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Deadwood, clearance and crown work that keeps a healthy tree healthy.
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Tree Removal in Cumming, GA
Storm-damaged, creek-side, beetle-killed and lakefront trees taken down safely across Cumming and Forsyth County — with the city’s stream-buffer rules and the Corps’ Lake Lanier rules handled properly. About twenty minutes from our Buford yard, with our own crew and crane.
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Serving Cumming, GA
Tree Removal in Cumming, Done by Our Own Crew
Inside the Cumming city limits, the rule that most often changes a removal is not a tree rule at all — it is the stream buffer. Plenty of Cumming lots back onto a creek, and the strip along its banks has its own protections. On the lake side, it is the Corps line. We work out both before we quote.
R & R Tree Service provides tree removal in Cumming, GA, from our yard at 1381 Buford Highway in Buford — family-owned since 1987, TCIA members, licensed, bonded and insured. Dead pines are the other common call here: a crown fading from green to yellow to red-brown, with pitch tubes on the bark, is a removal to schedule now rather than after it drops. Call (678) 482-9994 for a free estimate.
✓Creek buffers checked before we cut anything near the water
✓Emergency buffer work documented for the city report
✓Corps boundary checked on lakefront lots
✓Power-line notices filed when you book
✓Our own crane, our own crew, never subcontracted
Serving Cumming Since 1987
Our lot backs onto a creek inside Cumming city limits. Can we take trees out near it?
Be careful within 75 feet of the bank. The City of Cumming's stream buffer rules require a 50-foot undisturbed natural vegetative buffer on both banks, measured from the top of the stream bank, plus a further 25-foot setback in which all impervious cover is prohibited. They apply to land development activity on property containing a stream protection area.
- Inside Cumming city limits, creeks carry a 50-foot undisturbed buffer plus a 25-foot no-hard-surface setback.
- Emergency work in the buffer is allowed but must be reported the next business day.
- Routine removals at an existing home are not treated like new development.
Existing development and ongoing landscaping, gardening and lawn maintenance are grandfathered, so an ordinary removal at an existing home is not treated like new development — but grading, a new patio or clearing inside the strip is. We confirm with the city before cutting inside the buffer, and take buffer trees out in pieces with as little disturbance as possible.
Rules change. Confirm anything load-bearing with the local office before you cut — we do that check as part of every quote.
On the ground in Cumming
How Do Creeks, Storms and the Lake Change a Cumming Removal?
What if a storm drops a tree in a creek buffer?
Emergency work to protect life or property is exempt from Cumming’s stream buffer rules — but the person doing it has to report the work to the zoning administrator on the next business day and apply for a permit within ten days. When we clear a storm tree from a creek-side lot, we photograph and describe the work so that report is easy to make.
Does Cumming have its own tree permit?
Cumming’s zoning chapter covers stream buffer protection but has no stand-alone tree-protection article; tree conditions mostly come through land disturbance and development permits handled by City Planning & Zoning. Unincorporated Forsyth addresses fall under the county’s own ordinance, which our Cumming area page covers. Check with the right office before a large removal.
What if a Corps tree falls in the area you mow?
If a Shoreline Use Permit already covers mowing an area of Corps land and a tree falls into it, you can cut it up and scatter it in an unmaintained part of government land nearby without a separate permit. If there is nowhere to scatter it and you want it hauled away, you need a Specified Act Permit first.
Why do trees over the street line take longer?
Georgia’s High-Voltage Safety Act keeps a tree crew and its equipment at least ten feet from lines over 750 volts until the utility has had 72 hours’ notice, weekends and holidays excluded, and has made the line safe. A tree leaning over the street line therefore takes a few extra days to schedule, and we file the notice when you book.
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Our Other Tree Services in Cumming
R & R Tree Service offers licensed, bonded, and insured tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, mulching, and more throughout Cumming, GA.
Local Coverage
Serving All of Cumming
We serve residential and commercial clients throughout Cumming, including these neighborhoods and surrounding areas.
