Quick answer
Yes, we remove and trim trees across Marlton and the rest of Evesham. Most jobs start with one question: is the tree in the municipal right-of-way? A curbside tree needs a street opening permit application to remove, whatever its size. Yard trees near an owner-occupied home are usually exempt from replacement, and a curbside tree breaking the sidewalk may qualify for the township's removal program.
Curbside trees and the street opening permit
Evesham's Chapter 144, adopted on April 10, 2024, requires a street opening permit application before anyone removes a street tree in the municipal right-of-way, regardless of size. That includes a small ornamental in the grass strip, so check before cutting.
Otherwise curbside trees are the owner's to maintain. The exception is a curbside tree lifting the sidewalk into a trip hazard: Evesham Public Works runs a shared-service program that pays to remove the tree, stump and roots, provided the owner replaces the sidewalk with new concrete. If yours qualifies, start with the township. If not, our street tree removal covers the cut, and stump grinding clears the way for the new slab.
Common Marlton jobs and the rule behind each
Each of these touches a different line of Chapter 144, which is why the first question is always where the tree stands.
- Street Tree RemovalCurbside trees in the right-of-way, which need a street opening permit whatever their size.
- Stump GrindingStumps from curbside removals, ground out before the new sidewalk is poured.
- Large Tree RemovalYard trees past 23 inches, where replacement counts climb if your lot is not exempt.
- Tree PlantingReplacement trees of at least 1.5-inch caliper, including species from the Pinelands Commission list.
- Tree TrimmingRoutine pruning of yard and curbside trees the owner is responsible for keeping up.
How Evesham counts replacement trees
Replacement scales with trunk size. A tree up to 12.99 inches DBH calls for one new tree, 13 to 22.99 inches for two, 23 to 32.99 inches for three, and 33 inches or more for four. Each replacement has to be at least 1.5-inch caliper, planted within 12 months and monitored for two years.
Plenty of homeowners never reach that schedule. Trees within 150 feet of an owner-occupied home are exempt, and so are owner-occupied lots of two acres or less. Hazard trees skip fees and replacement too, but the claim needs photos and paperwork from a state-credentialed tree expert or arborist, so do not take one down first and explain later.
A Pinelands township with a Pinelands plant list
Evesham is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities inside the Pinelands National Reserve. It had 46,826 residents in 2020, and 10,594 of them lived in the Marlton census-designated place. When a replacement is required, the chapter lets you choose species from the Pinelands Commission native plant list, which is worth a look before you buy nursery stock for tree planting.
Marlton and Evesham tree questions
Yes. Evesham requires a street opening permit application for any street tree in the municipal right-of-way, whatever its size. File it before the cut, not after.
Possibly. Under the township's shared-service program, Public Works pays to remove the tree, stump and roots when the sidewalk has become a trip hazard, provided you replace that sidewalk with new concrete.
If replacement applies, a trunk of 33 inches DBH or more calls for four new trees. Many homeowners are exempt, though, because trees within 150 feet of an owner-occupied home are excluded.
Yes. The chapter allows species from the Pinelands Commission native plant list. Each one still needs to be 1.5-inch caliper or larger and go in the ground within a year.
Near Marlton
Working out a Marlton tree?
Call and describe it. We will look, tell you which part of Chapter 144 applies, and give you a price before any cut.