The price sheet · Greene County
Tree removal cost in Paragould, Arkansas
The ranges below are what tree work actually runs in this county - printed here so any estimate, including one from somebody else, has something honest to stand next to.
How much does tree removal cost here?
Most Paragould removals land between $300 and $2,800, set almost entirely by size and surroundings: $300-650 under 30 feet, $600-1,300 for 30-60 feet, $1,300-2,800 for the big mature hardwoods. Over-structure and crane jobs go beyond the sheet and get quoted on a walk.
Removal, by tree size
- Under 30 ft - dogwood, crape myrtle, young gum $300-650
- 30-60 ft - most yard oaks, ash, hackberry $600-1,300
- 60 ft and up - mature oak, sweetgum, hickory $1,300-2,800
- Dead ash surcharge (brittle, slow rigging) +15-40%
- Over a structure / crane staged quoted on the walk
Haul-off and clean-up included in every range on this page.
The rest of the sheet
- Stump grinding, average stump $100-250
- Trimming, per mature tree $250-700
- Deadwood-only pass from $150
- Storm/emergency premium 1.5-2x standard
- Firewood cut-and-stack credit takes money off
Full context on the service pages: removal, trimming, stumps, storm work.
What moves the number up or down?
Four factors set most of the price: size (height and trunk diameter), targets (what the tree would hit), access (can a chip truck or bucket reach it), and condition (dead wood cannot be climbed like live wood). A 40-foot tree in an open yard is a morning; the same tree leaning over a carport off a fenced backyard is a day of rigging.
This is also why phone-only quotes are ranges and the walk produces the real number. Anyone who names a firm price for a big tree sight-unseen is guessing with your money - the county's whole storm-chaser economy runs on that guess.
How big is a $1,000 tree?
Around here, $1,000 buys the removal of roughly a 50-60 foot tree with decent access - a mature yard oak or gum. Obstacles bend that fast in both directions: a 35-footer threaded over a roof can cost $1,000, and a 70-footer in an open pasture can come in under it.
Can you get a tree taken down for free?
Occasionally, and only in narrow lanes: utility line-clearance crews take trees that threaten their lines, and boundary-line trees are commonly split with the neighbor. The "free for the wood" offer from an uninsured stranger is the expensive kind of free - one dropped limb on the shed and the savings are gone five times over.
When does insurance pay instead of you?
After the tree is on the structure - that is the line. Policies pay to lift a fallen tree off a covered building and fix the damage; they do not pay to remove the same tree standing the week before. Estimates from this site come itemized the way adjusters want, and the who-pays guide covers the neighbor-tree cases.
An estimate you can hold other estimates against
Written, itemized, and priced off the same sheet published on this page. Bring a competitor's bid to the walk if you have one - comparing them is encouraged.