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Yes, for almost anything worth calling a tree — the trigger is three inches in diameter. Roswell states it plainly: a Tree Removal Permit is required for the removal of any tree larger than three inches in diameter. That is a very low bar — three inches is a sapling you could get both hands around, so in practice nearly every removal on a Roswell property needs a permit. The city notes there are several further situations where a permit may be required, and points to Article 12.1.3 of its Unified Development Code for the detail.
There is a stricter layer along the river. Anyone whose property sits in the River Corridor — defined by the city as land within 2,000 feet of the Chattahoochee — must contact Planning & Zoning on (770) 817-6720 **before** removing any trees at all, regardless of size. For questions about tree removal and permitting elsewhere in the city, Roswell directs you to its Landscape Architect on (770) 594-6445. Both calls are quicker than unwinding an unpermitted removal, and we make them as part of quoting rather than leaving them to you.
Rules change. Confirm anything load-bearing with the local office before you cut — we do that check as part of every quote.
Any part of a lot lying within 2,000 lineal feet of the Chattahoochee puts the property in the River Corridor, and the Metropolitan River Protection Act governs there. That is a wide band — far wider than the strip of trees you can see from the bank — and it catches properties whose owners would never describe themselves as riverfront. It is the first thing to establish on the southern and western sides of the city.
Most towns set their trigger at six, eight or even twenty-eight inches depending on species. Roswell sets it at three inches in diameter — small enough that a tree planted five or six years ago already qualifies. The effect is that a permit is the normal path here rather than the exception, and 'it was only a small one' is not a defence. Questions about removal and permitting go to the city's Landscape Architect on (770) 594-6445.
Roswell states plainly that it has no legal authority to require removal of a tree on private land unless it threatens public property — a street, a pavement, a schoolyard, a park. A row between neighbours over a tree somebody considers dangerous is a civil matter and the city will not intervene. Nor will it if a neighbour's tree comes down onto your garden: each owner clears the debris on their own property. That is worth knowing before you spend a fortnight waiting for the council to act.
The ground around Vickery Creek and the historic mill district falls away steeply, and the tree cover on those slopes is mature and dense. Steep, wooded, wet-bottomed ground is the hardest access we deal with: equipment can rarely reach the stem, so sections are rigged and brought up rather than dropped. On this side of the city the slope drives the cost far more than the diameter does.
Down along the river and the creeks you get sycamore, river birch, box elder and willow oak growing in ground that never really dries. Soft timber, shallow plates, and a canopy that keeps growing regardless. They tip rather than snap, and they do it after a wet spell in wind that would not trouble the same species on a dry ridge two streets away.
Roswell's older residential streets carry long-established overstory directly over rooflines, brick walls, narrow verges and overhead services. There is frequently nowhere to put a tree even if felling were an option. That is the situation the crane exists for — lifting sections out vertically over the house rather than trying to work a stem down through a garden that has no room for it.
North Fulton is almost entirely made up of incorporated cities now, so the practical question in Roswell is rarely 'city or county' the way it is in Gwinnett — it is which city. Roswell borders Alpharetta, and Alpharetta requires a permit before removing any living tree from single-family land. Neighbouring towns here diverge sharply, so an answer from a friend one suburb over is not a reliable guide.
Georgia averages roughly 50 to 60 thunderstorm days a year, and inland North Fulton gets a long season of gust fronts and saturated ground rather than one headline event. Trees fail cumulatively here: a root plate loosened in spring, a limb cracked in summer, and the failure arriving in an autumn blow that on its own would have been unremarkable.
Glaze rather than snow is the winter risk, and an evergreen crown catches it across its entire surface while bare hardwoods shed most of it. Loblolly pine therefore snaps at mid-stem rather than tipping. Anything with a forked top, an old lightning scar or a lean towards a roof is worth handling in autumn, before the week when every crew in North Fulton is already committed.
