Norcross requires a permit for any tree at 6 inches DBH or greater, including where no land disturbance is happening at all — which is stricter than most of Gwinnett.
Tree services we provide in Norcross
- 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 Norcross different
Norcross is small and tight, under five square miles, with pre-1980 subdivisions on modest lots and a National Register historic district downtown where houses, power drops and narrow streets sit close together. That limits rigging and drop zones and often means a crane setup needs street coordination. The city sits between Peachtree Industrial and Buford Highway just north of Spaghetti Junction, and its older loblolly pines are now well past the height at which they snap or uproot in saturated soil.
Tree removal permits in Norcross
Yes. The city’s tree conservation article requires a tree removal permit for any tree 6 inches DBH or greater, including where no land disturbance is occurring. Established single-family lots must maintain minimum tree density units. Specimen thresholds are 28 inches DBH for overstory hardwoods, 30 inches for pine and 12 inches for understory species such as dogwood and redbud, and specimen removal is assessed at $500 per tree density unit. Dead and diseased trees and genuine emergency removals are exempt after professional verification. We confirm the current residential figures with Norcross Community Development on each job.
Where we work in Norcross
We are on jobs across Norcross regularly, including Historic Downtown Norcross around South Peachtree and College Streets, Thrasher Park, Lillian Webb Park, the Buford Highway corridor, Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Beaver Ruin Road. Norcross is in Gwinnett County.
Why Norcross 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.
Norcross tree service questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Norcross, GA?
Yes, and the threshold is low — 6 inches DBH catches most yard trees, and it applies even when no construction is involved. Specimen trees are a separate and more expensive category, assessed per tree density unit. Dead and diseased trees and genuine emergencies are exempt once verified by a professional, which is documentation our arborists produce.
How much does tree removal cost in Norcross?
Price comes down to height, trunk diameter, what is underneath the tree and how much room we have to work. A straightforward pine in an open back yard is a completely different job from a seventy-foot oak leaning over a roof with no room for a crane. We price on site, in writing, and the estimate is free.
Can you get your equipment into my yard?
Downtown, not easily. The historic district has narrow streets, close-set houses and overhead drops, so those jobs are climbed and rigged, sometimes with the street coordinated for a crane. The post-war subdivisions outside the core are more straightforward.
Free tree service estimate in Norcross
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.
