Guides
What tree removal, trimming and stump work cost, from published national ranges, and how to check a tree company before you hire one.
Hiring
Does a tree need to come down?Warning signs to look for, what an arborist's check costs, what keeping a tree can cost, and where a written hazard finding changes the permit rules.
Updated November 7, 2026
Costs
How much does tree removal cost?Published national ranges for removing a tree by height, the costs that are priced separately, and how to compare quotes line by line.
Updated November 7, 2026
Rules
Do you need a permit to remove a tree?How local tree permits work, which states limit them, what permits cost and where dead or hazardous trees are treated differently.
Updated November 7, 2026
Rules
Who's responsible for a tree on the property line?What state law says about a tree that straddles the line and about cutting back a neighbor's branches and roots, state by state, with the court case or statute behind each answer.
Updated September 26, 2026
Hiring
How to verify a tree company before you hireCheck a tree company before it starts: its insurance, any state or city license, its pesticide license if it sprays, and a written quote.
Updated September 25, 2026
Costs
After a storm brings a tree downWhat to do first when a tree falls, how close state law lets anyone get to a power line, what emergency removal costs and how to check a crew.
Updated September 25, 2026
Costs
Stump grinding vs stump removalPublished prices for grinding a stump, digging it out and removing the roots, and the states whose dig laws name stump or root removal.
Updated September 25, 2026
Local rules
One city's or county's own rules, each cited to its code, utility or agency.
Rules
Pasco County tree removal permits: when you need oneWhich trees need a permit to come down in unincorporated Pasco County, what's exempt, the reasons the county accepts, replanting, protected trees and how to apply.
Updated October 23, 2026
Rules
Pinellas County tree removal permits: when you need oneWhich trees need a permit to come down in Pinellas County, the rule for homesteaded houses, what replanting the county asks for, how to apply and what happens after removing a tree without a permit.
Updated October 23, 2026
Rules
San Antonio's tree ordinance: what homeowners need to knowWhen San Antonio's tree ordinance applies, why a finished home usually needs no permit to remove a tree, which trees are protected, what a new house has to plant, and the oak wilt rules.
Updated October 23, 2026
Rules
Tree removal permits in the City of MiamiWhen the City of Miami requires a permit to remove, move or trim a tree, which trees are too small to need one, what you send with the application, and how the permit is issued.
Updated October 23, 2026