Tree Service Roanoke, VA • J&J Treewackers
Nothing Falls but the Tree.
You are standing in the yard looking at a split trunk over the driveway, or a dead oak leaning toward the roofline, and you want a straight answer about what it takes to get it down.
24/7 storm response across Roanoke, Salem and Moneta, VA.
- 20+ years
- Certified Arborist
- BBB A+ Since 2012
- Licensed and Insured
Arborist-Owned, and the Owners Say When a Tree Can Stay
Jeff, Jerry and Garth have been giving homeowners across Roanoke, VA a straight answer for more than two decades. They own the company, an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture looks at every job, and one of them looks at your tree before anybody quotes it.
If the tree can be pruned instead of removed, you will hear that too. We do not cut a tree that does not need cutting.
We take the tree down safe, and we haul off every limb before we leave.
Jeff, Garth, and their team of guys worked very hard on removing this tree. They were all very nice and professional, in spite of this challenging job.
Amanda Earls • Google review, 2021
Years in the Roanoke Valley
Better Business Bureau
Estimate, every job
24/7 Emergency Tree Service After a Storm Puts a Trunk on the Roof
Ice, wind and saturated ground drop trees at bad hours. Call, and the crew rolls out to make the scene safe.
Tree Services, and What Happens on Each Job
Every job starts the same way. An arborist reads the tree, the ground under it, and whatever is standing close enough to get hit.
Tree Removal for Dead, Leaning and Storm-Damaged Trees
The crew rigs the tree down in a sectional dismantle from the bucket truck. When the drop zone is tight, the grapple saw crane lifts it out with no climbing and no ruts across your lawn.
Tree Removal
Tree Trimming and Pruning: Structure, Clearance and Storm Load
The crew takes the deadwood out, thins the crown, and pulls limbs back off your roof and the power drop. Every pruning cut lands at the branch collar so the tree can seal it.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Stump Grinding Below Grade, With the Chips Raked Flat
The crew grinds the stump below grade and chases the surface roots out with it. The chips get raked flat, so nothing is left to trip on or mow around.
Stump Removal
Tree Risk Assessment When You Suspect Decay, Disease or Root Damage
A tree risk assessment covers the structure, the roots and the terrain together. A certified arborist names what is there, whether that is emerald ash borer, oak decline or a lifted root plate, then tells you if the tree is hazardous or worth keeping.
Tree Risk AssessmentThree Steps From Your Call to a Clean Yard
1. Call the crew, or send photos of the tree
Photos and a short video are usually enough for an arborist to size up the job.
2. An arborist walks the property and prices the work
You get a written number, the plan for access, and an honest read on whether the tree can be saved.
3. The crew takes the tree down and hauls off the brush
Brush chipped, wood handled, chips raked out or left for mulching, drive and lawn swept before the trucks pull off.
Get My Free EstimateThey honored their estimate quote that was over a year old.
Healthy in Heart • Google review, 2021
Recent Tree Jobs, Finished and Cleaned Up
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Tree Removal
Dead hardwood taken down in sections over a brick ranch
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Climber taking a long limb off a hillside hardwood
Emergency Tree Service
Storm-uprooted trunk resting against the house
Tree Risk Assessment
The trunk came down hollow all the way through
Cleanup and haul off
Logs and brush loaded out before the crew leaves
Tree Service Reviews From Homeowners
They took two huge trees out of our backyard in a tricky, hard to reach spot with no trouble at all.
Kim G. • Google review, 2020
These gentlemen have done tree work for me over the past 20 years... they are thoroughly honest and reliable and they show up to work when they say they will.
Mary Justice • Google review, 2022
Roanoke Valley Tree Service, Town by Town.
The crew runs out of Moneta and works the Roanoke Valley daily.
What Homeowners Ask Before They Call a Tree Service
Do you charge for an estimate?
No. The estimate is free, and there is no charge for the visit. An arborist comes out first because the price turns on the height of the tree, the species, what is standing under the drop zone, and how close a truck can get to it. You get the price and the work plan in writing before the crew starts.
