Henderson County runs from Lexington out to the Natchez Trace ridges and the Beech Lake shoreline, and the big hardwoods up here have had decades to grow into trouble. When an oak or hickory is leaning over your house, your barn, or the lake place, what you want is a crew with the lift to put it down clean — in pieces, exactly where it needs to land.
That’s the work the crane truck was built for. The crane reaches up and over the house from the driveway, picks the tree apart from above, and sets each piece down right where the ground crew wants it. Faster, safer, no truck ruts across the lawn. Same crew on every job — from Lexington and Parkers Crossroads to Sardis, Wildersville, Huron, and Darden. Need a big one lifted off the house? Our crane removals page walks through how it works.
Fully insured, COI in your hands before we set foot on the property — the paperwork commercial accounts, property managers, and lake-home owners expect as a matter of course. The storm emergency page has the details. Call (731) 847-8867 and we’ll come take a look.
The ash are dying, and dead trees don’t wait
The biggest change in Henderson County’s trees over the last few years has nothing to do with the weather. The emerald ash borer — an invasive beetle now established across West Tennessee — kills an ash tree within about three years of getting into it, girdling it from the inside until the crown goes bare and the wood turns brittle. A dead ash near the house, the barn, or the drive is one of the more dangerous trees to take down, because the limbs snap without warning and a climber can’t trust the wood. And out on the Beech Lake shoreline and the Trace ridges, the same open exposure that gives you the view gives a storm a clear shot at the crown. That’s the work the crane truck was built for: it reaches up and over from solid ground — safely up to 107 feet — and lifts a compromised tree apart from the top, instead of asking anyone to climb it.
Common questions
I’ve got a bare-topped ash near the house — is it dangerous?
Likely, yes. A bare or thinning crown usually means emerald ash borer, and dead ash gets brittle fast, with limbs breaking unpredictably. It’s not a wait-and-see tree — have it looked at before it comes down on its own.
How much does tree removal cost in Henderson County?
It depends on size, condition, and access — a dead lakeside ash isn’t the same job as a healthy yard tree. Free estimates for all routine residential tree service jobs. If a third party or an insurance company needs a written report, we charge for that.
If a storm brings a tree down, will you work with my insurance?
Yes. When wind or ice puts a tree on the house or across the drive, we document the damage and work directly with your insurance company to help move the claim — and get the tree off fast.
