Tree Removal in Curwensville, PA

Our shop is on RB Contracting Lane, here in Curwensville. If you live in the borough you have probably seen our trucks heading out in the morning, and there is a fair chance we have already taken a tree down for someone on your street.

That matters more than it sounds when you need work done. We are not driving over from State College or Pittsburgh, so there is no travel padding your price, and coming out to look at your tree is not a special trip for us. It also means you can ask around about us before you call — which is the best way to choose anyone who is going to bring machinery into your yard.

The estimate is free and done at your property. Call (814) 553-0303.

The Trees We See Most Around Curwensville

The ground here shapes the work. Down along the West Branch the soil is deep and damp, which grows big silver maple and sycamore quickly — and gives them shallow, spreading roots that let go in a wet spring wind. Up on the hillsides above town it is white pine and hemlock, planted or self-seeded forty and fifty years ago, now standing well above the rooflines they were never meant to reach.

So the two calls we get most often in Curwensville are a big soft-wood tree that has started to lean after heavy rain, and a tall conifer that has quietly grown over the back of a house. Neither is an emergency on its own. Both are worth having looked at.

Should It Come Down? What We Look For

Most big trees are healthy and should stay right where they are. These are the things that genuinely change the answer:

• Fresh lean, or soil heaving on one side of the trunk. If the ground has lifted, the roots are already moving. This is the one that should not wait.
• Mushrooms or bracket fungus at the base. Usually the first outward sign that the trunk or root collar is rotting.
• Bare limbs at the very top while the rest comes into leaf. Trees generally die from the crown downward.
• Bark falling away in sheets, or woodpeckers working it hard. Both mean insects got there first.
• A split where two big stems meet. Common in old maples, and it tends to fail in ice rather than wind.

If you are unsure, have us come and look. We will tell you plainly if a tree is fine — and we say that often. There is no sense taking down a healthy shade tree that took fifty years to grow.

Related: Hazardous Tree Removal · Tree Care Education

Trees Over the House, and Trees You Cannot Reach

Plenty of trees can simply be climbed and cut down in pieces, and when that is the sensible way to do it, that is what we do. It stops being sensible when the tree is dead, hollow, or standing over a roof — because every piece then has to fall somewhere, and the space underneath is usually a house, a fence, or a car.

For those we bring the 65-ton crane and lift whole sections up and over the building, setting them down in the driveway. Nothing drops, because the saw takes hold of the limb before it cuts. Our tracked lifts also fit through a standard 36-inch backyard gate, so getting to a tree behind the house rarely means taking a fence panel out.

“Removing a large white pine sitting directly behind our shed next to two electrical poles with wires going to surrounding houses. They removed this with such expertise.”

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Related: Crane Tree Removal · Narrow-Access Tree Service

What It Costs — and Why Being Local Helps

Every estimate is free and done at the property, because the price depends on things you cannot see in a photograph: what is underneath the tree, how close we can get to it, and where the wood is going to go.

Two things tend to work in your favor here. We are based in town, so you are not paying for anyone’s drive. And bringing the crane is often the cheaper option rather than the more expensive one, because a job that would take a climbing crew two days can be done in a fraction of that:

“They came in well under any other estimate due to the volume and their crane.”

Google review

The quote covers the removal, the cleanup and hauling everything away. Stump grinding is priced separately so it stays your decision.

Storm Damage and Emergency Tree Removal in Curwensville

Wind and ice put trees onto roofs and across driveways here most years. If it has already happened, keep everyone well away from it — particularly if any wires are involved — and call your insurance company as well as us.

We lift a fallen tree off a building in controlled sections rather than cutting it apart where it lies, which is where most of the additional damage tends to get done. Our crews are EHAP-certified (Electrical Hazards Awareness Program), so we are qualified to work near live utility lines — the thing that stops most residential tree companies at the curb. We hold utility contracts including ongoing work for United Electric and a completed FirstEnergy project.

Call (814) 553-0303.

Related: Emergency Tree Service · Storm Damage Tree Removal

Everything We Do in Curwensville

Service	What it means for you
Tree removal	One tree in the backyard or a whole overgrown property.
Crane removal	For trees over the house or the wires — lifted out whole rather than dropped in pieces.
Tight-access removal	Tracked lifts through a 36-inch gate, so the fence stays up and the lawn stays intact.
Trimming and pruning	Deadwood out, branches cleared off the roof, the drive and the lines.
Stump grinding	Taken 18 inches down so you can reseed or plant over it.
Dead and hazardous trees	Leaners, hangers, hollow trunks and storm-damaged wood.
Land clearing and mulching	Fence lines, overgrown ground and lot preparation.
Work near power lines	EHAP-certified crew, with a second crew dedicated to utility work.

Related: Tree Removal · Stump Grinding · Land Clearing & Forestry Mulching

What Happens on the Day

You do not need to be home once the work is agreed, though you are welcome to watch and most people do. Before anything heavy comes onto the grass or the driveway, protective mats go down to spread the weight and keep the tracks off your turf — that is standard on every job, not an extra you are charged for.

We leave your property exactly as we found it. Chips and brush go with us and we rake off before we leave. If you would rather keep the wood, say so and we will cut it to stove length and stack it instead of taking it away.

“They were so impressed with the clean up after, it was like they were never there.”

Google review

We also carry workers’ compensation insurance and full general liability. It is worth asking every company that quotes you for proof of it: if someone is hurt in your yard and their employer has no workers’ comp behind them, that can end up being your problem. Arbor Pro’s LLC is a licensed Pennsylvania contractor, PA079160.

Serving Curwensville and Clearfield County

Arbor Pro’s Tree Service works throughout Clearfield County, Centre County, Jefferson County, and Elk County, Pennsylvania.

Close to home that includes Clearfield, Grampian, Bower, Shawville, Hyde, Mahaffey, Irvona, Coalport, Houtzdale and Philipsburg — plus DuBois, Punxsutawney, Brookville, Ridgway, St. Marys, Bellefonte, State College and Lock Haven.

Related: Tree Service in Clearfield County · Tree Removal in DuBois

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly are you based?

160 RB Contracting LN, Curwensville, PA 16833. We work out from here across Clearfield, Centre, Jefferson and Elk Counties.

Do you charge extra to come out and quote?

No. Estimates are free and done at your property, and being based in Curwensville means there is no travel cost built into the price for local work.

How much does tree removal cost in Curwensville?

It depends on the size and condition of the tree, what is underneath it, and how close we can get equipment to it. That is why we look at it in person before quoting rather than giving a flat rate. Call (814) 553-0303.

Do I need a permit to take a tree down?

Trees on your own property generally do not require a permit in Pennsylvania. Street trees and anything in a public right-of-way are different — check with Curwensville Borough first. We are happy to talk through what we can see from your property either way.

Will the machines damage my lawn or driveway?

Protective mats go down first to spread the weight, which is what keeps tracks from rutting turf and cracking a drive. It is included on every job.

Can you get to a tree in a fenced backyard?

Usually without touching the fence. Our lifts are tracked and go through a standard 36-inch gate, and where nothing can get in at all the crane can work from the street and still reach around 100 feet.

Are you insured?

Yes — workers’ compensation insurance and full general liability. Arbor Pro’s LLC is a licensed Pennsylvania contractor, PA079160, and a registered state vendor.

Do you work around power lines?

Yes. Our crews are EHAP-certified for electrical hazard awareness and we run a dedicated crew for utility line clearance.