Tree Removal & Tree Service — Lee's Summit, MO
Tree Removal in Lee's Summit, MO
Lee's Summit lots — especially around Raintree Lake, Lakewood, and Winterset — hold some of the metro's biggest residential trees, and some of its tightest takedowns: 70-foot oaks between the house, the dock, and the neighbor's fence. We rig and crane trees down in sections and leave lake lots cleaner than we found them.
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Local Work
Common Tree Work in Lee's Summit
Crane Removals Over Lake Homes
70-foot oaks between the house, the dock, and the neighbor's fence — lifted out in sections, nothing swung over roofs.
Tight-Lot Sectional Takedowns
Big trees on small lake lots come down piece by piece, rigged and lowered under control.
Lakeside Lot Clearing
Wooded lake lots cleared selectively — keeper trees marked and left standing.
Big Oak Trimming
Dead-wooding and canopy work on the mature oaks that make these neighborhoods worth living in.
Neighborhoods & areas served in Lee's Summit
- Raintree Lake
- Lakewood
- Winterset
- Subdivisions off 291 & 470
- Downtown Lee's Summit
Big Trees, Tight Lake Lots
Lee's Summit combines mature canopy with high expectations: trees come down without tearing up the lawn, the seawall, or the landscaping, and the HOA hears about it if the cleanup is sloppy. That's sectional and crane work — pieces lowered or lifted out whole, stumps ground below grade, everything chipped and hauled the same day. The subdivisions' 1980s and 90s plantings are also hitting the familiar wall: ash dead from the borer, Bradford pears splitting, silver maples declining.
Most single-tree removals in Lee's Summit run $694 to $1,100; large trees over homes run $1,500 to $3,500; crane work on the tightest lots runs $2,500 to $7,000. See the full breakdown on our Kansas City tree removal cost guide.
Crane removals over homes
When a tree can't be climbed — dead ash, storm-split trunks — or there's simply nowhere to lower pieces, a crane lifts the tree out in sections over the house. It's the safest answer for the worst trees, and on Lee's Summit's high-value lots it's often the only answer that risks nothing on the ground.
Lakeside lot clearing
Opening a view, clearing for a build or an addition, or taking a wooded lot back to lawn: we clear selectively — the trees you mark go, the keepers get trimmed and stay — with stumps ground and brush chipped in the same visit.
Pricing
Typical Lee's Summit Tree Removal Pricing
Current Kansas City metro market ranges. Your exact number comes from the free site visit, in writing — see the full cost guide for what drives a bid up or down.
The most common job: a 30–60 ft suburban tree with workable access, hauled off and cleaned up.
60 ft and up, broad canopies, tight to the house — sectional rigging over roofs and fences.
Dead or storm-damaged trees that can't be climbed or felled safely, and trees already down on structures.
How It Works
How a Job Runs — Visit to Cleanup
- 1
Site visit
An estimator looks at the tree, what's under it, and how a crew gets to it — free, usually within a couple of days.
- 2
Written estimate
Line-by-line: removal, stump, haul-off, cleanup. No allowances, no surprises — and an honest call on whether the tree should come down at all.
- 3
Work day
Sectional takedown, rigged away from roofs, fences, and lines. Crews work to industry-standard safety practice — helmets, ropes, spotters, and a controlled drop zone.
- 4
Cleanup & stump
Wood chipped and hauled (or stacked as firewood — your call), the stump ground below grade, and the yard left cleaner than the crew found it.
Questions
Lee's Summit Tree Questions, Answered
How much does tree removal cost in Lee's Summit?
Most single-tree removals in Lee's Summit run $694 to $1,100 complete; large trees run $1,500 to $3,500; crane and storm work runs $2,500 to $7,000. Lake-lot work prices toward the technical end — the full breakdown is in our Kansas City tree removal cost guide, and your written estimate is the exact number.
My oak hangs over the dock and the neighbor's fence. How does that come down?
In sections, under control. A climber or a crane takes the tree apart piece by piece, every section roped and lowered — nothing free-falls toward the water, the dock, or the fence line. On the tightest Raintree and Lakewood lots, the crane does the lifting from the street and the yard never takes a hit.
Do crane removals cost more?
Yes — a crane day costs real money, and crane work prices inside the $2,500 to $7,000 band. It's also sometimes the only safe answer: dead trees that can't be climbed, and big trees with no drop zone at all. When a crane is on your estimate, it's because the estimator judged rigging alone wasn't safe — and the line is itemized so you can see it.
Can you clear a lakeside lot without wrecking it?
Yes — lakeside clearing here is selective by default. Keeper trees are marked before work starts, the clearing follows the marks, and the lot is left clean rather than churned. What happens to the wood — hauled, chipped, or stacked — is spelled out in the written estimate.
Is the estimate really free — and is it in writing?
Yes to both. The site visit costs nothing, and the estimate is written and line-by-line — removal, crane if needed, stump, haul-off, and cleanup as separate lines.
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