Tree Service in Norcross, GA

If you are planning Tree Service in Norcross, expect a city application before any removal. Norcross uses a residential tree removal form that lists each tree's species and diameter at 4.5 feet, includes a photo of every tree and a sketch of the house and trees, and goes in through the city's ePlan portal. For any tree 28 inches in diameter or larger, the form requires a signed statement from a Georgia arborist, forester or registered landscape architect explaining why it needs to come down.

Why the city cares

In February 2026 the Arbor Day Foundation recognized Norcross as a Tree City USA for the 22nd year in a row. Rough Draft Atlanta reported that the city's tree canopy covers 38% of its area, that almost every resident lives within half a mile of a park or green space, and that a 'no net loss of trees' policy requires developers to keep canopy or pay for planting elsewhere. The city has a Tree Preservation Board, and its Arbor Day planting at Stripling Elementary drew the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Norcross Garden Club.

An old railroad town

Norcross was chartered on October 26, 1870, and named for Jonathan Norcross, a former Atlanta mayor and railroad man. Its older streets near downtown have large oaks, magnolias and pecans on small lots with houses close together. That is careful work: limbs often hang over two or three properties, the house next door may be ten feet away, and there is no room to drop anything. We usually climb and lower wood in small pieces, and we talk with you about notifying neighbors before the day of the job.

Helping with the paperwork

The form asks whether you or a hired company will do the removal. We can fill in the tree details with you, measure each trunk and take the photos the city needs. On a tree 28 inches or larger, you will need that signed professional statement; plan on that before scheduling.

Magnolias and pecans on small lots

Southern magnolias are common in older Norcross yards. They keep their leaves all year, grow low, dense limbs and drop leaves steadily, and their roots run shallow and wide. Raising the lowest limbs a little at a time keeps walkways clear without harming the tree. Old pecans are the other frequent call: they grow tall with long, heavy limbs that can break in summer storms, so trimming the longest limbs back to strong side branches is often the best way to keep one.

Work we do in Norcross

• Removals of dead or declining yard trees, permitted through the city
• Pruning large oaks and magnolias away from roofs and neighbors' houses
• Deadwood removal over sidewalks and driveways
• Stump grinding, which helps when the city expects replanting

Call (770) 758-8959 or send the form with photos. We will look at the trees and give you a written estimate.