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Murfreesboro Tree Service is a full tree care company built around the thing most homeowners search for first: getting a tree safely off their property. Tree removal is our anchor service, and it sits alongside emergency and storm tree removal, tree trimming and pruning, and stump grinding and removal. Every job is handled by ISA-certified arborists, and the company is licensed and insured, so the liability for a large removal near a house or a power line never lands on the homeowner. Estimates are free and done on site, because the price of taking a tree down depends on what the crew can actually see once they walk the property.
Working in the Central Basin of Middle Tennessee means working with trees and soil you will not find in most of the state. Thin limestone soils and cedar glades favor eastern red cedar alongside the large hardwoods common in older Rutherford County yards, while the spread of the emerald ash borer has left a standing inventory of dead ash that needs to come down before it fails. Add a storm and tornado season that regularly drops limbs and whole trees onto roofs, and certified, insured tree work stops being a preference and becomes the way you avoid a bad outcome. That is the work this site is built around.
Safe, insured removals by ISA-certified arborists, not a chainsaw and a ladder.
Dropping a mature tree near a house, fence, or power line is the most dangerous part of any yard project. A licensed, insured crew carries the right rigging, cranes, and coverage, so a removal that goes wrong is their problem and not a claim against your homeowners policy.
An ISA-certified arborist is trained to read a tree's health, lean, and failure points before a single cut is made. That judgment is the difference between a clean removal and guesswork with a chainsaw, and it is what keeps a trim from quietly killing the tree a year later.
When a storm puts a limb through a roof at two in the morning, there is no waiting for business hours. Emergency crews work around the clock to make the scene safe, tarp what needs covering, and clear the tree so repairs can start.
Most tree companies quote on the spot and leave the number vague. You get an itemized estimate before any work begins, with removal, stump grinding, and haul-off broken out separately, so there are no surprises when the crew packs up.
Tree removal, emergency and storm removal, trimming and pruning, and stump grinding across the Murfreesboro area.
Tree removal is the core of what we do, and it covers everything from a single dead pine in a back corner to a large hardwood leaning over the roofline. An ISA-certified arborist walks the property first to judge the tree's lean, health, and the room the crew has to work, then chooses between a straight fell where there is open space and a technical, piece-by-piece takedown where the tree sits close to the house, a fence, or power lines. Rigging, bucket trucks, and cranes come out for the tight removals, which is the difference between a controlled drop and an expensive mistake.
In Murfreesboro, a steady share of removals are trees already on the way out: eastern red cedar that has outgrown its spot, storm-split hardwoods, and the ash killed off by the emerald ash borer, which turns brittle within a couple of seasons of dying. A dead or hazardous tree does not get safer by waiting, and a removal planned on a calm day is always cheaper and safer than an emergency call after it comes down on its own.
Cost tracks size and access more than anything else. Small trees under thirty feet with clear space around them sit at the low end, while large removals near a structure, or anything that needs a crane, run toward the top. We quote each tree on site and break out the removal, the stump, and the haul-off so you can see exactly what you are paying for.
Middle Tennessee gets its share of severe weather, and the calls that follow are rarely routine: a limb through the roof, a trunk across the driveway, or a whole tree leaning on the power line after a line of storms moves through. Emergency crews are available around the clock to make the scene safe first, because a tree that has already failed is under tension and far more dangerous than one still standing. Cutting it the wrong way can send a limb or the trunk in a direction nobody expects.
The first visit is about stabilizing the situation. That means removing the immediate hazard, tarping an opening in the roof so the next rain does not make the damage worse, and clearing enough of the tree that you can get in and out and repairs can begin. When a tree is tangled in utility lines, the power company has to de-energize or drop the line before anyone touches it, and we coordinate that rather than risk it.
Storm removals are quoted on site because no two are alike, and the work often carries more risk and more equipment than a planned takedown. Many homeowners policies help cover tree removal when a tree damages a covered structure, so we document the scene in a way that supports a claim.
Trimming and pruning are about keeping healthy trees healthy, and keeping their weight and reach where they belong. The right cuts clear limbs off the roof and gutters, lift the canopy over a driveway, open the center so wind passes through instead of pushing the whole tree, and take out the dead or crossing branches that invite decay. Done correctly, pruning extends a tree's life; done badly, it stresses the tree and invites the kind of rot that leads to removal years early.
Timing and technique matter more than most people expect. Each cut is placed at the branch collar so the tree can seal it over, and the amount removed in a single season is kept within what the tree can recover from. For storm-prone Middle Tennessee, thinning and reducing heavy, overextended limbs before the season is one of the cheapest ways to avoid an emergency call later.
Once a tree is down, the stump is what is left, and grinding is almost always the practical way to deal with it. A grinder chews the stump and the top of the root flare several inches below grade, turning it into mulch you can rake out and backfill so the spot can be leveled, seeded, or planted over. That is far less invasive than digging a stump out whole, which tears up the surrounding yard and often the irrigation and roots nearby.
Grinding also closes the door on the problems a left stump creates: it stops being a trip hazard and a mower-killer, and it removes the decaying wood that draws carpenter ants, termites, and the fungus that can spread to nearby plantings. Some species, cedar and other aggressive growers among them, will try to resprout from a stump that is only cut flush, so grinding below the surface is what actually ends the tree.
Stump grinding is priced by the diameter of the stump and how many there are, and it is often bundled into a removal at a lower rate than booking it on its own. We grind the surface roots that radiate out from larger stumps as well, not just the visible stump, so the whole area can be reclaimed.
