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| | | Tree Trimming, or pruning, eliminates dead or dying limbs and dangerous branches. Pruning also allows for healthy new growth and an aesthetic shape. Trimmers quote the cost of each tree separately, based on their hourly rate times their estimate of how long it will take. | | |
| Typical costs: | - Assuming no buildings or utilities are nearby, a 30-foot high tree like a Black Mulberry, Dogwood or Russian Olive will cost $75-$437 to trim, depending on the type and condition of the tree.
- A tree from 30-60 feet tall--including the Black Alder, Black Gum and Crabapple--in the same open area can run $150-$874.
- Trimming a Red Oak, Pine or Black Locust tree just over 60-feet high without obstacles averages $200-$1,000+.
- Tree Help.com offers how-to help for homeowners who want to take care of the trimming. They sell hand-held pruners and loppers at $36 that can be useful on smaller branches and fruit trees. A gas pole pruner runs $179 at Home Depot.com.
- Trimming trees near high voltage electrical lines is dangerous. Contact the local utilities department which is responsible for clearing trees and branches away from lines.
What should be included: | - When trees are near buildings or power lines, the tree limbs cannot just be dropped to the ground. Each end to be cut must be "roped down." The climber ties a rope around the piece to be cut off. After cutting, the section of wood is lowered slowly to the ground. Because this process takes longer, it will cost more.
- Larger jobs result in a greater amount of felled wood. Homeowners have the option to keep it for firewood or pay to have it chipped or hauled away.
Additional costs: | - Clearing deadwood--cutting away dead or broken limbs--from an 80-foot oak can cost about $1,050 with the clear use of a bucket truck, all around the tree. The same tree will cost closer to $1,400 if cut by a climber and no access exists for a truck.
- Emergency work--after hours or weekends--can run around $250 per hour.
- Hiring a trimmer from out of the area usually results in additional drive-time pay.
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Article updated April 2007 |
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| Amount: $300.00 per tree |
$300 to prune our palm tree
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| Posted by: palmtree in Campbell, CA. | Purchased: August, 2007 |
| Type of Tree: Palm | Height: 30' |
| We have a Washingtonia robusta palm in front of our house -- the tall, thin, common kind. It's around 30' tall. It looks a little bad because the last 10' has a thick, curled-up, shrub-like gray husk from where the palm fronds used to be. We've asked a few tree pruning services, and every one has quoted $300 to prune the palm. They claim it's so expensive because the tree is so tall and they have to specially dispose of palm tree leaves. |
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| Amount: $300.00 per tree |
Tree pruning
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| Posted by: Mile High One in Denver, CO. | Purchased: January, 2008 |
| Type of Tree: Silver Maple | Height: 60 ft. |
| Pruning of 3 Silver Maples: $950 for the whole job. Trees are located near a fairly busy street and will have some deadwood removed. |
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| Amount: $300.00 per tree |
Pruning
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| Posted by: a user in mountain view, CA. | Purchased: 2008 |
| Type of Tree: Plum | Height: 20 |
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| Amount: $2,600.00 per tree |
Stone Pine with broken branches
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| Posted by: A user in San Diego, CA in San Diego, CA. | Purchased: 2008 |
| Type of Tree: Stone PIne | Height: |
| We discussed removing the 3 broken branches and 'tipping' the lower branches. They cut everthing away from the lower half. Very unhappy. negotiated paying $1,000. Still very high. |
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| Amount: $500.00 per tree |
You get what you pay for
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| Posted by: Matt Ostrowski- Tree Medicine in Denver, CO. | Purchased: April, 2009 |
| Type of Tree: All trees | Height: all heights |
| Contractor: only licensed |
| Remember that Tree Care is truly a service that falls into the category of "you get what you pay for". Licensed and Insured companies do cost a little more than the door knockers, but the difference in service can be priceless. Tree work is dangerous and only a trained professional should be allowed on your property. The best way to get a competitive bid is to get at least 3 bids from competing licensed companies. Look on the web. |
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| Amount: $300.00 per tree |
Pines removed
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| Posted by: Carrie Lazorchak in Ellicot City, MD. | Purchased: May, 2009 |
| Type of Tree: Evergreen | Height: 60 ft |
| Contractor: Ichabods Tree Experts |
| We had several large evergreens removed from around the house, it was nice having a tree expert proform the work. Ichabods Tree Experts in Westminster Maryland www.ichabodstree.com |
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| Amount: $300.00 per tree |
selective cutting, shaping
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| Posted by: Kurt Zarbock in Advance, NC. | Purchased: August, 2009 |
| Type of Tree: pin oak and poplar | Height: 60'+ |
| Contractor: Chris's tree service |
| Qoute for complete job. cut and haul away debris. Work still to come next week. |
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| Amount: $100.00 per tree |
idiots on craigslist
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| Posted by: Robert Miserendino in Troy, OH. | Purchased: August, 2009 |
| Type of Tree: cedar | Height: 20 foot |
| Contractor: 3 fingers |
| Some guy on Craigslist is paying 100.00 to remove his dead cedar tree from his property. He wants it cut down and hauled away for 100.00. I Emailed him and told him that I would "make it fall on his property for 100 bux" He wondered why he was getting such high estimates. |
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| Amount: $270.00 per tree |
Palm Tree Trimming
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| Posted by: a user in Pico Rivera, CA. | Purchased: December, 2009 |
| Type of Tree: Palm Tree | Height: 30 |
| Contractor: Sals Tree Service |
| This company did an excellent job, i have used them before and quality is great. Hauled and cleaned the area nicely. |
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| Amount: $300.00 per tree |
uprooted
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| Posted by: ranpc in Lindenhurst, NY. | Purchased: March, 2010 |
| Type of Tree: pine tree | Height: 25 feet |
| Contractor: Cheap Charlie's |
| Pine tree uprooted in storm was leaning on electrical wires. They cut tree down, ground the stump. For $50 more trimmed dogwood that hung over the fence. |
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| Amount: $0.00 per tree |
Good Deal
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| Posted by: Good Deal in Escondido, CA. | Purchased: March, 2010 |
| Type of Tree: Various | Height: Various |
| Contractor: Diamond Tree Care |
| This guy were not bad at all. The job is done, and no damages resulted. I could note the experience in the contractor which I need to hear when services charge bottom market rates. I was told $300 per day. |
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| Amount: $45.00 per tree |
Palm Tree Pruning/removal of fronds
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| Posted by: Leonard in Corona, CA. | Purchased: June, 2010 |
| Type of Tree: Palm | Height: 25 feet |
| Contractor: Sammy's Tree Service |
| This man and his 2 co-workers did a fantastic Job! They did all 6 palm trees in my front yard, and cleaned up the whole mess within 4 hours! |
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| Amount: $125.00 per tree |
Thin Red Oaks
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| Posted by: Homeowner in Fort Worth, TX in Fort Worth, TX. | Purchased: August, 2010 |
| Type of Tree: Shumard Red Oak | Height: 40' |
| Contractor: Vergara Tree Service |
| Neighbors had some live oaks nicely trimmed for $50 a tree by these guys and recommended them. Our trees are quite a bit bigger and have never had a good thinning, so they asked for $150 a tree, but accepted $125. This price did not include haul-off - they stacked on curb for the city's monthly bulk waste pickup. |
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