When a tree becomes dead, diseased, storm-damaged, or starts posing a risk to nearby structures, professional removal is the safest way to protect your property and prevent further damage.
Sharpe Tree Service has been serving Southwestern Ontario for 18 years, with over 40 years of combined team experience. From routine residential removals to complex and hazardous tree removals, our team completes every job with safety, precision, and care.
Free quotes and free consultations: Call (226) 271-8969.
How Tree Removal Works
Every job starts with a property walkthrough. We look at the tree’s lean, structural condition, and decay points, identify everything within falling distance – house, hydro lines, fences, outbuildings, the neighbour’s property – and pick the method that fits the situation. Three core approaches:
- Straight fell. Felling the tree whole in a controlled direction. Possible only when there’s a clear landing zone roughly 1.5 times the tree’s height, which is common on rural and farm properties around Strathroy, Chatham, and the surrounding countryside but rarely on residential lots.
- Sectional dismantling. Our climbers ascend the tree and take it apart from the top down, rigging each section with ropes so it comes down exactly where we want it. The method behind most residential removals.
- Crane-assisted removal. For trees too damaged to climb safely, trees over structures, or jobs where sectional work would take days. Adds cost but is often the safest and fastest method for large or compromised trees.
When the cutting is done, the cleanup is included. Brush gets chipped, larger wood is hauled off (or cut and stacked for the homeowner if you want it for firewood), and the area is left properly cleaned.
When You Need Tree Removal
Not every problem tree needs to come down. Pruning, cabling, or pest management can sometimes solve the issue, and the right call is whatever keeps the tree if the tree can be safely kept. But certain signs indicate removal is the answer:
- Dead or dying canopy – more than 25 to 30% of the branches are dead, leafless during the growing season, or shedding bark in large sheets.
- Trunk decay – visible mushrooms or fungal conks, soft or hollow-sounding wood when tapped firmly, deep vertical cracks running up the trunk.
- Sudden lean – a tree leaning noticeably more than before, especially with freshly exposed roots on the side opposite the lean. This is active root failure.
- Storm or ice damage past saving – split unions, cracked trunks, or major limbs broken in ways that can’t be cabled or restored.
- Trees growing into hydro lines, foundations, septic systems, or driveways.
- Site preparation for additions, garages, barns, driveways, or farm projects.
Hazardous and Crane-Assisted Removals
Some trees can’t be safely climbed – extensive trunk decay, storm damage with trapped tension throughout the wood, trees leaning over structures, oversized hardwoods in tight backyards. For these, we use a crane. Crane-assisted removal means heavy sections are lifted cleanly out of the danger zone instead of being dropped where gravity decides, which protects your property and reduces total job time. It costs more on the day, but on the right tree, it saves money overall by avoiding property damage and emergency callbacks.
Stump Grinding
After the tree is down, the stump is the last thing in the way of a finished yard. We grind stumps below grade so the area is ready for seeding, sod, replanting, or building. Grinding handles both the stump itself and the surface roots radiating from the base. Available as part of the removal or as a standalone service.
What’s Included in Our Tree Removal Service
- Free on-site quote with a firm written quote.
- Removal method matched to the tree and the site.
- Stump grinding available with the job.
- Complete brush chipping and debris haul-off.
- Full property cleanup.
- Workmanship guarantee.
- No-surprise pricing – what we quote is what you pay.
Weekend appointments by request.
