Climber pruning the crown of a tall fir against a clear blue sky

Tree Care Services in Bellingham and Whatcom County

Pruning first, removal when it is the right call, and the clean-up either way.

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  • Free on-site estimates
  • Every cut explained before we make it
  • No topping, ever
  • Yard raked and cleaned before we leave

Start with the tree you want to keep

Most calls we get are about one tree doing one annoying thing. Before anyone talks about taking it down, it is worth asking whether better pruning would fix it. Usually it will.

When it will not, because the tree is dead, rotten, split or simply too big for where it is growing, we do the removal, the stump and the clearing too. One crew from the first cut to the raked lawn.

Pruning and trimming

Arborist making a clean pruning cut on a maple branch

Tree Trimming and Pruning

The everyday work. Deadwood removed, crowded growth thinned lightly, and long, heavy limbs shortened back off roofs, siding and service drops so the crown carries less weight at the ends.

Tall laurel hedge being trimmed into a crisp line

Hedge and Shrub Trimming

Laurel, arborvitae and holly brought back to a sensible height and width, and kept there. Overgrown shrubs reduced in stages they will survive.

Selectively thinned fir framing a view of Bellingham Bay

View Pruning

Thinning and windowing that opens a view of the water, the islands or Mount Baker through a tree, rather than by cutting the top off it.

Old apple tree being pruned in a Whatcom County yard

Fruit Tree Pruning

Apple, pear, plum and cherry pruned in the dormant season for a strong frame and better fruit, and old neglected trees brought back over a few winters.

When a tree has to go

Trunk section being lowered from a tree on a rope

Tree Removal

Taken down in sections and lowered on ropes where there is no room to fell it, with the house, fences and garden protected.

Broken limb hanging in a tree after a windstorm

Emergency and Storm Tree Work

Hanging limbs, split trunks and trees down after a blow. Made safe first, then cleared, with torn stubs cut back cleanly on the trees that stay.

Stumps, clearing and brush

Stump grinder working a fir stump on a sunny lawn

Stump Grinding

Ground below the surface so the spot can be replanted or turfed, surface roots chased out, and the chips left or hauled.

Brush and young alder cleared from a sunny rural lot

Land and Lot Clearing

Alder thickets, brush and small trees cleared from lots and acreage, with the trees worth keeping marked and left standing.

Worker clearing Himalayan blackberry along a fence

Blackberry and Brush Removal

Himalayan blackberry and Scotch broom cut down and the root crowns dug, so the bank stays clear instead of coming back next summer.

Also part of what we do

Dead tree standing among healthy green trees

Hazard Tree Removal

Dead, leaning or cracked trees dealt with before a storm decides for you.

Person inspecting the trunk of a large tree

Tree Health Assessments

A walk around the tree and a straight opinion on whether it needs pruning, watching, or removing.

Support cable installed high in a maple canopy

Tree Cabling and Bracing

Support for a split or weak fork on a tree worth keeping, installed in the canopy where it does its job.

Not sure what the tree needs?

Send a photo and tell us what is bothering you. We will come and look, and if a lighter cut will do the job, that is what we will quote.

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Get a free estimate

Tell us where you are and which tree it is. We will be in touch to arrange a time to see it.

Needles in the gutters, a limb over the roof, a view closing in. Tell us in your own words.

Free and no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call (360) 555-0137.