Tree Removal in North Arlington, NJ

Tree removal in North Arlington begins with one question: whose tree is it? The borough has been planting heavily, with more than 600 trees set out in the five years before spring 2023, including 55 flowering pears, zelkovas and red sunset maples along the Belleville Turnpike and nearby streets that year. Curbside trees planted at a homeowner's request remain borough property, even though the homeowner is asked to water and look after them.

Written notice before anyone touches a street tree

North Arlington's tree rules sit in Chapter 338. The borough's public works department has full and exclusive control over shade trees in public highways and parkways (§ 338-2A), apart from trees kept by the state or Bergen County. No one may cut, prune, remove or kill a tree on a street without prior written notice to the DPW (§ 338-3A). The DPW then has five working days to answer (§ 338-4A), and § 338-7 makes a replacement contribution mandatory when a shade tree is removed unless the DPW waives it in writing. Read the current code and confirm with the DPW before any work near the curb; we summarize it here, and it is not legal advice.

What we handle on private lots

• Taking out backyard trees that have outgrown a narrow lot
• Cutting limbs back from roofs, gutters and the line to the house
• Grinding stumps left over from old removals
• Clearing broken trees and hangers after high winds

On every job you get a free on-site estimate, a written quote, and cleanup and haul-away of wood and debris.

Digging near borough roots

Chapter 338 restricts digging closer than two feet to a street tree and calls for roots over one inch in diameter to be protected under DPW advice. That comes into play when a stump or a private tree stands next to the planting strip. We mark any nearby borough trees on the quote so grinding depth and position can be planned around them.

Houses packed between a cemetery and the river

Holy Cross Cemetery covers 208 acres, about one-eighth of the borough's land, and Riverside County Park's 85 acres run along River Road toward Lyndhurst. The homes fit into what remains, at roughly 6,625 people per square mile. A tall tree in a small yard can stand within reach of houses on both sides, so we dismantle it in sections and lower each piece on rigging lines.

Old ground, newer trees

In the 1750s the Schuyler Copper Mine here pumped water with a Newcomen steam engine, described as the first steam engine in North America, and the borough itself was incorporated in March 1896. If one of your trees is cracking, leaning or dropping large limbs, call (201) 957-7596 to set up a free estimate for its removal.