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Tree Removal in Flowery Branch, GA
Lakefront, subdivision and storm-damaged trees taken down safely across Flowery Branch — with the Corps of Engineers’ Lake Lanier rules and the city’s buffer rules worked out first. About fifteen minutes from our Buford yard, with our own crew and crane.
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Tree Removal in Flowery Branch, Done by Our Own Crew
Flowery Branch removals tend to fall into two groups. On the lake side, the question is which side of the Corps line a tree is on. In the newer subdivisions, it is whether the tree is part of a required buffer behind the lots. Neither is obvious from the yard, and both change what we can quote.
R & R Tree Service provides tree removal in Flowery Branch, GA, from our yard at 1381 Buford Highway in Buford — family-owned since 1987, TCIA members, licensed, bonded and insured. We read the plat with you, check the lines, and quote on site for free. Call (678) 482-9994.
✓Plat and Corps boundary checked before any lakeside quote
✓Buffer trees handled with the replanting the city expects
✓Kept trees protected from trucks, crane and dropped wood
✓Our own crane for trees over lakefront houses
✓A short run from our yard on Buford Highway
Serving Flowery Branch Since 1987
The trees behind my house are in the subdivision buffer. Can I take one out?
Check before you cut — a buffer tree is part of a required screen. Flowery Branch's zoning code (Article 19, Buffers, Tree Protection and Landscaping) requires every required buffer to be maintained by the owner of the land it sits on as an opaque visual screen six feet high, year-round. Where disturbance of a buffer is allowed, it must be replanted. So a tree in the strip behind your lot is not just yours to thin for a view.
- A tree in a required subdivision buffer is part of a year-round six-foot screen.
- Where buffer disturbance is allowed, the city expects replanting.
- On lake lots, check the plat and the Corps line before any tree comes down.
A dead or dangerous buffer tree is a different conversation, and the replanting is usually the bigger part of the cost. For routine removals at an existing home outside a buffer, the city’s tree rules mainly work through land disturbance, development and building permits; if your address is actually in unincorporated Hall County, our Buford page covers the county’s homeowner exemption. Confirm your parcel with the city or county first.
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 Flowery Branch
What Makes Flowery Branch Removals Different?
Which lake lines are on your plat?
Hall County requires subdivision plats beside the lake to show both the 1,071-foot contour, labelled normal lake level, and the 1,085-foot contour, labelled maximum lake level. The Corps boundary is a separate surveyed line. Before we quote a tree near the water, we look at all three, because a tree on the wrong side of the property line is a federal matter.
Can you clear a tree across the dock path?
If you hold a dock permit, the Corps lets you keep a six-foot-wide path to the dock, and you do not need a separate permit to cut a six-foot section out of a fallen tree blocking it. The cut pieces are scattered on government land out of the path, and the rest of the tree stays where it fell.
Who cleans up a Corps tree that fell into your yard?
When a Corps tree comes down across your fence or yard, you can deal with your side straight away: cut at the property line, clear your side and leave the government-side portion where it fell. The Corps will not remove trees from private property, and it wants photos and an incident report if anything was damaged.
How are the trees you keep protected?
Article 19 keeps equipment, vehicles and debris outside the critical root zone of retained trees, and where some encroachment is approved, asks for a four-inch layer of processed pine bark or wood chips — or six inches of pine straw — down first. We work the same way on any removal, so the job does not cost you the tree next door.
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R & R Tree Service offers licensed, bonded, and insured tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, mulching, and more throughout Flowery Branch, GA.
Local Coverage
Serving All of Flowery Branch
We serve residential and commercial clients throughout Flowery Branch, including these neighborhoods and surrounding areas.
Lake Lanier area
Downtown Flowery Branch
Spout Springs Road corridor
Sterling on the Lake neighborhoods
Wherever you are in Flowery Branch, we're just a phone call away.
Trusted Tree Care in Flowery Branch Since 1987
Our Advantage
Your Trusted Local Experts in Flowery Branch
We understand the unique tree care needs in Flowery Branch'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 Flowery Branch
From first call to final cleanup, we make professional tree care easy for Flowery Branch 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 Flowery Branch 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 Flowery Branch 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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Flowery Branch questions
Tree Removal in Flowery Branch: Common Questions
A tree came down across the path to my dock. Can I clear it?
Yes, if you hold a dock permit. The Corps lets permit holders keep a six-foot path to the dock, and you do not need a separate permit to cut a six-foot section out of the fallen tree. Scatter the cut pieces on government land out of the path and leave the rest where it fell.
A Corps tree came down across my fence and yard. Who cleans it up?
You can deal with the part on your property right away: cut at the property line, clear your side and leave the rest where it fell. The Corps will not remove trees from private property, but it wants photos and an incident report if anything was damaged.
How do I know which trees near the water are actually mine?
Start with your plat. Hall County requires lakeside plats to show the 1,071-foot normal and 1,085-foot maximum lake level contours, and the Corps boundary is a surveyed line. We check before we quote.
A Corps tree already fell along the shore, away from my dock. Can I clean it up?
Usually not. The Corps treats an already-fallen tree that is not on your permitted path or facility as low risk, so it stays, and federal rules prohibit cutting or removing wood from project land without written permission. If it is on your permitted path, check with your Park Ranger.
How far is Flowery Branch from your crew?
About 8 miles from our yard on Buford Highway — around fifteen minutes without traffic. Estimates are free and usually within a day.
Sources: City of Flowery Branch Code, Appendix C — Article 19, Buffers, Tree Protection and Landscaping (Municode) · Hall County Unified Development Code (Municode) · US Army Corps of Engineers — Trees at Lake Sidney Lanier (fact sheet, via Lake Lanier Association)
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