Webb City
Pin oak over the bedrooms
An 80-foot pin oak with a split fork over the back of the house. Lifted out in 34 picks, stump ground.
1 day · crane
Storm damage
What to do when a tree comes down
Most of our night calls start the same way. These four steps keep people safe and your insurance claim simple.
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Get everyone clear
Leave the room or the car it hit, and stay out from under hanging limbs.
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Stay away from wires
Keep at least 35 feet from any line it touched and call the power company first.
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Take photos from every side
Before anything moves. Your insurance will ask for them.
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Call (417) 555-0174
A person answers 24/7, and you get a firm price before we cut, even at 2 am.
Call the storm line
Tonight
We make it safe
Cut it free, take the weight off the roof and cover the hole until morning.
Next day
We take it out
Crane lift if it’s on the house, then removal, chipping and cleanup.
For your claim
We send the paperwork
Photos, a written report and an itemized invoice your adjuster can use. We can wait for the claim check on covered work.
Tree risk check
Is that tree a problem?
Tap each sign you can see from the ground for a plain answer on how soon to have it looked at.
Tap a number on the tree, or a sign in the list.
Signs you can see
- Watch
- This month
- Today
Your answer
Tap the signs you can see.
Pick each one on the tree or in the list, and the rings show how soon to have it looked at.
Your answer
Keep an eye on it.
Nothing you picked says it’s likely to fall, so trim the deadwood when it suits you.
Your answer
Have it looked at this month.
Dead limbs over a roof are the storm damage we clean up most, so get them out before storm season.
Your answer
Call us today.
A crack or a new lean with something to hit is how most trees end up on houses, so keep people and cars clear.
A guide, not an inspection. Branches on power lines? Call the power company first.
What we do
Everything from one dead limb to a whole fence row
Seven kinds of tree work, done by our own crew. Typical prices include cleanup and haul-off.
What we don’t do: cut near live power lines (the power company clears them for free), or top trees.
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01
Dead, leaning or in the way, taken down in pieces from the top, with nothing dropped on the house.
- Climb or bucket truck
- Pieces lowered on ropes near the house
- Brush chipped, wood hauled
- Raked and blown clean
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02
Deadwood out, limbs off the roof and the crown thinned so wind passes through. We never top a tree.
- Deadwood removal
- Roof and drive clearance
- Crown thinning and raising
- Cuts at the branch collar
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03
A person answers 24/7. Trees on a house or a car: we come out the same night to make it safe.
- Same-night make-safe
- Crane lifts off roofs
- Tarp crew on call
- Paperwork for your insurance
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04
Ground 6 to 8 inches below the grass, with the chips raked into the hole or hauled away.
- Grinder fits a 36-inch gate
- Surface roots chased
- Sprinkler lines marked first
- Topsoil and seed on request
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05
For the big oak over the house: pieces lifted out over the roof instead of lowered past it.
- 40-ton crane and certified operator
- Lift plan before the day
- Mats under the outriggers
- Done in one day
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06
Cedar, callery pear and brush out of fence rows, lots and pastures.
- Skid steer with a grapple
- Stumps ground or pulled
- Brush chipped on site
- Fence left standing
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07
An arborist’s look at a tree you want to keep.
- Cables for a split fork
- Ash borer treatment
- Arborist letters for insurance or a sale
- Planting advice
Price guide
Typical prices by tree size
Most trees around Joplin are 30 to 60 feet tall. Every price includes cleanup and haul-off. Your firm price comes by text, from your photos.
Swipe for the bigger trees
Small
Up to 30 ftabout a one-story roof
- Remove
- $250–$650
- Trim
- $150–$350
Bradford pear, redbud, young cedar
Medium
30–60 ftabout a two-story roof
- Remove
- $650–$1,500
- Trim
- $350–$850
Silver maple, sweetgum, hackberry
Large
60–80 fttwice the house
- Remove
- $1,500–$3,000
- Trim
- $850–$1,600
Pin oak, sycamore, ash
Very large
80 ft and upoften a crane
- Remove
- $3,000–$6,500
- Trim
- $1,600–$3,000
Old post oak, cottonwood
| Stump grinding | from $95 | First stump up to 12 in. across, then $3 an inch |
|---|---|---|
| Crane removal | $2,800–$8,000 | Crane and certified operator included |
| Fence-line and lot clearing | $1,600 per crew day | Most fence rows take 1–3 days |
| Cabling and bracing | $350–$900 per tree | For a split fork you want to save |
| Arborist letter | $150 | Free with any job |
| Keep the firewood | $50–$150 off | Cut to 16-inch rounds and stacked |
| Nights, Sundays and holidays | 1.5× day rates | Firm price before we cut |
Every price includes
- Brush chipped and wood hauled
- Mats under the trucks on lawns
- Pieces lowered on ropes near the house
- Yard raked and blown clean
- No trip charge in Jasper and Newton counties
No deposit. Pay when the yard is clean: card, check or cash. Financing on jobs over $2,500.