Downtown Cumming
Bald Ridge Marina area
Castleberry Road neighborhoods
Around Lake Lanier
Wherever you are in Cumming, we're just a phone call away.
Trusted Tree Care in Cumming Since 1987
Our Advantage
Your Trusted Local Experts in Cumming
We understand the unique tree care needs in Cumming's neighborhoods and take pride in protecting your home or business while enhancing the natural beauty of your landscape.
Family-Owned Since 1987
Nearly four decades working North Georgia trees, from our yard on Buford Highway.
Our Own Crew and Equipment
We never subcontract. The crew that quotes the job does the job, with our own crane.
Licensed, Bonded and Insured
Comprehensive liability and workers’ comp, and members of the Tree Care Industry Association.
Free On-Site Estimates
We quote at the tree, not from a photo, and the price on the quote is the price you pay.
24/7 Emergency Response
A real person answers (678) 482-9994 when a tree comes down at night.
How It Works
Our Simple Process in Cumming
From first call to final cleanup, we make professional tree care easy for Cumming homeowners.
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Site Visit
We walk the tree with you, check what sits underneath it and which rules apply to your address, then quote on the spot.
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Written Quote
One clear price that says how the tree comes down, what happens to the wood and whether the stump is ground.
03
Controlled Takedown
Felled whole where there is room, or taken down in rigged sections — by rope or by our own crane — where there is not.
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Cleanup
Brush chipped, wood hauled or stacked as agreed, and the yard raked. We do not leave until it looks finished.
What Clients Say
Trusted by Cumming Homeowners
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"For the past eight years, R and R Tree Service has meticulously tended to our landscape needs. From pine tree removal to diagnosing damaged or diseased trees, I fully and completely trust this honest and hard working crew. They estimate fairly and give competitive prices. It's reassuring to know they will 'take care of business'."
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"We have used R and R Tree Service since we moved to the Cumming area over 16 years ago. They are professional, dependable, and do an excellent job. Their crane service is a definite advantage. There is never any damage to surrounding trees."
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"Within 24-hours of being contacted, Randy and his team gave me a quote and removed two mature trees uprooted during Hurricane Helene. Arrived at the crack of dawn and finished before lunch. True professionals."
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Cumming questions
Tree Removal in Cumming: Common Questions
A storm dropped a tree into the creek buffer behind us. Can it be cleared right away?
Yes. Emergency work to protect life or property is allowed, but Cumming’s code says it must be reported to the zoning administrator the next business day, with a permit application within ten days. We document what was done so the report is straightforward.
Is there a city tree-removal permit in Cumming?
The city’s zoning chapter has no separate tree article; tree conditions mostly come through land disturbance and development permits handled by City Planning & Zoning. Unincorporated Forsyth is covered by the county ordinance on our Cumming area page. Check with the right office for your address before a large removal.
A Corps tree fell into the grass area we are permitted to mow. Can we clear it?
Yes, if a Shoreline Use Permit already covers mowing that area: cut it up and scatter it in an unmaintained part of government land nearby. If you want it hauled away instead, you need a Specified Act Permit first.
Will my insurance want proof if a Corps tree hits my house?
Coverage is between you and your insurer. What helps is the record the Corps itself asks for: several photos, a specific list of what was damaged and a call to the Park Ranger so an incident report is made. You can cut the tree off the house at the property line straight away.
The tree leans over the power line to the street. How long will it take to schedule?
Allow a few extra days. A tree company cannot bring crew or equipment within ten feet of a high-voltage line until the utility has had at least 72 hours’ notice and made the line safe. We file that notice when you book.
Sources: City of Cumming Code, Ch. 113 Zoning, Art. XI — Stream Buffer Protection (Municode) · US Army Corps of Engineers — Trees at Lake Sidney Lanier (fact sheet, via Lake Lanier Association) · Georgia High-Voltage Safety Act, O.C.G.A. § 46-3-30 et seq. (via Georgia 811) · UGA Bugwood Center — Southern pine beetle outbreaks in Georgia (Nov 2024)
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