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Worried about a tree over the house, the drive or the fence? We walk it from the roots to the crown and tell you plainly whether it needs pruning, watching or taking down.
Free, no-obligation estimates. We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
An arborist check is a slow walk around your tree, from the roots to the top of the crown, to judge how healthy it is and whether any part of it is likely to fail.
It is the visit to ask for when a tree stands near something you care about and something about it bothers you: a limb that never leafed out this spring, mushrooms at the base, a lean you do not remember. In the trade it is called a "tree risk assessment", which means weighing how likely the tree or one of its limbs is to fail against what it would land on if it did.
We look, we listen to the trunk, and we tell you what we see in plain words while we are standing in your yard.
Checks across towns we serve around Raymore
The check covers the root zone, the trunk, the main unions and the crown, and then what the tree would hit if it failed.
Dead limbs, fungus at the base, cracks, a new lean and lightning damage are the signs that a tree needs a closer look.
If you see one of these on a tree in your yard, call us before the next storm does the deciding.
No two trees are priced alike, so we quote the whole job after we have seen yours, not over the phone.
The price is set by the size of the tree, what sits under it, how we get to it, and whether it can be pruned or has to come down in sections. Work done on a day we choose also costs less than the same tree after a storm breaks it, which is the best reason to have a worrying tree looked at now.
We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
Every check ends in a plain recommendation: prune out the problem, treat and watch the tree, or take it down. You decide what happens next, and the quote covers the whole job.
When the tree is sound, dead limbs, a cracked fork or a branch over the roof come out with clean cuts at the branch collar, and the rest of the tree stays. We do not top trees, for the reasons the University of Missouri Extension guide to pruning and care of shade trees sets out.
More about tree pruning
When a tree is stressed but not failing, it gets a plan: deep water in a dry summer, mulch pulled back off the trunk, and the signs to watch for. The Missouri Department of Conservation: Tree Care pages are a good companion. Call us back if anything changes.
When decay, a split trunk or lightning damage means the tree is likely to fail, it comes down in sections with "controlled rigging", roped down past the roof and the fence rather than dropped, and the wood is hauled off.
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Peyton and his crew were amazing to work with. They removed a very large tree from my backyard that was near houses. They got it out safely and fast. Would definitely hire him again!!
Peyton responded to bid request very quickly and completed work as promised. I would use his services again and high recommend him for any tree service and stump removal.
Peyton and Nick are hard working individuals who get the job done right. Besides working for us I have seen many jobs they have been completed and everything is top notch. Would highly recommend their services!!!!!
Most worried owners need a look and a straight answer, not paperwork. When an insurer, the city or a dispute with a neighbor turns on a tree, though, they may ask for a written assessment from a credentialed arborist, such as one who is "Tree Risk Assessment Qualified".
Tree services that evaluate storm-damaged trees cite that credential and Board Certified Master Arborist for this kind of work. Tell us on the call who is asking for a report and why, and we will tell you straight whether our check covers it or you need that paper from a credentialed arborist.
We check trees on residential and commercial properties alike. A tree over a shop roof, a parking lot or a sidewalk is walked from roots to crown and judged by what it would hit, the same as one in a back yard.
The commercial work we take on is the same list of services we do for homes. Call and tell us about the property, and we will say on the phone whether it is a job we take, then come out and quote it.
Call and tell us which tree is bothering you. We come out, walk it from the roots to the crown and quote any work it needs for free.
