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Tree extraction crane lifting a whole oak section over a house roof in Northeast Arkansas

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Crane Tree Removal: We Lift Trees Out — We Don't Drop Them

One or two picks instead of two days of rigging. Nothing falls, nothing rolls across your yard.

Jonesboro and the surrounding region

When crane removal is the right call

Almost every tree service in Northeast Arkansas removes trees the same way: a climber cuts the tree apart limb by limb and drops or ropes the pieces down into your yard. It works — but it's slow, it's the most dangerous job in the industry, and your lawn, fence, and flowerbeds pay the price.

We built this company around a better method. Our tree-extraction crane holds every section of the tree before it's cut, then lifts it up and over your house to the street or trailer. On many trees, we can extract the entire tree in one or two picks. Nothing falls. Nothing rolls across your yard. Most jobs are done in hours.

  • Trees over or against your house, shop, or pool — no drop zone means conventional removal risks your roof. The crane removes the risk entirely.
  • Dead, hollow, or storm-damaged trees — too unstable for a climber to safely work in. The crane does the holding so no one trusts rotten wood.
  • Big trees — mature oaks, pines, and sweetgums that would take a rope crew days come out in a morning.
  • No-access backyards — the crane reaches over the house from your driveway or the street. No machines tearing through your fence line.
  • Storm recovery — trees on structures are lifted straight up and off, preventing the second round of damage that cutting-in-place can cause.
A climber cutting a large tree while our crane holds a section overhead

Crane vs. conventional removal

Comparison of crane extraction and conventional climb-and-drop tree removal
 Crane ExtractionConventional Climb & Drop
Time on siteHours1–3 days
Falling debrisNone — every piece is heldEvery piece is dropped or roped down
Yard/lawn impactMinimal — crane sits on street/drivewayRuts, crushed grass, damaged beds
Dead/unstable treesSafest available methodHigh risk to climbers
Trees over structuresLifted up and awayCut over the roof

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