Tree Service in Smyrna, GA

Good Tree Service in Smyrna depends on planning more than muscle. The city sits in Atlanta's inner ring, about a mile from the Atlanta city line, and Census figures show roughly 3,578 people per square mile, the densest of the Cobb cities we serve. Old ranch houses share streets with new infill homes and townhomes, and a single oak may shade three properties. Elite Tree Service Marietta plans Smyrna jobs around those neighbors: where the pieces will land, where the truck can park, and which fences, sheds and cars need protecting.

Redevelopment and the trees left behind

Since downtown redevelopment began with Market Village in 1991, thousands of new homes, mostly cluster homes, townhomes and condos, have gone up in Smyrna, often replacing older neighborhoods. Trees saved during construction don't always survive it. Trenching for utilities, grade changes and packed soil around the trunk can kill roots that took decades to grow. Damage like that often appears three to five years later, as a thinning crown, dead limbs on one side or mushrooms at the root flare. If your home is newer and a big tree at the property edge has started to decline, that history is often the reason.

Removing a tree with no room to fell it

On many Smyrna lots, a tree can't be dropped in one piece. The usual method is sectional removal. A climber or a lift takes the crown down in pieces, lowers each one on a rope to the ground crew, and then cuts the trunk in short rounds. When a tree leans over a house and there is no safe place to tie in, a crane is sometimes the safest way to do it. We explain which method we would use, and why, in the estimate.

Piedmont hills under the pavement

Smyrna's ground is classic Piedmont: hills, broad ridges and narrow valleys, at about 1,060 feet. Many backyards slope down to a drainage swale or creek, and runoff from the roofs and driveways above ends up in the low corners. Trees in those wet spots, often sweetgums, water oaks and tulip poplars, tend to grow fast and shallow. Trees on dry ridge tops are more often pines. We look at where water goes before we tell you how stable a tree is.

Spring flowers under the canopy

Smyrna's nickname is the Jonquil City, and thousands of jonquils bloom in yards and along streets each spring. If you have bulbs, perennials or a garden bed under a tree you want taken out, tell us. We can set ground mats, lower wood instead of dropping it, and keep the stump grinder's debris out of the bed.

Before you book

Rules for private trees vary between Cobb's cities, and some require a permit for removal on residential lots. Ask the City of Smyrna's community development office about your lot before work begins, especially for a large hardwood. After that, call (770) 308-8948 for a written estimate. Get a free estimate