TREE REMOVAL COST
Our aim here is to be transparent by giving you important details so you can be fully educated when dealing with a tree service company.
Let’s start by talking about 4 universal factors that all tree service providers will take into consideration before determining a price. Failure for a tree service provider to understand these factors could pose problems for the company as well as the homeowner. Each company may interpret the difficulty level associated with them differently, but nonetheless they will take these into consideration.
These four factors are: Height, Location, Species, and Condition.
BREAKING DOWN TREE REMOVAL COST
The more you can understand these four factors related to your tree the easier it is to understand how price is determined.
Keep a mental note of where your tree fits in on these factors as it will come in handy shortly when we talk pricing.
| 1. Height |
Height is the go-to adjective that customers use when describing their tree. An important one at that. But, what justifies a big tree? So that we can all speak the same language, we created this simple diagram.
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| Small | Medium | Large |
Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 |
| Smaller than a 1.5 story house. | Smaller than a 2.5 Story House | Greater than a 2.5 Story House |
A large tree vs. a small tree will generally cost more, but not always, which brings us to the next factor.
| 2. Location |
Where on the property is the tree located? Back yard or front yard? In addition, think of absolutely everything that is located underneath the tree (ie. shed, fence, pool, house, deck, playground, garden, hydro, etc.). The more things under the tree, the more challenging to complete the work.
| 3. Species |
For a wide variety of reasons, some species of trees are harder to work on than others. Rather than explain what makes some trees harder than others we thought we would clearly state which are harder. This is not the most comprehensive species list in the world but it does cover a wide spectrum. Not sure what kind of tree you have? Text us a total of 3 pictures, one for each of the following aspects of the tree: leaf (if present), tree trunk, and entire tree and we can help.
Easier Rank 1 | Harder Rank 2 | Hardest Rank 3 |
| Cedars | Ash | Manitoba Maple |
| Blue Spruce | Siberian Elm | Silver Maple |
| White Spruce | Beech | Willow |
| Hemlock | Black Locust | Honey Locust |
| Tamarack/Eastern Larch | Sycamore | Mulberry |
| Ginkgo | Magnolia | |
| Sugar Maple | Poplar | |
| Norway Maple | Norway Spruce | |
| Linden/Basswood | White Pine | |
| Kentucky Coffee | Oaks | |
| Catalpa | Tree of Heaven | |
| Birch |
If you prefer the DIY option to tree id then you can use the following link to identify your tree with pretty good accuracy .
| 4. Condition of the Tree |
Is the tree dead or alive? Are there cracks or cavities in the tree? Are there any mushrooms present? Is the tree on a bad lean? These are a few things to consider when weighing the health of the tree.
A tree in poor condition requires precise planning and execution for the safety of everything and everyone involved.
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 |
| Tree has some dieback at the ends of the branches. | Significantly large branches are dead, potentially some cavities or missing bark. Could have a minor lean. | Could include large cavities in the tree, mushrooms present, and/or bark is missing in large sections of the tree. Could have a minor to significant lean. |
TREE REMOVAL PRICES
Now that you have a rough understanding of where your tree ranks on each of these factors you can add them up and that will give you an overall technical rating for your tree.
We do acknowledge that there is some subjectivity involved in doing this. Do your best and in the end it should still give you a rough idea of the overall rating for your tree.
Now that you know your tree’s overall rating you can get an approximate cost for removing your tree.
OVERALL RANKING | PRICE |
| 4-6 | $250-$500 |
| 6-7 | $500-$1600 |
| 8-9 | $1,600-$2,800 |
| 10-11 | $2,800-$4,000 |
| 12 | $4,000+ |
Trees that rank low or very high are quite uncommon for us to work on. Most commonly, we are called to look at trees that rank in the 8-9 range.
Hopefully this gives you a little bit of a ballpark range, if the price for your scenario is still unclear then feel free to send us some pictures through the Contact Us page and we can discuss your tree.