Tree service companies in Massachusetts

  • 1,052 companies
  • 12 county pages
  • 875 active USDOT

Massachusetts has 1,052 tree service companies listed, and 875 of them hold an active USDOT registration. 12 counties have pages of their own.

Pick your county

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Companies per county: 1 to 4, 5 to 14, 15 to 29, 30 to 59, 60 or more.Counties with 15 or more companies have their own page

Counties with their own page12 counties with their own page

  1. Essex County142
  2. Middlesex County142
  3. Worcester County142
  4. Plymouth County106
  5. Barnstable County103
  6. Bristol County103
  7. Norfolk County96
  8. Hampden County72
  9. Hampshire County46
  10. Berkshire County42
  11. Franklin County27
  12. Suffolk County15

Other countiesOther counties in Massachusetts

16 companies in 2 counties with fewer than 15 listings. Open a county to see its companies.

About Massachusetts

Massachusetts doesn't license arborists or tree care work.1 State law keeps equipment, tools and materials 6 feet from power lines unless the line is guarded or de-energized.2-4 The state's one-call law doesn't name stump or root removal, though its definition of earth removal is broad.5 Towns in Massachusetts can't use zoning to unreasonably regulate forestry on larger parcels, and their tree bylaws are otherwise not limited.6

Tree work rules in Massachusetts

State license

No state license for tree work.1

Local permits

Set locally, with some limits in state law.6

Near power lines

In Massachusetts equipment, tools and materials must stay 6 feet from overhead lines unless the line is guarded by barriers or de-energized. A line is moved only by arrangement with its owner.2-4

811 and stumps

Stump or root removal isn't named.5

Pesticide license

Needed to spray or inject trees for hire.7

What tree work costs

Published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.

Removing a tree under 30 ft
$150 to $500 per tree (HomeGuide, Angi, Fixr, Forbes Home)
Removing a tree 30 to 60 ft
$450 to $1,500 per tree (HomeGuide, Angi, Fixr, Forbes Home)
Removing a tree 60 to 80 ft
$800 to $2,000 per tree (HomeGuide, Angi, Fixr, Forbes Home)
Removing a tree over 80 ft
$1,000 to $2,500 or more per tree (HomeGuide, Angi, Fixr, Forbes Home)
Trimming a tree
$80 to $400 under about 30 ft (Angi, Fixr, Forbes Home)$150 to $800 at 30 to 60 ft (Angi, Fixr, Forbes Home)$300 to $1,800 over 60 ft (Angi, Fixr, Forbes Home)
Grinding a stump
$150 to $500 for a typical stump (HomeGuide, Angi, Forbes Home, Fixr)
An arborist's visit
$75 to $250 per visit (HomeGuide, Angi)
Emergency or storm removal
about 2 to 3 times the normal price (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)

Ranges from HomeGuide, Angi, Fixr and Forbes Home, checked September 2026.

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