Top Rated Tree Services in Louisville, KY

The Master Arborist Awards and below list is about promoting the Top Rated Tree Service in Tampa, Florida and taking the guess work out of hiring.

We want you the customer to easily find the 10 local tree services most likely to give a great service at reasonable prices.

There are a few ways we could have compiled this list.

Instead of taking the traditional route of getting residents to vote (which is usually just friends of the business owner voting), we decided to use all online customer reviews and use those along with other metrics to calculate the 2020 winner.

Below we go into more detail about the selection process, formula used and the reasoning behind it to find this years winners.

And the winners are…

To qualify to make the above list, the company needed to have a minimum of 20 reviews total across a minimum of 2 different platforms. This can be Google, Facebook, Yelp, Yellow Pages, Angies List, Home Advisor or any other 3rd party review platform.

Curated reviews taken on personal websites were not counted.

The company needed to be in business for a minimum of 5 years and have a minimum average score of 4.0 or higher.

We feel that years in business is a significant factor as it speaks volumes about their experience and competence as a whole. A lot of the business on the list have been in business for 10 years or more.

The GoTreeQuotes rating is a mathematical formula which takes into account the number for year in business, the number of reviews, as well as the average score.

The formula:

Years in business X number of reviews / 1000 X  Average score = GTQ rating

Example:

17 x 247/ 1000 x 4.95 = 208

Taking into account all three performance indicators of a business gives us a pretty accurate look at the overall satisfaction of customers while the tree service has been operating.

We found this to be the fairest way to do things for the companies and customers using the list to help them choose a local tree service.

The average cost of removing one tree is Louisville is $830. Prices keep on changing due to various factors. The range is from $220 for the small trees and $1,900 for large trees.

 

The size of the tree and access are the main factors that you should worry about. The bigger the tree, the more the time and resources required during removal hence the higher the cost. When there is no enough access to the tree, the cost also increases. This is because the company responsible for removal work will have to spend more time accessing the tree.

 

Other factors include the following.

• Property location
• City
• Time of year
• Company
• Tree species

Under certain circumstances you might need a permit..

Whenever you are removing a small tree in your property, you do not need to obtain any permit. However, when you are removing a large tree or a protected tree, you will have to get a permit. When removing a tree on public land, you also need to get a permit.

The cost of trimming a single tree in Louisville, Kentucky, will range from $150 to $780. The average cost is $450. The fluctuations are caused by several factors affecting the price.

The factors including the following;

• Number of branches (The more the branches, the higher the cost.)
• Zip code
• Tree services company hired
• Time of the year
• Type of tree. (Some trees have less work to trim while others require more time and work.)

Louisville government does not allow any trees to be planted close to an alley or driveway right of way. It does not matter whether it is a private or public tree. The government does not allow a tree to close to 10 feet from any right of way or intersection. This should be measured from the nearest line to the street or driveway.

If you are going to remove any tree close to a public right of way in Louisville you must obtain a permit from the Division. The Division will specify precisely what you have to do, how to remove and when the tree will be removed. When applying, you have to meet the Division’s requirements.

All the wood from the site should be removed. The stumps should also be removed within a period of 3 months. When it comes to grinding, the depth should be below 18 inches.

Types required for work on trees on public land, streets or sidewalks in Louisville

 The Louisville metro city has several permits that you can get when you want to remove trees growing on public land. These are permits that vary depending on the nature of work you want to do.

1. Planting permit application – When you are a property owner, and you want to plant a tree on the public’s right of way.
2. Maintenance Permit Application – When you are a property owner and interested in pruning or removal of trees on the public’s right of way.
3. Bulk Planting Permit Application – It is a permit issued to organizations or individuals who would like to plant multiple trees on properties at the time. This application should be made 30 days before commencing the planting work or scheduling the date.
4. Third-Party MOA for Planting trees in public’ right of way – It is a permit that is issued to people or organizations that would like to plant trees on behalf of another person who is the property owner.

 

Pruning of trees in Public areas in Louisville

 The pruning of any trees that are on public land and right of way must be permitted by the Division of community forestry for Louisville. However, when you are pruning a branch that has a diameter of less than 4 inches, there is no permit required. Another reason is if the tree is obstructing the traffic visibility, or affect traffic control.

The government provides pruning guidelines for the pruning of trees on public land. Once you have received the permit, you have to make sure you follow all the instructions.

 

Louisville Tree Protection Zone

 There are guidelines set by the authorities to make sure that trees close to construction are protected. It is called a tree protection zone. It is a barrier that must set around a tree to make sure that it can survive all the stress arising from the construction. The fencing should be done from the trunk to make sure that it is safe. No structure should be allowed to be 15 feet close to a protected tree.

 

Prohibited/permitted trees for planting in Louisville, Kentucky

 The Division for community forestry is the body in charge of all trees in Louisville. As a result, they have the mandate to protect the forest/tree cover in Louisville. One of the things they do to make sure this is done is by controlling which trees should be planted and which one is prohibited.

Certain trees are prohibited from planting in Louisville for many reasons that can be a danger to the environment and the public. However, others are permitted.

Check the permitted and prohibited tree list for further details.

The city also provides its residents with tree forms to help them understand more about trees. Here is a list of tree forms.

 

Illegal tree work in Louisville Metro city

 Any work done on trees without obtaining the required permits is illegal. As a result, the enforcement of the law is done. You can get a fine of from $50 to $1,000 when found guilty. However, in cases where you are found with multiple offences, the penalties can increase to a maximum of $10,000.

 

Does the city remove/trim trees in Louisville?

 Yes.

Under certain conditions.

It is not common to see the council removing or trimming trees. However, they do routine maintenance growing on the public land such as parkways, parks, streets and so on. However, there must be a clear reason why the work needs to be done.

The following are circumstances under which the Louisville council may remove or trim trees.

• Dead trees on their land
• Overgrown trees on public land
• Infested trees in the public land.
• Trees becoming a nuisance by either blocking traffic or endangering the public.
• In case there is a need for development in the area.
• When the trees are encroaching into private property and causing a nuisance.