Tree Services
Tree Removal
Whether a tree is damaged, dead, or a safety hazard, our crews ensure safe and efficient removal with minimal disruption to your property.
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Holladay grew the valley's first great residential canopy, and keeping it is the whole point. We prune, preserve, and protect estate trees that took eighty years to grow.
99% recommended
Why Holladay
The oldest shade in the valley.
Serving Holladay through our Salt Lake City crew, with the same expert arborists, the same standards, and the same around the clock availability.
Holladay's east bench neighborhoods hold the oldest residential canopy in the valley: blue spruce planted in the 1950s and 60s now seventy feet tall, cottonwoods and walnuts older still, screening estate lots along Walker Lane and Cottonwood Lane. These trees carry real value, in shade, in privacy, and in what they add to a property, and the goal on most Holladay visits is preservation, not removal.
What we do
Tree care in Holladay, made easy.
Tree Services
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Keep your trees safe, structured, and looking right. We remove dead or overgrown branches, improve clearance, and reduce storm risk.
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Emergency & Storm Damage
When storms cause tree damage, our emergency team responds quickly to remove hazards, clear debris, and restore safety.
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WindReady™ Storm Prep
Strategic pruning, cabling, and bracing to reduce storm damage risks before severe weather hits.
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Safety & Risk Assessments
Identifying potential hazards before they become problems. Tree stability, structural integrity, and surrounding risks evaluated on-site.
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Virtual Consulting & Estimates
Get expert arborist guidance without a site visit. Share photos or video of your trees and receive a written assessment and estimate within 24 hours.
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Multi-Location Management
Simplify tree care across multiple properties with a single, trusted provider. Consistent maintenance and emergency response.
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HOA & Property Management
One point of contact for the whole community: scheduled rounds, board-friendly reports, and uniform standards across every lot.
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Municipal Tree Care
ROW maintenance, public works contracts, and storm response for city forestry teams. We handle permits and traffic plans.
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Fortune-500 Grounds
Corporate campuses, hospital systems, and headquarters landscapes. Quarterly walks, annual risk reports, COIs on file.
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Commercial Emergency Response
Under 2-hour dispatch to any property in our service area. Liability coverage and safety plans on file with your operations team.
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Property Tree Inventory
A geotagged inventory of every tree on the property: species, age, condition, and recommended work, refreshed annually.
Learn more →What people are saying
Rated 4.9 stars across 140+ reviews.
Real reviews from real customers, straight from our Google Business Profile. Here's what people say once the crew has packed up and the yard is clean.
JB
★★★★★
March 11th, a brief but strong storm came through Goodlettsville and blew over two giant trees in my front yard; one which was being supported by a 3rd tree that was facing and threatening my house. It was an…
Julie Bangs●3 days ago
JM
★★★★★
From the time I inquired w this company about removing a tree that was strongly impacted from the major strong 80 mph winds on March 3, 2023, they provided us w exceptional service in every way . They were…
Jeanne Mason●3 weeks ago
GH
★★★★★
CATS crew was amazing across the board from Mike & Lisa & Joe to the crew that came to our house. The consultation was easy and informative and made me feel comfortable in choosing them. The price was less…
Guy Hunt●1 month ago
Local expertise
Why an Expert Arborist Matters in Holladay
A Holladay estate tree is not replaceable on any timeline that matters. The seventy foot spruce screening a Walker Lane backyard and the walnut shading a Spring Lane drive took most of a century to grow, and the difference between an arborist and a tree cutter is that one of them starts from preservation. Reading whether a thinning spruce is treatable, whether an old cottonwood can be reduced instead of removed, and whether a walnut’s dieback is drought or something worse takes trained diagnosis. On lots where the trees are a real share of the property’s value, guesswork is expensive in both directions.
Every estimate is conducted by an experienced arborist working to ANSI A300 industry standards, which for mature trees means preservation grade pruning, never topping. Where risk or a preservation decision is on the table, we provide TRAQ qualified written assessments, and every job begins with a written plan and a current Certificate of Insurance before work starts on your property.
Holladay’s Tree Challenges
Aging blue spruce estates define Holladay’s east bench, and the decline complex is working through them. Spruce spider mites, needle cast, and cytospora canker attack trees stressed by heat and age, thinning canopies from the bottom up and killing branches one canker at a time. Caught early, many of these spruce are treatable. Caught late, the only choice left is how carefully the removal is rigged.
Thousand cankers disease on black walnut is a Wasatch Front problem, spread by the walnut twig beetle, and Holladay’s old estate walnuts are exactly the trees at stake. Early symptoms look like ordinary stress: yellowing, thinning, dieback in the upper crown. By the time bark cankers are obvious, the tree is usually beyond saving. A professional look at any declining walnut, early, is worth far more than a late one.
Cottonwood weight and age hang over Holladay’s older lots. The cottonwoods that predate the neighborhoods are now massive, and their habit of shedding huge limbs gets worse with every decade. The right answer is case by case: crown reduction and cabling for the sound ones, staged removal for the spent ones, and an honest written assessment to tell you which one you own.
Service area
Our Salt Lake Valley service area.
Holladay is served by our Salt Lake City crew.
Areas we cover
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Holladay FAQ
Local questions, local answers.
Don't see your question? Call us. Every call is answered by a human arborist, day or night.
Do you serve Holladay?
Yes. The Certified Arborist Tree Service of Salt Lake City works throughout Holladay and the east bench. Call for a free on-site estimate.
How fast can an arborist get to my property?
Most estimate visits across the valley happen within 24 hours, and storm emergencies get a crew on site the same day. We answer the phone around the clock, not a call center.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Holladay?
On your own private property, generally no city permit is required. Park strip trees between the sidewalk and the street are city managed and need approval first. We confirm the rules for your exact address.
Which neighborhoods do you serve in Holladay?
All of them, including Holladay Village, Walker Lane, Cottonwood Lane, Spring Lane, and the Mount Olympus foothill streets.
My blue spruce is thinning. Can it be saved?
Often, yes, if it is caught early. A spruce thinning from the bottom up usually points to spruce spider mites, needle cast, or cytospora canker, and each calls for a different response. An arborist can identify which one on site and tell you honestly whether treatment or removal is the better investment for that tree.
Are you insured for work in the valley?
Yes. Full general liability and workers' compensation on every crew member, and we can email a current Certificate of Insurance before work begins.
Should I have my trees thinned before winter wind season?
For mature trees on exposed foothill lots, yes. A dense, mature canopy catches wind like a sail, and selective thinning lets gusts pass through the crown instead of leveraging the whole tree over. Doing this ahead of the fall wind season is one of the best insurance moves an owner of large trees can make.
Take back your trees today
One expert arborist. Every tree on your property.
Free estimate. Twenty-four-hour response. No contracts. No commitments.
Or call (801) 849-3901, answered 24/7 by a human.
