Tree Service in Little Rock, AR

Tree Service in Little Rock has to account for a city that changes character from east to west. The rock outcrop the city is named for marked the point where the flat Mississippi Delta gives way to the Ouachita foothills, and the western part of town climbs into those hills. A pecan in a flat east-side yard and an oak on a sloped lot off Chenal or in Pleasant Valley are different jobs, with different rigging, access and cleanup. Little Rock Tree Service Pros plans each one on the ground, not from a price sheet.

Whose tree is it?

Before anyone cuts, it helps to know who owns the tree. The Urban Forestry Division of Little Rock Parks and Recreation looks after trees in city parks and public places, removes dead or hazardous trees on city property, and keeps the city's Tree City USA certification. If a tree stands on public land, the city is the first call (Parks maintenance: 501-371-6850). Trees in the public right-of-way are covered by the landscape chapter of the city code: a tree cut under a right-of-way cutting permit has to be replaced within six months. On private property, larger clearings can trigger the grading ordinance, which bars removing more than seven trees in a twelve-month period on covered sites without a grading permit, while removal of damaged or diseased trees is allowed by staff once a city official certifies the condition. We help you sort out which of these applies before work is booked.

The storms that shape the canopy

Two recent events show what Little Rock trees are up against. On Christmas Day 2012, the National Weather Service measured 10.3 inches of snow at Little Rock, with up to a quarter inch of ice on trees and lines, and more than 200,000 customers across Arkansas lost power. On March 31, 2023, an EF3 tornado with 165 mph peak winds touched down just west of the I-430 and I-630 interchange and tracked more than 34 miles to the edge of Cabot. Some of the worst damage was in west Little Rock between Napa Valley Drive and I-430, and the 70-acre Reservoir Park was destroyed. Heavy wet snow and spring wind are the two loads we prune for here.

Lines from the pole to your house

Entergy Arkansas trims along its primary lines, pole to pole, and calls ahead before crews arrive. It does not trim trees around the service drop that runs from the pole to your house; that is the homeowner's responsibility. Entergy will temporarily disconnect that service at no charge so a tree crew can work safely. When a job involves limbs near your service line, we coordinate that disconnect before the climb.

What a typical Little Rock visit covers

• Removal of storm-split, dead or leaning trees, including sectional takedowns over roofs and fences
• Crown cleaning and weight reduction on big oaks and pecans so heavy snow has less to grab
• Clearance pruning off roofs, chimneys and the service drop
• Stump grinding after removals, with grindings raked into the hole or hauled
• Hazard checks after wind events, before a cracked limb drops on its own

Where the wood ends up

After the 2012 storm, the city sent storm trees, limbs and bushes to the Little Rock Landfill on Ironton Cutoff, where they were turned into mulch. On our jobs, cleanup is written into the estimate: what gets chipped, what gets hauled, and whether you want any wood left for the fire pit. Call (501) 457-9035 to set up a free on-site estimate. Get a free estimate