How soon can somebody come out and look at the tree?
Send the form or call, and an arborist gets back to you once the crew is off the ropes for the day. If the tree is on the house or in the road, call instead of waiting, because that one jumps the schedule. The crew runs out of Moneta, Virginia, and works the valley daily. He will tell you where you sit on the schedule when he calls back.
What do you need from me before somebody comes out?
Your name, a phone number, the property address, and a couple of lines about what the tree is doing. Photos and a short video are usually enough for an arborist to size up the job before he drives out. Tell him which side of the house it is on and whether a gate or a bed is in the way, so he already knows the route when he walks it.
Can you get to a tree in a tight spot or on a steep lot?
Usually, yes. The grapple saw crane can take a tree standing when the drop zone is tight, with no climbing and no rutted lawn. Where the crane cannot reach, the crew rigs the tree down in a sectional dismantle or works it from the bucket truck. Beds and shrubs get covered whatever the terrain, and the crew hauls off the brush and debris.
More about tree service in Roanoke, VA
Situations where a Roanoke, VA homeowner calls a tree service
- A dead oak stands close to the house, and you want a tree service to look at it before winter storms arrive.
- Limbs hang over the roof and drop on the shingles in every wind, so tree trimming is the next job on the list.
- A trunk splits in an ice storm and half the top is on the ground, which is a tree removal call.
- Ash on the property line shows emerald ash borer damage, and dead ash goes brittle, so tree removal comes before it gets hazardous.
- Roots lift a walk or a driveway slab, and you want tree services to say whether it stays or comes out.
- Branches grow into the siding and the gutters, and tree trimming pulls them back off the house.
- A storm leaves broken limbs hanging in the top, and you want tree services to take them out before they fall on somebody.
- You buy a place in Roanoke, VA with trees nobody has touched in years and want a tree service to assess them.
- A neighbor's oak leans toward your property, and you want an honest read from a tree service on how hazardous it is.
- Trees crowd the drive so a delivery truck cannot get through, and tree trimming opens the clearance back up.
- A tulip poplar drops a large limb with no storm behind it, which is what makes homeowners call a tree service.
- Grading damaged the roots on one side, and you want tree services to say whether it can stay.
- Dead limbs hang over a patio in Virginia, and tree pruning takes them out before somebody gets hit.
- You want the trees on a schedule instead of waiting for a storm, so tree pruning happens on your terms.
Questions to ask a Roanoke, VA tree service before the crew books the job
- Who walks the property before the tree service writes the estimate, an owner or a salesperson?
- Are the tree services licensed and insured, and can you see the certificate before the crew starts work?
- Does the tree service price include hauling the brush and logs off, or is that a separate line?
- Will the crew grind what is left after a tree removal, or does that get scheduled on its own?
- How do the tree services reach it, and what equipment has to cross the lawn to get there?
- Who is responsible if a limb damages a fence, and how does the tree service handle it?
- Does the tree service estimate hold, or does the number change once the crew arrives at the property?
- Will somebody explain in plain words why removal is the call instead of tree trimming?
- What happens to the chips after tree trimming, do they stay on site as mulch or go with the truck?
- Does the tree service answer at night, or does a storm call reach a machine?
- Are the people doing the work employees of the tree services company, or a crew hired for the day?
- How long has the tree service worked in Virginia, and can you see recent jobs nearby?
Tools behind each tree care service on a Roanoke, VA job
- Bucket truck: limb trimming and tree pruning service above the roofline, where a ladder cannot reach.
- Grapple saw crane: no-climb tree removals, taking a hazardous tree down in sections over a roof or a tight drop zone.
- Climbing saddle and ropes: tree pruning services in back yards and on steep ground where no truck can go.
- Rigging blocks and lowering device: lowers heavy limbs on a line during tree removal to protect your property, the fence and the beds below.
- Chainsaws sized to the cut: a large saw for tree felling on open ground, a small climbing saw for branch trims up in the crown.
