Tree Removal in Chester, NJ

For dependable Tree Removal Chester NJ homeowners can count on, T&D Tree Service has been the local, ISA Certified name to call since 1984. We are a family-owned, TCIA-accredited and fully insured tree company based minutes away in Livingston, and we have spent four decades caring for the oaks, maples and ash that shade Chester and the rest of Morris County.

Every job in Chester is handled by a certified crew that treats your property like its own — clean work, protected turf and beds, and complete cleanup before we leave. Owner Dave Lombardi personally estimates most jobs, so the person who prices your work is the person who understands your trees. Call (973) 434-5557 for a free on-site estimate in Chester.

Tree Removal Chester NJ: hazard trees and tight access

When a tree in Chester is dead, dying, storm-cracked or leaning toward the house, safe removal is not a job for a ‘guy with a truck.’ Most Chester yards are shaded by decades-old oaks and maples, with a scattering of ash, birch and flowering dogwood. Two invasive pests drive much of our work here — emerald ash borer, which hollows out ash from the inside, and the spotted lanternfly, which stresses maples. Our ISA Certified crews evaluate the lean, the root plate and the targets below before a single cut is made.

Many Chester lots are tight — trees wedged between homes, over a pool, or beside the power drop. We rig and lower those trees in controlled sections rather than felling them, protecting siding, fences and turf on even the most difficult Morris County property.

Crane-assisted and near-structure removals in Chester

For the largest or highest-risk trees, T&D brings in a crane to lift heavy sections cleanly out and over the house rather than dropping them — the single safest way to take a big tree down beside a Chester home. Because we own our cranes, bucket trucks and chippers, there are no rental delays and no cut corners.

Every removal ends the same way: brush chipped, logs hauled or split into firewood, and the ground raked clean. Pair the job with our stump grinding and nothing is left behind.

Permits and timing for tree removal in Chester

Winter is often the ideal season for removal in Chester: the ground is firm, the canopy is bare and dormant trees drop less debris. From spring wind events to the wet, heavy snows that snap limbs in Chester each winter, storms are the single biggest threat to a mature tree, and to the home it stands beside.

New Jersey towns increasingly regulate tree work, and Chester is no exception — larger or street-side trees can require a municipal permit. Because we have pulled permits across Morris County for 40 years, we handle the paperwork so your project stays on the right side of the ordinance.