Taking a tree down looks simple from the street and rarely is. What a Murfreesboro removal involves comes down to the tree, the soil under it, where it sits, and a few local rules.
Murfreesboro sits in the Central Basin, where shallow soil over limestone bedrock creates the region's cedar glades. Eastern red cedar thrives in that thin, rocky ground and leaves dense, deep-rooted stumps. Older yards also hold large hardwoods, oaks, maples, hackberry, plus dead ash from the emerald ash borer. Each cuts differently, and a local crew plans for it.
On your own property, Murfreesboro's Tree Preservation Ordinance requires no removal permit. Permits apply to public trees: anything on the street right-of-way, the tree lawn, or city property needs a free permit before pruning or removal, applied for forty-eight hours ahead. Removing or damaging a public tree without it is a misdemeanor, fined up to five hundred dollars per tree.
The city can still reach a private tree that becomes a public nuisance, dead and ready to fall, or blocking required clearance or an intersection sight triangle. State law also requires a call to Tennessee One Call at 811 before stump work near utilities. We handle both at the estimate.
Middle Tennessee sits in an active severe-weather corridor, and Rutherford County gets its share of straight-line winds, spring and fall storms, and the occasional tornado. Those turn a healthy tree into an emergency: a saturated root plate, a crack that fails in high wind, a split trunk over a roof. Storm removals are our most dangerous work, which is why pruning and clearing dead wood before the season pays off.
Size is the first lever: a small cedar under thirty feet costs a fraction of a large hardwood over the house. Then come access and risk, dropping it in open space versus rigging it down over a roof, fence, or power line, with a crane if needed. Dense hardwoods and cedar grind slower. Stump and haul-off price separately, so an honest estimate breaks the job into parts.
That is why two trees the same size can carry different prices, and why every job starts with an arborist walking the property, not a guess over the phone.
From free estimate to a cleared, cleaned-up yard.
An ISA-certified arborist checks the tree's health, lean, and surroundings, and confirms whether it is yours or on the public right-of-way. You get an itemized estimate, removal, stump, and haul-off priced separately.
If the work touches a public or street tree, we pull the free city permit and give the 48-hour notice, and file 811 for stump work. Then we set the rigging and drop plan.
The crew takes it down the way the site allows, a straight fell in open space or a roped, piece-by-piece takedown near structures and lines, with the right gear for the size and risk.
Limbs go through the chipper, wood is hauled off or left as you prefer, the stump is ground below grade, and the site is raked clean, ready to level, seed, or replant.
Certified, insured, and here when a storm comes through.
Every job starts with an arborist on site and a written estimate. No deposit to get a number, and no pressure to book on the spot.
The quote breaks out removal, stump grinding, and haul-off so you see what each part costs. The price we write down is the price you pay.
Work is done by ISA-certified arborists, and the company carries liability and workers' comp coverage, so a removal near your house is never your risk.
We work Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, and after a storm the crew is reachable around the clock to clear what has fallen.
Honest ranges to plan around. Your exact price comes after a free on-site estimate.
By size and access; small trees low, large or hazardous removals high.
Typical residential stump; multiple or large stumps more.
Trimming priced by the tree; storm and emergency quoted on site.
What moves the number: the tree's size and species, how hazardous the lean is, how close it sits to the house or power lines, whether a crane is needed, and whether you add stump grinding and haul-off.
These are planning ranges for the Murfreesboro area, not quotes. Every tree is priced on site after an arborist sees it.
Straight answers from our free on-site estimates across Murfreesboro and Rutherford County.
In the Murfreesboro area, most tree removals run from about five hundred dollars for a small tree to three thousand and up for a large one over the house. Size, access, and whether a crane is needed drive the number, so every tree is quoted on site.
Not for a tree on your own property. Murfreesboro's Tree Preservation Ordinance only requires a permit for public trees, those on the street right-of-way, the tree lawn, or city property, and that permit is free with forty-eight hours' notice. Removing a public tree without it is a misdemeanor fined up to five hundred dollars per tree.
Yes. Storm and emergency crews are available around the clock to clear fallen trees and limbs, make the scene safe, and tarp roof openings so repairs can start.
In Tennessee you generally may trim branches that cross onto your property back to the property line, as long as you do not harm the tree. Anything beyond the line, or work that could damage the tree, is best settled by agreement with the neighbor. We can trim cleanly to the line.
Any crew can run a chainsaw. An ISA-certified arborist is trained to judge a tree's health, lean, and failure points, so removals and pruning are planned instead of guessed. Our work is done by certified arborists.
Most residential stumps run about one hundred fifty to five hundred dollars, priced by diameter and how many there are. Grinding is often cheaper when bundled with the removal.
Trimming is priced by the tree, its size, and how much needs to come off, so it is quoted on site. Light pruning on a small tree is modest; large or multiple trees cost more.
Yes, and the sooner the better. Ash killed by the emerald ash borer turns brittle within a couple of seasons and gets dangerous to remove, so dead and dying trees are a large part of what we take down here.
It mostly shows up in the stump. The Central Basin's thin soil over limestone grows dense, deep-rooted eastern red cedar that takes longer to grind, and shallow bedrock can limit how deep roots go. A local crew plans for it.
We focus on individual tree removal, trimming, and stump grinding rather than full lot or land clearing. For a few trees on a lot we can help; for clearing a whole parcel, a dedicated land-clearing crew is the better fit.
We provide tree removal and full tree service across Murfreesboro and the surrounding Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee communities.