Smyrna exempts trees under 24 inches DBH on single-family and duplex lots, which covers most routine work — but cross that line and recompense kicks in.
Tree services we provide in Smyrna
- 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 Smyrna different
Piedmont ground of broad ridges, sloping uplands and narrow valleys over red Cecil clay that erodes fast once cover is stripped, so stump grinding and tracking equipment on a slope both need care here. Smyrna has also seen heavy teardown and infill — thousands of new cluster homes, townhouses and condos replacing older neighbourhoods — which leaves mature 1950s to 70s canopy standing on lots that have been regraded and tightly built, with houses, fences and utilities close to the drip line and very little crane or drop room.
Tree removal permits in Smyrna
Smyrna’s tree ordinance applies to activity requiring a development permit or the removal of specimen trees. The exemptions cover removal of trees under 24 inches DBH from single-family or duplex lots — though a lot with a development permit issued for a new single-family home is not exempt — plus utility easement work and removal of any tree that has become or threatens to become a danger to life or property. Specimen thresholds by DBH are 10 inches for small ornamentals such as dogwood and redbud, 20 inches for conifers, 24 inches for overstory hardwoods and 36 inches for pine. A 24-inch-plus tree removed without development activity requires replacement with a minimum 2-inch caliper tree or $400 to the city tree bank; unauthorised removal doubles the recompense.
Where we work in Smyrna
We are on jobs across Smyrna regularly, including Williams Park, Forest Hills, Smyrna Heights, Bennett Woods, Cheney Woods, Vinings Estates, Market Village and the Atlanta Road, South Cobb Drive and Concord Road corridors. Smyrna is in Cobb County.
Why Smyrna 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.
Smyrna tree service questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Smyrna, GA?
For most yard trees on an existing single-family or duplex lot, no — Smyrna exempts removals under 24 inches DBH. Above that, or for a specimen tree, you are into replacement or a $400 payment to the city tree bank, and removing one without authorisation doubles it. Danger trees are exempt. Measure before you assume, and we do that on the estimate visit.
How much does tree removal cost in Smyrna?
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?
It depends which side of the infill you are on. The original ranch neighbourhoods still have side yards to work with. The newer cluster and townhouse developments have almost none, and the mature trees left standing in them are close to structures on all sides — those are rigged down piece by piece.
Free tree service estimate in Smyrna
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.
