Tree Removal and Pruning in Montclair, NJ
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No Job Too Small For Our Professional Staff
We prune and do tree work according to the standards put down by the International Society of Arboriculture and the New Jersey Board of Certified Tree Experts. We offer several different pruning options ranging from the removal of hazardous limbs, all the way to fine aesthetic pruning and shaping.
Shaping and Thinning
We prune and do tree work according to the standards put down by the International Society of Arboriculture and the New Jersey Board of Certified Tree Experts.
Hazard Pruning
We offer several different pruning options ranging from the removal of hazardous limbs, all the way to fine aesthetic pruning and shaping.
Expert Removals
No matter how big or how small we can handle your tree removal issues. We make sure it gets done safe and right the first time!
How a removal gets planned
Every removal is planned around the tree and the property it stands on, not a standard method. Before any work is scheduled, an arborist looks at the size and condition of the tree, what is underneath it, and how equipment can reach it.
Access usually decides the approach. Where a crane can be set up within reach, large pieces can be lifted out whole. Where it cannot, because the yard is landlocked, the ground is soft, or a fence or creek is in the way, the tree comes down from the top in sections, by climber or from a compact lift. There is more on how that decision is made in when a crane can’t reach the tree.
Pruning, from hazard limbs to fine shaping
We prune and do tree work according to the standards of the International Society of Arboriculture and the New Jersey Board of Certified Tree Experts. That covers the whole range: removing hazardous limbs, crown reduction and thinning, and fine aesthetic pruning and shaping.
Pruning and removal are not always the choice people expect. A mature tree with a weak union is often better supported than taken down, which is what tree cabling and bracing is for. Storm-damaged trees are judged differently again, and some have to come out.
Montclair requires a permit for most removals
Montclair regulates tree removal on private property. Under the township’s ordinance, a permit is needed to remove a shade tree, defined as any deciduous or coniferous species eight inches or more in diameter at breast height, or at least twenty-five feet tall. The ordinance exempts removals where there is an immediate safety risk to people or property, and routine annual pruning is not treated as altering the tree.
Removals must be carried out by a tree removal contractor registered with the township, and that contractor endorses the permit application. Our guide to tree removal permits in Montclair walks through the process, and we can tell you whether the tree in your yard needs one.
Who you are dealing with
American Tree Experts is a Rombough family business that has been caring for trees in North Jersey for over 80 years, run by Brian and Rich Rombough from 47 Walnut Street in Montclair. Brian J. Rombough is an ISA Certified Arborist and NJ Licensed Tree Expert #494, a license number you can check.
We work in Montclair and across North Jersey. Call (973) 744-6091 for a free estimate, or use the form below.