McDonough has grown fast around an old square, which means big mature trees downtown and thousands of subdivision trees now hitting the age where they start to fail.
Tree services we provide in McDonough
- Tree removal — hazardous, dead, storm-damaged or in-the-way trees, including crane-assisted and tight-access removals.
- Tree trimming and pruning — crown thinning, deadwooding and clearance from roofs, drives and lines, cut to ISA standards rather than topped.
- Stump grinding — ground below grade with surface roots taken out, cleaned up and the grade restored.
- Storm damage response — trees on structures, blocked driveways, hangers and split leaders.
- Tree health diagnostics — an ISA Certified Arborist diagnoses decline, pests and disease and writes a treatment plan instead of guessing.
- Cabling and bracing — structural support for split trunks, weak unions and heavy horizontal limbs worth saving.
- Lot and land clearing — selective or full clearing for building, drainage or reclaiming overgrown ground.
What makes tree work in McDonough different
The blocks around the McDonough square hold the old canopy — large oaks and pecans over houses that predate the growth. Out toward Jodeco, Eagles Landing and the Highway 20 corridor, the housing is newer and the trees are either leftover pine from the pre-development stand or landscape trees planted in the eighties and nineties that are now the wrong size for where they were put.
Leftover pines are the ones we get storm calls about. A loblolly that grew inside a stand and was left alone on a graded lot has a shallow, one-sided root plate and a trunk built for shelter it no longer has.
Tree removal permits in McDonough
Requirements for removing a tree in McDonough can depend on the parcel, the zoning and whether the lot is inside the city or in unincorporated Henry County. We confirm the current rule with the city before quoting, and we file any permit the job needs.
Where a removal is driven by hazard, our ISA Certified Arborist writes the assessment that supports it.
Where we work in McDonough
We work throughout McDonough and Henry County — the downtown square, Jodeco, Eagles Landing, the Hampton Road and Highway 20 corridors, and the neighbourhoods toward Stockbridge and Locust Grove.
Why McDonough homeowners call us
- Every job is scoped by an ISA Certified Arborist, not a salesperson — so you get a straight answer on whether a tree has to come down.
- Family-owned and working in Metro Atlanta since 1985, from our yard on Nekoma Street in Marietta.
- Fully licensed and insured, and TrustDale certified.
- Written estimates before any work starts, and no charge for the estimate.
- Open seven days a week, 7am to 11pm, including storm days.
- We clean up. Chips, brush and rounds go with us unless you want the wood.
McDonough tree service questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in McDonough, GA?
It depends on the parcel and whether it is inside the city or in unincorporated Henry County, and requirements change, so we confirm the current rule with the city before we start and pull any permit the job needs. A McDonough mailing address does not always mean you are inside the city limits.
How much does tree removal cost in McDonough?
Height, trunk diameter, what is under the tree and access. Open-lot pine removal in a newer subdivision is the low end; a large hardwood over a house near the square is the high end. We give you a written price after an arborist has looked at it.
Can you get your equipment into my yard?
Usually, yes. Most Henry County lots have room for a bucket truck or a track machine. Where they do not, we work off the street with a crane. We tell you the access plan and its cost before you commit to anything.
Free tree service estimate in McDonough
Tell us what you are looking at and we will come out, put eyes on the tree and give you a written price. Call (770) 974-3964 or request an estimate online. Financing is available, and new customers get 20% off.
