What to Expect From Elite Tree Service Marietta

Elite Tree Service Marietta takes down, prunes and grinds out trees for homeowners in Marietta and the surrounding parts of Cobb County, from the older streets around the Square and the historic districts to the wooded subdivisions of East and West Cobb and the slopes below Kennesaw Mountain.

We start by walking the property with you. Pines and hardwoods here grow tall on sloped lots, and the questions that decide a job are usually the same ones: how sound is the wood, what is the tree leaning toward, what sits underneath it, and how will people and equipment reach it? A 90-foot pine at the back of a fenced yard on a hill is a different job from the same pine beside a driveway, and the quote should say how each one will be handled.

We look for the problems that show up in this part of Georgia: pitch tubes and boring dust on pines, which the Georgia Forestry Commission links to pine bark beetles; thinning crowns on ash, since emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Cobb County since 2014; split leaders and heavy limbs over roofs on oaks; and roots damaged by grading or trenching in red clay. If a tree only needs pruning, we say so.

We also look up. Inside the city, many homes are served by Marietta Power, run by the Board of Lights & Water, and other addresses are on Cobb EMC or another utility. Limbs touching a power line are a job for the utility, and we will tell you before quoting if part of the work has to wait for them. If a tree stands along the street or the job is part of building or grading work, we suggest checking with the City of Marietta or Cobb County before anything is cut, because the rules are not the same inside and outside city limits.

After the visit you get a written quote: each tree, what will be done, how the wood and brush will be handled, whether the stump is included, and the price. The Georgia Forestry Commission advises homeowners to get a signed contract that states the dates, the cleanup and the total price, and to ask any tree company for proof of workers' compensation and liability coverage. We think that is sound advice and we write our quotes so they are easy to check against it.

How we work

• A quote line for every tree, with the method and the cleanup spelled out.
• Limbs lowered on ropes when dropping them would hit a roof, fence or bed.
• Equipment routes planned to keep ruts out of wet clay lawns.
• Work near power lines left to the utility.
• Storm calls sorted by danger: trees on houses and blocked driveways first.
• No added charges for work you did not approve in writing.

Call (770) 308-8948 to set up a free estimate, or leave the details any time and we will call back.