Sandy Springs has the clearest thresholds and the most expensive maths in Metro Atlanta: 18 inches DBH triggers a permit, and dropping below 35% canopy costs $1,200 per protected tree into the city Tree Fund.
Tree services we provide in Sandy Springs
- 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 Sandy Springs different
The city sits at about 1,093 feet on winding hilly terrain, with genuine old-growth forest remaining in the Riverside district along the Chattahoochee. Steep driveways, narrow curving streets and very large mature hardwoods standing over houses mean a lot of removals here are crane-and-rigging jobs rather than straight fells. The 75-foot stream buffer captures a good deal of back-yard creek frontage on the Chattahoochee side of the city.
Tree removal permits in Sandy Springs
Yes, with clear thresholds. A permit is required to remove any tree 18 inches DBH or larger, any dogwood or redbud 10 inches DBH or larger, and any tree within a 75-foot stream buffer. An arborist evaluation is optional rather than mandatory. Dead, dying, diseased or hazardous trees may be removed without a permit, but you must first email documentation to the City Arborist including the tree description, property address, description of the problem and photos. Residential lots must hold 35% canopy coverage; if removing a protected tree drops you below that, the owner pays $1,200 per protected tree into the City Tree Fund and plants one replacement per tree removed. Landmark trees require 1.5 replacements each.
Where we work in Sandy Springs
We are on jobs across Sandy Springs regularly, including Riverside, Powers Ferry Landing, Perimeter Center, City Springs, North Springs, the Dunwoody Panhandle, Rivergate off Spalding Drive, and the Roswell Road and Mount Vernon Highway corridors. Sandy Springs is in Fulton County.
Why Sandy Springs 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.
Sandy Springs tree service questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Sandy Springs, GA?
If the tree is 18 inches DBH or more, yes — or 10 inches for a dogwood or redbud, or anything inside a 75-foot stream buffer. Dead, dying, diseased or hazardous trees can come out without a permit, but you have to email the City Arborist first with photos and a description. The number to watch is canopy: if the removal takes your lot below 35% coverage, it is $1,200 per protected tree into the Tree Fund plus a replacement planting. We work that out before you commit.
How much does tree removal cost in Sandy Springs?
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?
Often a crane job. Steep driveways, narrow curving streets and large hardwoods directly over houses are the Sandy Springs pattern, and where a crane can reach from the street it is both faster and safer than climbing. Where it cannot, we climb and rig. We tell you which at the estimate.
Free tree service estimate in Sandy Springs
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.
