New York's expert arborists. For all of Queens County.

New York trees carry a hard job: dense street plantings and backyard shade trees on compacted, often waterlogged clay, working through nor'easters and summer squalls that can drop a limb without much warning. We remove, prune, and answer storm calls around the clock, with a credentialed arborist walking every estimate.

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Why New York

Why New York trees need a real arborist.

The Certified Arborist Tree Service covers New York and the wider metro corridor from Queens out through the Hudson Highlands and into the New Jersey hill country, with the same credentialed arborists and the same ANSI A300 standard on every job.

This is a hard place to be a tree. Summers run hot and muggy, winters swing into hard freezes, and most of the soil under New York's streets and yards is compacted clay to loam that starves roots of oxygen and drainage long before a storm ever tests the crown above.

Add spotted lanternfly working its way through the region's host trees and emerald ash borer still cutting down what ash remains, and the read an arborist brings, on species, on soil, on which limb is actually load bearing, decides whether a tree gets managed or comes down on a car during the next nor'easter.

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Why New York trees fail

The risks we watch in New York right now.

When a tree fails here, the cause is usually one of a few problems we check on every New York site visit.

Spotted Lanternfly

This invasive planthopper feeds heavily on tree of heaven and stresses maples, willows, and other regional hosts; heavy infestations weaken a tree's defenses well before visible dieback shows.

Emerald Ash Borer

Any remaining ash in the metro area is at serious risk; larvae tunnel under the bark and can kill a mature tree within two to four years of the first symptoms.

Saturated Soil Root Failure

Nor'easters and remnant tropical systems can soak New York's clay soils for days, and waterlogged ground lets shallow, weakened root systems let go in even moderate wind.

Ice Load Breakage

Winter ice storms coat limbs in weight they were never built to carry, and codominant stems or included bark unions are usually where the break starts.

Service area

Our New York service area.

Serving New York and the surrounding communities.

Areas we cover

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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.

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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

★★★★★

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

★★★★★

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

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What we do

A geotagged inventory of every tree on the property: species, age, condition, and recommended work, refreshed annually.

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Trees we know

The New York species list, and what we watch for.

Local soil, local weather, local pests. Each species here fails in its own way, and we plan around all of them.

London Plane

Heavily planted along New York's streets for its tolerance of compaction and pollution, though bark and root damage from construction can go unnoticed until decay sets deep.

Callery Pear

A common street and yard tree with famously weak branch unions; storm winds off a nor'easter split more callery pears than almost any other species we see here.

Red Maple

Common on New York's wetter, compacted lots, where shallow roots make it one of the first species to lean after a saturated-soil storm event.

Honeylocust

A durable yard tree in the metro area, but old pruning wounds and included bark at codominant unions are the failure points worth checking every few years.

Zelkova

Planted widely as an elm replacement; it handles New York's compacted urban soil well but needs early structural pruning to avoid the tight, weak crotches that ice storms exploit.

Pin Oak

Common in yards across the metro, pin oak struggles in the alkaline pockets of compacted clay soil and shows chlorosis that, left unaddressed, weakens the whole crown.

Local expertise

Why an Expert Arborist Matters in New York

New York grows demanding trees on demanding ground. Compacted clay under sidewalks and lawns starves roots long before a storm shows up to test the crown, and a crew with just a chainsaw treats the tree that already failed while an arborist reads the one about to.

Every estimate is walked by an experienced arborist. Cuts follow ANSI A300, risk assessments are TRAQ qualified, and you get a written plan and a current Certificate of Insurance before work begins, whether the job is a single backyard removal in Queens or storm cleanup out toward the New Jersey hill towns.

Across New York

Coverage runs from the dense plantings of Queens out through the Hudson Highlands towns of Putnam County and into the Raritan Valley and Sussex County hill country of New Jersey.

Every community in our coverage list has its own page covering the species, soil, and storm exposure specific to it, because a callery pear on a compacted Queens lot fails differently than an oak on a wooded Sussex County ridge.

New York FAQ

Local questions, local answers.

Don't see your question? Call us. Every call is answered by a human arborist, day or night.

Do I need a permit to remove a tree in New York?

Rules vary by borough, county, and whether the tree sits on a protected lot or right of way. We confirm the requirements for your exact New York address and handle any permit or arborist report needed before work begins.

How fast can an arborist get to my property?

Most estimate visits happen within 24 hours, and storm emergencies get a crew on site the same day. We answer the phone around the clock.

What is stressing trees here right now?

Spotted lanternfly and emerald ash borer are the two pest pressures we watch hardest across the metro, and saturated clay soil from nor'easters and summer thunderstorms is the leading cause of storm-related root failure.

What standards do your arborists follow?

Every job runs to ANSI A300 pruning standards and risk assessments are TRAQ qualified. A credentialed arborist conducts every estimate, not a salesperson.

Do you serve both the New York City side and the New Jersey side of the metro?

Yes. Our New York coverage runs from Queens through the Hudson Highlands towns and across into the Raritan Valley and Sussex County hill towns in New Jersey, all through one crew and one phone number.

Are you insured?

Yes. We carry full general liability and workers' compensation on every crew and can email a current Certificate of Insurance before work begins.

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