Northwest Philadelphia limit digging, and towns like Cherry Hill set their own rules.
Get everyone out of the rooms under it and stay clear of wires. Call 911 if it is on the house or blocking the road, PECO if it is on a power line, then us to take the weight off without spreading the damage.
The owner. PECO trims its distribution lines, not the service line to your house, and will make that drop safe for the work if asked about two weeks ahead. A limb on a live line right now is a call to PECO first.
Sometimes. An ash with most of its crown still green may be worth trunk injections. Once the top is dead the wood turns brittle, and the tree comes down from a lift rather than by climbing.
Cut and left untreated, it answers with a flush of root and stump sprouts. Treating the stem or stump, then following up on sprouts, is what stops it.
Yes, by rope and by hand: short pieces lowered, wood carried out through a gate or the house on floor protection, or lifted over the roof by crane when it is too big to carry.
Yes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call (916) 312-2373.
Tree advice
Read before you call, or after
What Tree Removal Costs in Philadelphia, PA
What moves a Philadelphia tree removal price up or down.
Philadelphia Street Tree Permits, Explained
Who owns the sidewalk tree and where the permit fits.
A Tree Fell in Philadelphia: Who Handles It?
The first hour after a tree comes down, and who pays.
Talk to us
Call about the tree, any hour
If it is an emergency, say so first and we will start with making it safe.
Call (916) 312-2373- Phone
- (916) 312-2373
- Hours
- Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Office
- 578 Washington Ave, Burlington, NJ 08016