Storm-Ready, Based in Lincoln
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No Permit for a Tree on Your Own Lot
A silver maple that dropped half its crown on the driveway in a June storm, a Bradford pear split by ice, a parkway ash the borer killed years ago: Logan County Tree Co. rigs it, lowers it in sections, chips the brush and hauls it, working from Lincoln, Illinois, the county seat on old Route 66.
For a tree on your own lot, the City does not have to sign off. The rules that do apply cover the parkway tree and the brush afterward, both below. A tree on a roof, across a lane or caught in a service drop jumps the schedule.
Where We Work
We also reach Cornland, Burton View, Lake Fork and the farmsteads off I-55, old Route 66, IL-10 and IL-121. See all the areas we serve →
A silver maple lifting the front walk, a 1979 blue spruce rubbing the siding, a Scotch pine browning from the bottom, a catalpa littering the alley. On your own lot there is no City paperwork: a written price, a date usually within a week, and in winter a frozen lawn that takes the loader without ruts.
The June 29, 2023 derecho put EF1s down in Kickapoo Creek Park and at Beason, with poles down near the I-55 exit, and the April 18, 2024 Latham EF1 snapped ten trees. A tree on the garage, or cracked and hung up, goes to the top of the list; after dark we secure the site and return at daylight.
A borer-killed ash goes brittle and fails without warning, so ours come down from the bucket, never climbed. Silver maples with tight crotches, Bradford pears near age twenty, hollow creek cottonwoods and heaved spruce follow close behind. Sound oaks usually need only a trim. Unsure? Try our Tree Diagnosis tool.
The tree between the curb and your property line is public: under § 8-8-4 nobody cuts or injures it without the Street Superintendent's consent, penalty up to $75, and § 8-8-2 leaves removal to the City. § 8-8-6 lets an owner pay an insured contractor to remove a parkway ash, which we do often. If only the overhang bothers you, a trim costs less.
Cost Planning
| Tree size | Typical cost range |
|---|---|
| Small tree (under 30 ft) | $300–$700 |
| Medium (30–60 ft) | $700–$1,500 |
| Large (60 ft+) | $1,500–$3,500 |
| Storm / emergency removal | Priced on-site after the hazard is assessed |
Ranges are typical for central Illinois based on published industry cost guides; your written estimate reflects your specific tree and site.
Height sets the start. Nearness to the house or service drop, whether the tree drops whole or comes down in sections over a roof, and any Street Department involvement move it from there. A dead ash costs more than a live tree its size because it comes down slowly from the bucket, and silver maple and cottonwood are heavy wood.
Brett spent four seasons clearing utility lines and three summers on storm cleanup before starting the company in 2014. On every job the crew of four does, the rope goes up before the saw starts.
Lincoln does not license tree crews as a trade, so insurance is what protects you. Our certificate comes to every estimate; ask each bidder for theirs before anyone rigs a 70-foot maple over your roof.
You see the number on paper before any cut, with nothing tacked on later and no push to sign on the spot. When a tree is fine where it stands, we tell you and head out.
Everything leaves on our truck the day we cut. Lincoln allows burning only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, in posted hours, 50 feet from any structure, fence or pole with a hose running (§ 5-3-6). Want oak, walnut or honeylocust cut to stove length and stacked? Just ask.
How It Works
A tree on a building, across a drive or on a service line gets a same-week, often same-day response. After a derecho or ice storm we rank calls by danger and tell you honestly where you stand. Overnight we secure the site and cut at daylight. If a power line is involved, keep back and call the utility too.
Not for a tree on your own lot. A parkway tree needs the Street Superintendent's consent to cut (§ 8-8-4), comes out when the City decides (§ 8-8-2), and is planted only by written request for an approved species (§ 8-8-1). Neighboring towns and county ground have their own offices. See our permits guide.
Yes, with care. Primary lines belong to the utility, and we leave them alone. A tree by a house service drop gets extra rigging, and sometimes the drop is disconnected first. After a storm, treat any fallen wire as live.
Ring us or book a free estimate, and Brett or Marco will come look at the tree.
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