Tree removal in Erie
Getting a tree down is easy. Getting it down without hitting anything is the job.
- Drop zone planned first
- Sections lowered on rope
- Yard raked and blown
Tree removal in Erie rarely means a big tree in an open field. More often it's a 70-foot maple between two houses, a pine leaning over a garage, or a spruce tangled in the service drop. The method depends on what's underneath.
Where there's room, a tree can be notched and felled in one piece. Where there isn't, a climber works down from the top, tying off each limb and lowering it on a rope. Once the trunk is on the ground, we can add stump grinding and chip the brush so nothing is left lying around.
Tree leaning toward the house?
Keep people and cars out from under it and call us any hour.
What tree removal includes
Every removal starts with the same walk-around: lean, trunk condition, roots, and where each piece is going to land.
Felling in one piece
For trees with a clear landing area, a directional notch and back cut put the trunk where we want it.
Sectional removal
A climber or bucket works from the top down, cutting and lowering each limb and trunk section by rope.
Removals near wires
Trees close to the service line coming into your house are rigged away from it. Trees touching primary lines need Penelec first.
Wood and brush handling
Logs cut to length or hauled off, branches chipped, and the area raked. We agree on this before starting.
Three ways a tree comes down
Straight fell
Fastest and cheapest. Needs open ground at least as long as the tree is tall, and nothing valuable in the swing.
Climb and lower
The usual method in Erie neighborhoods. Pieces are tied off and lowered so they land softly next to the house.
Bucket truck
When the truck can reach the tree without tearing up the lawn, it's quicker than climbing. Access decides it.
Signs a tree should come down
Pruning can fix a lot, but not these. Call if you see:
- A new or growing leanEspecially if the soil on the far side is cracked or heaved up.
- Cracks or cavities in the trunkHollow sections lose strength faster than the outside shows.
- Half the crown is deadA tree that far gone rarely recovers, and deadwood keeps falling.
- Fungus at the baseConks and mushrooms on the root flare often point to root or butt rot.
- Roots damaging the foundationTrees planted too close to the house tend to get worse, not better.
Safety first. If a tree is touching a power line, don't go near it or try to pull it free. Call Penelec first, then call us.
Why Erie homeowners call us for removals
Answered 24/7
Nights, weekends, holidays.
Rigged near structures
Limbs over roofs and decks are lowered by rope, not dropped onto them.
Price before cutting
You know the number, and what it covers, before any saw starts.
Erie-based crew
Office on West 21st Street.