- Pole saw: limb trims over the drive and the walk from the ground, part of a regular tree maintenance service.
- Wood chipper: turns tree trimmings and brush into chips on site, and handles land clearing or lot clearing when a job calls for it.
- Stump grinder: tree stump grinding below grade, so the spot can be backfilled and seeded with the lawn.
- Chip truck and trailer: hauls the chips and logs from tree removal services off the property.
- Mats and plywood: carry the machines across wet Virginia lawns, so tree servicing does not leave ruts in the yard.
- Rakes and blowers: clear sawdust and small tree cuttings off the lawn before the crew leaves.
Tree felling, tree stump removal and storm work in Roanoke, VA
- A tree felling service drops a whole tree in one piece, and only where open ground gives it room to land.
- Tree felling services suit wooded lots and open fields; next to a house the crew takes the tree down in sections instead.
- A tree cutting service handles one dead pine by the house, and tree cutting services can clear a whole fence line of volunteer trees.
- A tree stump removal service grinds the stump out after the tree comes down, in the same visit or on its own date.
- Tree stump removal services also take out old stumps left by a past storm or a previous owner.
- Tree stump removals leave a bed of chips, raked level so the spot can be seeded.
- Storm damage gets 24/7 emergency services when a tree comes down on the house, a car or the drive.
Tree care services and tree maintenance services around the Roanoke Valley
- Tree maintenance services keep limbs off the roof, the gutters and the drive on a schedule you pick.
- An arborist service checks tree health, spots emerald ash borer or disease damage, and says plainly when a tree should come out.
- Expert tree care keeps a healthy tree standing when pruning will do the job.
- Tree experts explain every cut in plain words before the saw starts.
- People once called arborists tree surgeons; today the trained title is certified arborist, and J&J's crew includes more than one.
- Professional tree crews are licensed and insured, so ask to see the insurance certificate before any tree work starts.
- A top tree service hauls the brush, rakes the lawn and leaves the yard clean after every job.
- The same crew back each season works as tree caretakers who can see what changed in a tree since the last visit.
- Tree work goes ahead of other landscape services, so new beds and sod are not crushed under the machines.
What a full-service Roanoke, VA tree service covers through the year
- Regular tree maintenance starts with a walk around the yard once a year, so small problems get caught before a storm finds them.
- Late winter suits tree pruning on oak and elm, because cuts made while the tree is dormant give disease less of a chance to spread.
- Branch trimming over the roof, the drive and the walk is easiest to plan in spring, before new growth fills the gaps back in.
- A careful tree trimming service will trim a little on each visit instead of taking a big share of live crown at once.
- Young trees planted in the landscape take light structural pruning early, which saves heavier tree cutting on the same tree years later.
- Dead wood can come out any time of year, and tree trimming services lower each limb on a rope when beds or a fence sit below.
- Tree cutting should be the last answer, and a good crew says so plainly when pruning lets you keep a healthy tree.
- When a tree does have to come down, a tree removal service plans the drop zone around the house, the fence and the rest of the landscape.
- Old stumps left in the lawn send up sprouts, hide in tall grass and get in the way of the mower long after the tree is gone.
- Tree stump removal by stump grinding takes the wood below grade, so the spot can be backfilled and seeded with the rest of the lawn.
- A tree risk assessment gives you a plain read on a leaning or damaged tree, so the choice between pruning and removal rests on facts.
- Certified arborists are trained to spot decay, weak unions and disease, so it's fair to ask any tree company whether one will look at your trees.
- The best tree service for your yard explains every cut before it's made, protects the landscape around the work and leaves the grass raked clean.
- Year-round tree care works best when the same crew sees your trees each season and can tell what has changed since the last visit.
What happens to the wood once the tree is down?
The crew cuts the trunk up and loads it, and the brush goes through the chipper on site. The chips get raked out, or left in a pile if you want the mulch. Logs and brush go on the truck before the crew leaves, and the drive and the lawn get swept behind them. Where the wood ends up is written on the estimate, so it is settled before anybody starts cutting.
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