Tree Removal in Asheville, NC

In-town Asheville has a wrinkle most tree companies don't mention: whether you need a permit depends on where your property sits. Homes in the city's Steep Slope Zone B (roughly 2,350+ feet in elevation with a 15%+ grade) need a permit to remove or prune a tree. Properties inside a historic district need a Minor Work Certificate of Appropriateness regardless of slope. Everywhere else, a single-family homeowner can remove a tree without a permit. We know which rule applies to your address before the crew shows up, so you're not guessing or waiting on a call to the city.

Biltmore Village and the River Arts District took the worst of the French Broad River flooding when Hurricane Helene hit on September 27, 2024. Asheville logged 9.87 inches of rain in two days, a new city record. A lot of the storm-damage removal and cleanup work we still see traces back to that week: root systems weakened by saturated ground, leaning trees that survived but shouldn't be trusted, and stumps left behind by whoever could get to a property first in the immediate aftermath.