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Tree Removal in Gainesville, GA
Storm-damaged, dead and leaning trees taken down across Gainesville and Hall County — including lakefront lots on Lanier, where the trees below your property line answer to the Corps of Engineers. Our own crew, our own crane, and 24/7 when a storm brings one down.
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Serving Gainesville, GA
Tree Removal in Gainesville, Done by Our Own Crew
Gainesville sits on the arms of Lake Lanier, and a large share of the removals we price here are lakefront: a dead pine on the slope down to the dock, a leaning oak on the Corps strip, a tree that fell into the water during the last storm. Those jobs are decided by who owns the ground the tree is standing on, so that is the first thing we work out.
R & R Tree Service provides tree removal in Gainesville, GA, from our yard at 1381 Buford Highway in Buford — family-owned since 1987, TCIA members, licensed, bonded and insured. On your own land we quote and schedule the work; on Corps land we tell you exactly what the ranger will need before anyone picks up a saw. Call (678) 482-9994 for a free estimate.
✓Property line and Corps boundary checked before we quote
✓Help preparing the photos the Park Ranger asks for
✓Hand work on Corps land — no equipment on government property
✓Our own crane for trees over lakefront houses
✓24/7 storm response from our Buford yard
Serving Gainesville Since 1987
There is a dead pine on Corps land between my yard and Lake Lanier. Can you cut it?
Not until a Corps Park Ranger has rated it hazardous. Trees on the shoreline strip below your property line are on US Army Corps of Engineers land. To remove one, a Park Ranger first has to determine that it is hazardous; you send two photos — a close-up of the defect and a wider shot showing your house or dock — and flag the tree with tape or ribbon. If it qualifies, the Corps issues a Specified Act Permit, which is free and valid for 90 days.
- A Corps Park Ranger must rate a shoreline tree hazardous before it can be cut.
- The Specified Act Permit is free, valid 90 days, and allows no equipment on Corps land.
- Clearing Corps land for a lake view or lawn is not permitted.
Even with the permit, the Corps usually does not allow the wood to be removed from government property, and it does not allow equipment on it, so the job is hand work and the wood stays where it lands. If the ranger rates the tree low risk, it should not be removed — and clearing for a lake view or a lawn is not permitted at all.
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 Gainesville
How Do Gainesville Removals Work Around the Lake?
Should a tree that fell into the lake be pulled out?
The Corps says a fallen tree in the lake that is not affecting your dock, its anchor cables or your boat access is usually low risk and should stay — it is habitat, not debris. If it is fouling the dock or the cables, ask your Park Ranger for a Specified Act Permit before anyone cuts it.
Does the Hall homeowner exemption cover lakeside trees?
Hall County exempts owner-occupied homes from its tree protection zone, but points separately to its soil erosion ordinance for the undisturbed natural buffers kept beside Lake Lanier and other state waters. A lakeside tree can fall under a different rule from the one in your front yard, and below your property line the Corps decides.
Can you clear a vacant lot in Hall County?
On unincorporated Hall County land, the development code says removing trees to clear a lot without a development plan is not permitted, and significant trees or anything ten inches across and up need an approved tree protection plan. Dead, diseased or storm-damaged trees that endanger public safety are waived.
Why do trees over lake-road lines take longer?
Georgia’s High-Voltage Safety Act bars a tree company from work that could bring people or equipment within ten feet of a line over 750 volts until the utilities protection center has had 72 hours’ notice, weekends and holidays excluded, and the utility has made the line safe. On the narrow lake roads, a tree leaning over the service line is scheduled, not rushed.
Why do dead pines come out quickly?
UGA’s Bugwood Center advises that dead pine trees should be removed by a qualified professional, and Georgia Forestry Commission surveys logged 273 southern pine beetle spots in 2023 and more than 1,600 in 2024. A crown fading from green to yellow to red-brown, with popcorn-sized pitch tubes on the bark, is the pattern to call about.
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Serving All of Gainesville
We serve residential and commercial clients throughout Gainesville, including these neighborhoods and surrounding areas.
Botinal Gardens
Lake Lanier
Green Street area
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Wherever you are in Gainesville, we're just a phone call away.
Trusted Tree Care in Gainesville Since 1987
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Your Trusted Local Experts in Gainesville
We understand the unique tree care needs in Gainesville'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 Gainesville
From first call to final cleanup, we make professional tree care easy for Gainesville 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.
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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.
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Gainesville questions
Tree Removal in Gainesville: Common Questions
I own an empty wooded lot near Gainesville. Can I just clear it?
Not on unincorporated Hall County land without a plan. The county’s code says removing trees to clear a lot without a development plan is not permitted, and significant trees or anything ten inches across and up need an approved tree protection plan. Dead, diseased or storm-damaged trees that endanger public safety are the exception.
What should I sort out before storm season if I live near the lake?
Get the name and contact details of the Corps Park Ranger for your stretch of shoreline now. The Corps says its office can get hundreds of hazardous-tree calls in the week after a big storm. On your own land, deal with dead or leaning trees in autumn, while crews are free.
A tree from the Corps bank fell into the lake beside my dock. Can it be pulled out?
Only if it is in the way. The Corps says a fallen tree that is not affecting your dock, its anchor cables or boat access is usually low risk and should stay. If it is affecting them, ask your Park Ranger for a Specified Act Permit before anyone cuts it.
My home is exempt from Hall’s tree rules. Does that cover the trees by the water too?
Not necessarily. Hall County exempts owner-occupied homes from its tree protection zone, but the undisturbed buffers beside Lake Lanier sit under its soil erosion ordinance, and below your property line the Corps decides.
How far is Gainesville from your crew?
Gainesville is up I-985 from our yard on Buford Highway, a straightforward run for our crew and crane. Estimates are free and usually scheduled within a day.
Sources: US Army Corps of Engineers — Trees at Lake Sidney Lanier (fact sheet, via Lake Lanier Association) · Hall County Unified Development Code, Sec. 8.3 Tree Protection (Municode) · 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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