Removing a tree in Salt Lake City proper is rarely a drop-it-in-the-yard job. The Avenues, Sugar House, and the 9th & 9th blocks pack century-old sycamores, elms, and horse chestnuts onto narrow lots with houses, garages, and power drops on every side — so most of our SLC removals are technical dismantles, with every limb roped down under control.
The city side matters too: Salt Lake City’s Urban Forestry division owns the parking-strip and street trees, and removing one of those requires a city permit no matter how dead it looks. We confirm ownership before quoting, pull the right paperwork when it’s needed, and handle the private-property giants — like the aging siberian elms of Rose Park and Glendale — start to finish, chips to stump.
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 Salt Lake City — your questions
Can you remove a parking-strip tree in Salt Lake City?
Only with the city’s say-so. SLC Urban Forestry owns the trees between sidewalk and curb citywide, and removal requires their permit — they may require the tree be replaced, and unpermitted cutting can bring a fine. If your dying strip tree qualifies, we’ll help with the process; if it’s the city’s to remove, we’ll tell you who to call so you don’t pay for work the city does free.
How do you remove a big tree from a tight Avenues or Sugar House lot?
In pieces, from the top down. A climber sets rigging in the tree, limbs are cut and lowered on ropes to a controlled drop zone — sometimes just a few square feet of lawn — and the trunk comes down in sections. No cranes blocking your street unless the job truly needs one, and your fences, gardens, and the neighbor’s Subaru all stay exactly as we found them.
Serving all of Salt Lake City
Around Liberty Park, the Avenues and Sugar House — wherever your tree is in Salt Lake City, we can get to it.