How Alpharetta Tree Service Pros Works

Alpharetta Tree Service Pros takes down, prunes and grinds out trees for homeowners in Alpharetta and the surrounding North Fulton cities, along with the edges of Forsyth and Gwinnett counties. Most of the houses we work around went up during the area's long growth spurt, when Alpharetta went from about 2,500 residents in 1970 to nearly 58,000 by 2010. Many subdivisions were cut out of pine and hardwood forest, so the big trees in a typical backyard are older than the house, and their roots have spent decades adjusting to grading, driveways and irrigation.

A job starts with a visit to your property. We look at the tree first: species, lean, dead limbs, cracks, cavities, bark coming loose, fungus at the base, beetle signs on pines, and how much of the canopy hangs over the roof or the neighbor's fence. Then we look at the ground: the slope, how soft the clay is after rain, where the septic field or irrigation runs, and how equipment would reach the back of the lot. On many Alpharetta lots, a wooded slope behind the house decides the method more than the height of the tree.

Next comes the paperwork side, which matters more here than in most places. The City of Alpharetta reviews tree removal requests through its Community Development Department and city arborist, and removals can carry a replanting requirement. Dead trees on single-family detached lots and trees that pose an imminent danger have been exempt from the permit. If your street has a homeowners association, its architectural committee may want its own approval as well. We tell you during the visit which of those apply, what measurements the city asks for, and what we need from you before a saw comes out.

You then get a written quote. It lists each tree by location, the work on it, what happens to logs, brush and chips, whether the stump is ground, and the price. If something changes once work begins, such as hidden rot that forces a different rigging plan, we stop and agree on it with you before continuing.

How we work

• Each tree gets its own line on the quote and its own plan.
• Limbs over roofs, decks and fences are roped down, not dropped.
• Trees touching power lines wait for Georgia Power or Sawnee EMC to make them safe.
• Mats or plywood go down where equipment crosses soft lawn, when the site allows it.
• Pines with beetle activity are handled promptly so the problem does not spread to the next tree.
• You pay only for work you approved in writing.

Call (770) 758-8959 to set up a free estimate, or send the form with a few photos.