Tree & Lawn Care Since 1968!
Tree Service in York, PA
York is where Lewis Burns started the company in 1968, and it is still where most of our week goes. Our trucks are in the city almost every day.
Serving East York · West York · North York · Spring Garden Township · Springettsbury Township · Manchester Township · York Township · Shiloh · Stonybrook · Emigsville · Grantley
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“Great from start to completion. We had a 40-foot pine tree that had died and was a hazard — it had to come down quickly. They were out in a couple of days and gave the best quote of the three we got.”
The Tree Company York Has Called Since 1968
Lewis Burns started this company in York in 1968, and three generations later the work has not moved far. Our crews spend most of the week inside York County, which means we know which streets a bucket truck can park on and which back yards need the crane instead.
Homeowners here call us for the same handful of reasons: a silver maple that has outgrown the lot, an ash the borers finished off, limbs working their way over a porch roof, or a trunk lying across the driveway the morning after a storm.
Estimates are free and we come out to look. You get a written number and a straight answer about whether the tree needs to come down or just needs work.
Get a Quote TodayWhat We Do in York
Every service below is handled by our own crews and equipment. No subcontractors.
Tree Down in York Right Now?
Storm crews run around the clock. Tell us what came down and where, and we will tell you honestly how fast we can get there.
Call Now: 717-891-7926What York Trees Are Up Against
Older York neighborhoods are full of silver maples and Norway maples planted between the wars. They grew fast, they are now well past their good years, and they shed big limbs in summer storms. Half our removal calls in the city are one of those two trees.
The ash are a separate story. Emerald ash borer moved through York County and killed most untreated ash trees. A dead ash goes brittle faster than almost anything else, which makes it dangerous to climb and more expensive to take down the longer it stands.
Then there is the ground. Much of the county sits on heavy clay that holds water, and a saturated root plate plus a summer downburst is how a healthy-looking tree ends up on its side.
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Storm Work Across York County
Summer downbursts, remnant tropical systems in September, and February ice all hit York the same way: a lot of damage in a few hours, and everyone calling at once.
We keep our own crane, bucket trucks, and grapple truck, so we are not waiting on a rental to lift a trunk off a roof. We also work with all insurance companies. Call us and call your carrier, because in most cases your policy pays for storm removal, and the photos and itemized estimate we hand you are exactly what the adjuster asks for.
Storm & Emergency ServicesAbout Us: A York Family Business, Not a Franchise
Lewis Burns cut his first tree in York in 1968 with a truck and a saw. The name over the door still belongs to the family, and the people who answer the phone are the people who show up at your house.
That matters more than it sounds. Nobody here works on commission, so no one has a reason to talk you into removing a tree that only needs pruning. Our climbers and operators are on our payroll, not day labor pulled in for the season, and everything is fully insured before a saw comes off the truck.
Three Generations in York County
Same family, same county, since 1968. A good share of our work now is at houses where we took down a tree for the previous owner.
Our Own Crews and Equipment
Crane, bucket trucks, grapple truck, chippers, and grinders, all ours. Nothing gets handed off to a subcontractor you never met.
Where We Work in and Around York
City neighborhoods, the townships that ring them, and the boroughs out toward the river. If you are inside York County, we almost certainly cover you.
Not sure whether you are in the area? Call and ask. We will tell you straight rather than send a truck you have to pay for.
Neighborhoods & Townships
East York, West York, North York, Spring Garden, Springettsbury, Manchester Township, York Township, Shiloh, Stonybrook, Emigsville, and Grantley.
ZIP Codes
17401, 17402, 17403, 17404, 17406, and 17408, plus the surrounding York County boroughs.
Nearby Towns
Dover, Dallastown, Red Lion, Windsor, Spring Grove, Felton, Hanover, and Dillsburg all have their own pages.
Get a Free Estimate in York
Someone comes out, looks at the tree, and gives you a written price. No charge, no pressure, and no sales pitch about a tree that does not need to come down. Call 717-891-7926.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. We come out, look at the tree, and give you a written price. York is our home county, so a site visit here is routine rather than a trip charge.
Size and access drive it more than anything else. A small backyard tree with clear access is at the low end. A large oak over a house on a narrow city lot, where the crane has to set up on the street, is at the high end. You get an exact number in writing before any work starts.
On private property in most of York County, usually not. Trees in the City of York right-of-way, the strip between sidewalk and curb, are a different matter and the city has rules about them. Check with the municipality, and we are happy to tell you what we have run into on similar jobs.
It is on a clock. Emerald ash borer killed most untreated ash in York County, and dead ash goes brittle unusually fast. After two or three years it is unsafe to climb, which means crane work and a higher price. Sooner is cheaper.
Same day for anything actively dangerous, often within a few hours. Storms hit the whole county at once and the schedule fills by mid-morning, so call early rather than waiting to see if it settles.
Both, along with North York, Spring Garden, Springettsbury, Manchester Township, York Township, and the surrounding boroughs. Most of our week is spent inside the county.
Usually. Between the crane reaching over the house, smaller machines for gate-width access, and old-fashioned rigging, tight lots are normal work for us in York. We check access when we do the estimate so there are no surprises.
Yes. HOAs, apartment complexes, churches, municipalities, and commercial lots, for both tree work and winter snow removal. We can set up a contract ahead of the season.
Since 1968. Lewis Burns founded the company here and it has stayed family-run, working out of York County the entire time.
Nearby Towns We Serve
Same Day Estimates in York, Lancaster & Harrisburg
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York County
York, Dallastown, Red Lion, Dover, Dillsburg, Spring Grove, Hanover, Windsor, Felton, Shrewsbury, Stewartstown, New Freedom, Glen Rock, Jacobus, Loganville, Yoe, Seven Valleys, Manchester, Mount Wolf, Emigsville, Wrightsville, Hallam, East Berlin, Thomasville, Wellsville, Lewisberry, Etters, York Haven, Goldsboro, Delta, Fawn Grove
Lancaster County
Lancaster, Columbia, Elizabethtown, Lititz, Mount Joy, Millersville, Manheim, Ephrata, Denver, Akron, Landisville, Salunga, East Petersburg, Neffsville, Marietta, Mountville, Willow Street, Strasburg, Quarryville, New Holland, Leola, Brownstown, Bird-in-Hand, Rothsville, Terre Hill, Adamstown, Gap, Christiana
Dauphin & Cumberland Counties
Harrisburg, Hershey, Hummelstown, Middletown, Highspire, Steelton, Linglestown, Colonial Park, Paxtonia, Grantville, Dauphin, Halifax, Elizabethville, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, New Cumberland, Lemoyne, Wormleysburg, Enola, Summerdale, Shiremanstown, Boiling Springs, Carlisle