Murray takes its trees seriously — it’s a designated Tree City USA — so when one has to come down here, it’s because it truly has to: a creek-side cottonwood with a hollow trunk leaning over the house, a grid-street elm that storm after storm has finally finished, an old orchard apple rotted through at the graft. We treat removal as the last resort in Murray, because that’s how Murray treats it.
The creek jobs are the distinctive ones. Cottonwoods along Little Cottonwood Creek grow immense in the wet ground and die from the inside, and taking one down means rigging every piece away from the water, the bank, and usually a fence or trail. It’s careful, patient work, and the creek bank is untouched when we leave.
How tree removal works with us
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Free on-site estimate
We look at the tree, the access, and the hazards, and give you a firm written price.
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Rigging and removal
Climber or bucket work depending on access; limbs lowered under control, never dropped blind.
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Cleanup and haul-away
Brush chipped and hauled, wood removed or stacked, site raked clean.
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Optional stump grinding
Most customers bundle stump grinding with removal — one visit, one cleanup, better price.
Tree Removal in Murray — your questions
Does Murray City have rules about removing trees on private property?
For trees fully on your own lot, Murray doesn’t require a removal permit — but street and park-strip trees are city-managed (Murray runs its own urban forestry program, befitting a Tree City USA), and trees along the creek corridor can involve city or county interests. We confirm what’s yours before quoting, which takes minutes and prevents expensive mistakes.
How do you remove a cottonwood next to Little Cottonwood Creek without damaging the bank?
Everything gets rigged away from the water: lowering points set on the land side, sections swung to a drop zone well back from the bank, no equipment on the saturated ground near the creek, and the grindings and debris hauled rather than left to wash. Creek-side soil is soft and root-bound — protecting it is half the job plan.
Serving all of Murray
Around Murray Park, Little Cottonwood Creek and Fashion Place — wherever your tree is in Murray, we can get to it.