About Lansing Tree Services

How We Got Here

The business started in the early 2000s as a one-truck operation. Climbing oaks in Mason and Williamston, taking down storm-damaged silver maples in Holt, and learning the trade by doing it. Over the years we've added crew, gear, and credentials, but the approach hasn't changed: show up on time, do the work right, leave the property cleaner than we found it.

We're not a national chain. We're not a franchise. We're a Lansing crew that lives in Lansing, raises kids who go to Lansing-area schools, and runs into our customers at the Eastwood Towne Center and the Williamston Sunday market. That matters because reputation in this town travels fast, and we'd rather earn a return customer than win a one-time argument over an invoice.

What We Believe About Tree Work

Three things, more or less. First, most trees are worth saving. A healthy mature oak in a Lansing yard is worth $5,000 to $15,000 in property value, and it took 50 years to grow. Removal should be the last option, not the default recommendation. Second, the wrong work done cheaply is worse than no work at all. We've seen plenty of "cheap" pruning jobs (lion-tailed canopies, stub cuts, topped maples) that started a tree's decline a decade earlier than necessary. Third, honest is faster. We tell you what we see, what it'll cost, and what we'd do if it was our tree. If we don't think the work is worth it, we'll say so.

Credentials and Insurance

Every estimate is performed by an ISA Certified Arborist. The International Society of Arboriculture certification requires testing across tree biology, pruning standards, soil and root health, hazard assessment, and rigging safety, plus continuing education to maintain. It's the standard of the industry and we hold it.

We carry $2 million general liability insurance plus full Michigan workers' compensation on every employee. Certificates of insurance are available on request, and we send them directly to your insurance company for emergency claim work. If a tree care company can't show you their COI, hire somebody else.

The Lansing Difference

Mid-Michigan trees are different from Pacific Northwest trees, and they're different from southern hardwoods. We're working a hardwood belt with heavy clay soils, harsh winters, ice storm exposure, and three significant tree diseases (EAB, Oak Wilt, Dutch Elm) all active at once. A crew that learned its trade in Atlanta or Seattle isn't going to read your white oak the way we do. We've been working these species in this climate for two decades, and that pattern recognition matters when the call is whether to save a tree or take it down.

Our Service Area

We serve the entire Lansing metro and tri-county area. Lansing, East Lansing, Okemos, Holt, Haslett, DeWitt, Mason, Williamston, Grand Ledge, plus surrounding communities in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties. If you're not sure if we cover your area, call and ask.

What's Next

If you've got a tree question, big or small, give us a call. We don't charge for estimates and we don't bring high-pressure sales tactics to your driveway. If we can help, great. If we can't, we'll tell you who can.