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Height, condition and whatever sits under the tree set most of the price. Around Lincoln a tree under 30 feet usually runs $300–$700, one of 30 to 60 feet $700–$1,500, and one over 60 feet $1,500–$3,500. A silver maple spread over a roof costs more than a dead ash of the same height beside a bean field, because every limb above the shingles gets roped down. Storm work is priced once we have seen it.
Usually only after the tree lands on something the policy protects: the house, a garage, a shed or a fence. Few policies pay to take out a dead ash or a split silver maple before it fails, so ask your agent. For storm jobs we hand you a tidy file for the adjuster: photos of the tree where it fell, notes on what it hit and how sound the wood was, and a written scope.
Not for a tree on your own lot; the Lincoln code says nothing about private trees. The parkway, the strip between the curb and your property line, is public ground. Under § 8-8-4 nobody, contractor or homeowner, may cut or injure a tree there without the Street Superintendent's consent, and under § 8-8-2 the City may remove one at its discretion. Our Lincoln permits guide also lists the species the City allows in the parkway.
One tree takes a few hours to a full day. A dead ash in an open side yard, felled in one piece, sits at the short end; a big silver maple over the house, lowered piece by piece, sits at the long end, and a large removal with the stump ground can spill into a second morning. Frozen January ground carries the bucket truck cleanly, while a soft April lawn gets mats or a few days' wait. You hear the plan and the date before we arrive.
Two seasons. Spring and summer bring thunderstorms, derechos and tornadoes: the June 29, 2023 derecho put EF1s down in Kickapoo Creek Park on Lincoln's northwest side and at Beason, and the April 18, 2024 Latham EF1 snapped ten trees. Winter brings ice that loads silver maple, Bradford pear and dead ash until something gives. Afterward, keep clear of any downed tree and whatever it touches, leave wires to the utility, photograph what you safely can, and call. Storm calls jump the line.
Leaving it saves money this month; grinding saves it over the next ten years. A stump in the mowing line dulls blades and turns ankles, and silver maple, cottonwood and willow stumps sprout for years before they rot. Grinding takes it below grade for seed or sod. Black prairie soil grinds fast; buried sprinkler lines and old drain tile slow the wheel. Expect $100–$400 for one stump by diameter, $50–$150 for each extra, and $75–$200 more for root chasing or a deep grind.
Yes. We cover all of Logan County plus the nearby stretches of DeWitt, Tazewell, Mason and Sangamon counties: Broadwell, Beason, Hartsburg, New Holland, Elkhart, Atlanta and Mount Pulaski, where Brett grew up, then Emden, Middletown, Chestnut, Latham, Cornland, Burton View, Lake Fork, McLean, Armington, Delavan, Waynesville, Kenney, Clinton, Mason City, San Jose and Williamsville. Most sit within 40 minutes of our Lincoln shop. Not sure about your road? Call and ask.
We chip it and haul it the same day, unless you want firewood cut and stacked. Inside Lincoln you may burn landscape waste only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 1 to October 1 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. otherwise, 50 feet from any structure, fence or pole, with a hose running (§ 5-3-6(E)); fines start at $100. Residents may also use the free City site, cut under 12 feet with branches over 4 inches stripped (§ 7-13). Outside town, ask your fire protection district.
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