Open yard
Felled whole
The cheapest removal there is. If the tree has a clear drop zone, it goes over in one piece and gets cut up on the ground.
Tree Removal in Omaha, NE
Insured, experienced, and straight with you about whether the tree needs to come down at all. Written price before the saws come off the truck.
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Big trees, tight yards, nothing left behind
The price is written before we start
Scope, cost and what we would leave alone. If the tree does not need to come down, that is what the estimate says.
Insured, and you can see the paperwork
General liability and workers' compensation, sent to you or your insurer the day you ask for them.
The yard goes back the way it was
Mats over the turf, trucks on pavement, brush chipped and the site raked before the last one pulls out.
What makes a removal expensive is rarely the tree
How pricing works
What the arborist is measuring
Everything standing between the trunk and the truck
The house
Rigging down in sections instead of felling, piece by piece over the roofline.
The service drop
The line to the house is yours, not OPPD's. We work around it or have it dropped.
The turf
Mats over the lawn, trucks on pavement wherever the driveway allows it.
The fence and the neighbor
Most tight removals are decided by what is on the other side of the property line.
How the tree comes down
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Tight access
Climbed and rigged down
A climber takes the spar down in sections on ropes, lowering each piece to a controlled spot. Slower, and the reason back-yard removals cost more.
Large or hazardous
Taken by crane
For the big ones over a house, a crane lifts each cut clear of the roof. It looks expensive and it is often the cheapest safe way to do it.
Not sure which one your yard allows? That is exactly what the free visit is for.
Does the tree actually have to come down?
Treat or remove my ash
Often the better answer
Reasons a tree stays
One dead limb is not a dead tree
A clean-out costs a fraction of a removal and buys the tree years.
Ash can still be treated
If it holds more than half its canopy, injection is usually cheaper than taking it down and replanting.
A split union can be hardware
Cabling holds trunks that pruning alone cannot, on a tree worth keeping.
Leaning is not the same as failing
Most established leans are old news. The soil heaving at the base is the thing to worry about.
When we say take it down
Reasons a tree goes
The trunk is hollow at the base
Sound wood left in the shell decides it, and that is measurable rather than a guess.
It is dead, and it is over something
Deadwood gets brittle fast. Over a driveway or a bedroom, time is not on your side.
Roots are cut or heaving
A trench through the root plate or soil lifting on the far side is a stability problem, not a canopy one.
It is the wrong tree for the spot
A silver maple three feet off the foundation ends one way, and later is more expensive than now.
Send a photo before you book a removal. We have talked plenty of people out of one.
Get a free assessment 402-332-2839What Omaha homeowners say about the removals
“Tyler was our crew foreman for a big tree removal project. He and his men did a wonderful job. They were courteous, on time, thorough, and did a good job cleaning up after themselves.”
“Michael, Rico and Matt did a great job removing three trees. One tree was very large and towered over our neighbor's house. They removed the tree beautifully and also managed to save our old dilapidated garden shed!”
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What happens to the wood
Stump grinding
Hauled away
The default. Brush chipped, rounds loaded, nothing left in the driveway.
Cut to firewood length
Stacked where you want it, at no extra cost, if you say so on the estimate.
Chips left for mulch
A chip pile is worth real money in beds. Say the word and it stays.
The stump, separately
Removals leave a stump unless grinding is on the estimate. It usually should be.
About the wood
Tell us what you want left behind and it goes on the written estimate.
Four kinds of removal, each with its own page
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Crane Removal
For dead wood nobody should climb and big trees over the house.
Large Tree Removal
Sectional dismantling on the metro's sixty-foot giants.
Dead Tree Removal
Why dead trees get more expensive every season they stand.
Lot & Land Clearing
Acreages, fence lines and overgrown windbreaks, cleared selectively.
Common questions about removing a tree in Omaha
Ask us something elseHow much does tree removal cost in Omaha?
Size drives it, but access decides it. The same tree in an open front yard and behind a locked gate with a shed under it are two different jobs, and the second is the expensive one. Height, lean, what sits underneath, and whether a chipper can reach the work all move the number, which is why the estimate is free and comes to you in writing before anyone starts.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Omaha?
Trees on private property generally do not need one. Trees in the public right-of-way — the strip between the sidewalk and the street — are the city's, and removing one is the city's call, not yours or ours. If you are not sure which side of that line your tree is on, we will tell you on the estimate rather than let you find out afterwards.
Will you damage my lawn or driveway?
Mats go over the turf, trucks stay on pavement wherever the driveway allows it, and the crane sets on the hardest ground available. On a soft spring lawn we will sometimes recommend waiting for a freeze or a dry week rather than leaving ruts you would be repairing in April.
Does homeowners insurance cover tree removal?
Usually only after something has happened. A healthy tree taken down because you want it gone is on you; a tree that came down on a structure is often covered, and a hazardous tree that has not fallen yet is generally not. Your carrier is the one to ask, and we will send them our certificates and the written scope the same day if that helps the claim.
How long does a removal take?
Most residential removals are a single day, and many are a morning. Cranes are scheduled tighter because the machine is booked by the hour, so those tend to start early and finish before lunch.
A straight answer
Still weighing it up? An arborist will look at the tree and give you a straight answer, free.
What usually comes with a removal
All services
After the removal
Stump Grinding
The stump is a separate job. Ground below grade, chips hauled or backfilled.
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24-hour response
Emergency Storm Work
Same-day response when a limb or a whole tree comes down on the house.
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Plant health care
Emerald Ash Borer Treatment
The honest treat-or-remove answer on an ash, before you pay for a removal.
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