Get my firm priceRecent jobs
Six jobs from this year
Removals, storm calls, clearing and stumps from around the area.
Carthage
A pine pulled up by the roots
Down across the yard and a fence after a May storm. Made safe that night; cut, hauled and the root hole filled the next day.
Night call + 1 day
Neosho
A pasture fence row
600 feet of cedar and callery pear out of a fence row, chipped on site, fence left standing.
2½ days
Joplin
A dead ash behind the house
No truck access and a 36-inch gate. Tracked lift in, every piece carried out.
1 day
Carl Junction
Three old sycamores
Deadwood out and limbs raised off the roof on all three.
5 hours
Galena, KS
Twelve stumps on a new lot
Ground below grade and the chips hauled, ready for sod.
4 hours
The crew
Owned and run by an ISA Certified Arborist since 2009
Wes Harlan climbed for a utility line-clearance crew for eight years before he bought a used bucket truck and a chipper in 2009. He still climbs most weeks, and he looks at every photo quote himself.
Today High Limb is nine people: two ISA Certified Arborists, three climbers, three on the ground, and Kara in the office, who answers the number you’ll call.
“Near a house we lower every piece on a rope. It takes longer, and nothing lands on the roof.”
- 17 years
- in Joplin, about 6,500 jobs
- 9 people
- two crews, all on payroll, no day labor
- 2 arborists
- ISA Certified, on every price
- $2M
- liability, plus workers’ comp on every crew member
What we bring
- 60-ft bucket truck
- Tracked lift that fits a 36-inch gate
- Skid steer with a grapple
- Two chippers
- Narrow stump grinder
- A 40-ton crane and certified operator for the big ones
Every climber is tied in twice. Every crew wears helmets, eye and ear protection, and chaps on the saw.
Want free wood chips for your garden? Get on the chip list and we’ll drop a load when we’re working nearby.
“The oak was leaning on our roof after the May storm. They came at 11 at night, took the weight off and had a tarp on before the rain. The next day it was gone.”
“I texted two photos at lunch and had a price at 4:30. Same price on the invoice.”
“They lowered every piece of a big maple over our sunroom on ropes. Nothing touched the house.”
“Wes told me two of my trees were fine and only one needed to come down. He could have sold me all three.”
“Cleared 600 feet of cedar out of our fence row without breaking a single post.”
“The grinder fit through our 36-inch gate. Raked and seeded, and you can’t tell a tree was there.”
“The adjuster had everything needed from their photos and invoice. Our claim paid in two weeks.”
“Kara answered at 6 am on a Sunday, and a crew was cutting the tree off our driveway by 8.”
Service area
Twenty towns in four states
Our shop is in Joplin and our crews work across the Four-State area. No trip charge in Jasper and Newton counties; farther out, travel is one line on your price.
Missouri
- Joplin
- Webb City
- Carthage
- Carl Junction
- Carterville
- Duenweg
- Neosho
- Seneca
- Granby
- Diamond
- Sarcoxie
- Lamar
Kansas
- Galena
- Baxter Springs
- Pittsburg
Oklahoma
- Miami
- Quapaw
- Grove
Arkansas
- Bella Vista
- Gravette
Not on the list? Call. After a big storm we go where we’re needed.
Open in MapsQuestions
Common questions about cost, safety and cleanup
Cost
Most of what sets a price shows up in two good photos: the height, the trunk, what’s under it and how we get in. If the photos can’t tell us enough, we’ll say so and come look for free.
Yes. It only changes if you add work, or if we find something the photos couldn’t show, like a hollow trunk. Then you hear the new price before we cut.
No. You pay when the job is done and the yard is clean: card, check or cash. Financing is available on jobs over $2,500.
Safety
Yes: $2 million in liability and workers’ comp on every crew member. We email your certificate of insurance before the job.
Near a house we lower pieces on ropes instead of dropping them, and we lay mats under the trucks. If we break something, we fix it or pay for it.
Not near live lines. The power company clears them for free; we work with them and take the tree down once the line is safe.
Cleanup
Every branch chipped, every log hauled, the yard raked and blown. If you find a branch we missed, text us a photo and we’ll come back.
Yes. We cut it to 16-inch rounds, stack it where you want, and take $50 to $150 off.
Storms and insurance
Often, when a tree hits the house, a garage or a fence, or blocks the drive. We send photos, a written report and an itemized invoice your adjuster can use, and we can wait for the claim check on covered work.
Nights, Sundays and holidays are 1.5 times the day rate. You still get a firm price before we start.
Photo quote
Get a price from two photos
One photo of the whole tree and one up close. For most jobs, that’s all we need for a firm price.
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Send two photos
Upload them here or text them to (417) 555-0174.
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Get a price by 6 pm
Photos in by 3 pm, Monday to Saturday. After 3, by noon the next day.
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Pick your day
Reply YES and we text you a date. Storm work goes first.
Big or tricky job? We’ll ask to come look. That visit is free too.
Rather text? Send photos to (417) 555-0174