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Avatar for Smitty's Tree Service LLC
Smitty's Tree Service LLC
5.0(
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For Business

Serving Elmer, NJ and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I couldn't be happier with the service I received. This company is very knowledgeable and will go above and beyond to make their customers happy. They will thoroughly explain your best options for tree removal or how to most effectively trim your trees without damaging or killing them. Their lawn care is also top notch and done in a timely fashion. I would recommend 1000 times over."
Response time9 hrs
Response rate98%
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
D.B. Paulson, LLC
4.8(
39
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Tree RemovalTree Trimming

Serving Elmer, NJ and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1980

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"I cannot say enough good about this family owned business. Supporting local businesses is easy when they are honest, reliable, friendly, and great to work with. The work they produce is superior. They were meticulous, and left my property in better shape than they found it. I highly recommend their tree services. Chuck and Dave were a pleasure to work with and their team were respectful, friendly and hard-working. Top-notch company. Bobby in that bucket truck with chainsaw in hand is fearless. I nicknamed him superman. Thank you DB Paulson for a great experience. See you again at tree trimming time."
Response time2 days
19 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by88%of homeowners
Heck's Tree Service LLC
5.0(
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For BusinessTree Stump - Remove+1 more

Serving Elmer, NJ and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"I hired Heck's Tree Service to do some trimming of overhanging limbs on my property. They showed up on-time with their crew and gear and made quick work of the over hanging limbs I needed trimmed. When they were done, they cleaned up the branches, twigs and chip in the yard. Very professional. I would hire them again."
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Barraza Landscaping
5.0(
3
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Tree RemovalTree Stump - Remove

Serving Elmer, NJ and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

"Antonio and his crew did an excellent job on landscaping our back and front yards. Every leaf was gone bushes trimmed and some removed. Landscaping was beautiful. Highly recommend! Next he needs to do some magic on our lawn! Looking forward to this. Ron & Jane Cory"
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Captain's Tree Service LLC
4.3(
43
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Tree RemovalTree Removal - For Business

Serving Elmer, NJ and surrounding areas

In business since 2007

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The crew was organized, worked quickly and cleaned up afterwards. They were very good at carefully lowering cut branches so as not to damage anything in the yard. Very professional. I was pleased with the results and wouldn't hesitate to use them in the future."
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Response time1 day
Response rate100%
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Visions Greenworks, LLC
4.8(
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Trees & Shrubs - Treat, Protect and MaintainTrees & Shrubs - Treat, Protect and Maintain - For Business

Serving Elmer, NJ and surrounding areas

In business since 1999

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Excellent service! Very reputable and trustworthy company. I highly recommend their full sevice lawn company. I have been using Visions Greenworks on a weekly basis during the season for well over 15 years and plan on continuing. The owners and management team is a pleasure to deal with. Any issues are quickly resolved. The customer truly comes first with Visions Greenworks!"
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Arborists questions, answered by experts

You may be looking to identify maple trees to use for home improvement projects. In that case, you can tell hard maples by looking at their leaves. Leaves will have a U-shaped dip, or sinus, between the points, or lobes, of the leaves. Leaves of soft maples tend to have V-shaped sinuses.

If you already have the cut wood in front of you, look for a light, uniform color to identify hard maple wood and check for variations of red, gray, or brown streaks and an overall darker color in soft maple wood.

Debris removal is often included in the overall cost of having a tree removed from your property. However, tree maintenance service companies do not always include debris removal in their pricing, so ask any contractors offering tree trimming cost estimates whether or not removal is included. If you want to keep the wood mulch, ask if they charge extra for it as well.

If you’re taking down a tree that you don’t suspect is affected by disease or pests and it’s nowhere near your home or other structures, then calling in a tree company should work fine. However, anything more involved means an arborist is a better option. These pros have years of experience with tree removal and can safely take down trees located next to structures, and they have the tools, sanitization equipment, and experience to remove sick or dying trees without infecting nearby trees. 

You should avoid cutting off the top of mature cherry trees. This process is called tree topping, and it’s not recommended for cherry trees—or any trees, for that matter. Tree topping removes between one-third to half of the length of the tree trunk, resulting in structurally unsound, fruitless suckers. The only exception is for saplings. Young pie, sour, and tart cherry trees that are over 30 inches tall in the fall or winter before the tree blooms can benefit from heading cuts.

You should not trim an oak tree in the summer. Oak trees are especially susceptible to disease, and open tree wounds are an invitation for beetles that carry tree-killing fungus. If there’s no risk that the oak tree will do damage to your property or hurt someone, it’s best to save the trimming for fall or winter. If you can, seal the wound with latex to prevent fungus from getting inside.

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