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Yes — a Tree Removal Permit is required for the removal of any tree larger than three inches in diameter. That threshold is low enough that it covers essentially any established tree, so treat a permit as the default rather than the exception. The city also flags several other circumstances that can require one, and points to Article 12.1.3 of its Unified Development Code for the full picture.
Roswell defines it as property within 2,000 feet of the Chattahoochee, and it is a far wider band than people expect — it catches lots well back from the water. If you are in it, the city requires you to contact Planning & Zoning on (770) 817-6720 before removing any trees at all, whatever their size. That is a stricter rule than the three-inch threshold, not an alternative to it.
No. Roswell is explicit that it has no legal authority to require the removal of a tree on private property unless that tree threatens public property — a public street, a pavement, a schoolyard, a park. A dispute between neighbours about a tree is a civil matter and the city will not step in. The same applies if a neighbour's tree falls onto your land: it is civil, and each owner is responsible for clearing debris on their own property.
Generally yes. The city's own guidance is that you have the right to cut any part of a neighbour's tree overhanging your property, provided you do not permanently damage the tree — which is the important limit, because "cutting back" that guts one side of a mature crown can cross it. Roswell recommends telling your neighbour beforehand to avoid the legal argument, and that is sound advice we would repeat.
That is Alpharetta's rule, not Roswell's — Alpharetta requires an approved application before removing any living tree from single-family residential land inside its limits. North Fulton cities diverge sharply on this, so what applies one suburb over is not a safe guide to what applies at your address.
Specifics rather than descriptions: the species, the size measured properly at breast height, where each tree stands on the property, and the reason it is coming out — supported by photographs and, for anything significant, an assessment. Vague submissions are what turn a short review into a long one.
Access, almost always. The ground around Vickery Creek and the older mill district falls away steeply and the cover is dense, so equipment cannot reach the stem and material has to be rigged and carried up rather than dropped and dragged out. Slope does more to the price than trunk diameter on that side of Roswell.
Usually not with the trees — with the ground. Bottomland species like sycamore, river birch and box elder grow soft timber on shallow plates in soil that stays wet. They tip rather than snap, and they do it in wind that the same species would shrug off on drier, firmer ground uphill.
Prioritise the pines. Glaze ice loads an evergreen crown across its whole surface and pines snap at height rather than tipping, so forked tops, old lightning scars and leans towards a roof are autumn work. Hardwoods are more about root plate and lean in saturated ground than about crown weight.
Practically, yes — and it should be. Veteran trees are not simply large young trees; they have retrenching crowns, hollowing stems that may still be structurally sound, and root systems that have adapted to a century of the same conditions. The instinct to "tidy them up" with heavy pruning is usually the worst thing you can do, because an old tree has far less stored energy to respond with. Where a veteran can be retained, the right work is normally a light crown reduction to lower the leverage, selective deadwood removal over targets only, and leaving the rest alone.
No — and this is one of the most common misunderstandings we correct. Trees are engineered as hollow tubes and a surprising amount of the strength sits in the outer shell. A stem can carry a substantial central cavity and remain sound, while another with intact-looking wood can be badly compromised by a decay pocket at a union or by root loss underground. What matters is the ratio of sound wood remaining, where the defect sits relative to the load, and what stands beneath it. That is an inspection question, not something to judge from the size of the hole.
Yes, and it is most of what we do there. Mature stems over rooflines with no drop zone means controlled sectional dismantling with rigging, or lifting sections out by crane — which we own rather than hire, so the option is always available. R & R has been family-run in North Georgia since 1987, is licensed and insured and a member of the Tree Care Industry Association, and never subcontracts. Free estimates on site; 24/7 emergency cover on (678) 482-9994.
Sources: City of Roswell — Trees (Community Development): 3-inch permit trigger, UDC Art. 12.1.3, River Corridor · City of Roswell — Permitting & Licensing (apply for a Tree Removal Permit)
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