94 documented emergency tree jobs within 20 miles of Norcross. That’s not a slogan — it’s a line out of our job log, and the quickest way to explain what 770 Arborist Emergency Tree & Crane Service does for western Gwinnett. The owner has worked metro Atlanta’s trees since 1997. One number, every hour of the year: (770) 272-6747.
Numbers First: Our Emergency Tree Removal Log
Talk is cheap to type; a dated job log isn’t. Ours runs current through , and it reads like this — one stat at a time.
240 jobs, five states
Since January 2023 the count of documented emergency tree removal jobs stands at 240, with storm deployments reaching Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.
94 of them near Norcross
Georgia holds 214 of the 240 — and the 20-mile circle drawn around Norcross holds 94 all by itself.
1 hour 38 minutes to a crew on site
That’s the median over 57 storm calls from 2024–2026, each one timed by its first on-site job photo. (The Helene deployment sits outside this figure.)
One hurricane, 100-plus jobs
Hurricane Helene wrote its own chapter: more than 100 storm jobs in a single deployment, split between Georgia and South Carolina.
65 of 141 with our own crane
Leave Helene out — that push ran on partner equipment working beside ours — and our own Tree-Mek grapple-saw crane worked 65 of the 141 jobs completed since January 2023. Nothing rented, nobody kept waiting.
9 out of 10 billed to insurance
Across the full 240, that’s the share the homeowner’s insurance ended up carrying — straight from our books; no carrier endorsement implied. The files name 29 carriers; State Farm shows up most often at 84 jobs, with USAA next at 37 and Allstate at 30.
When the Tree Is Already on the House
Treat us like the emergency room, because that’s how we’re built. No appointments, no paperwork shuffle. You call (770) 272-6747, a real person picks up — 2 AM included — and help starts moving. Rates come pre-printed on the work authorization; every number is in front of you before your pen touches paper.
Then your photos take over. Send us pictures of what happened and we read the job right off them — which crane, which crew — and deploy. More than once we’ve pulled up before a pizza would have. Priority one never changes: tree off, you safe, roof protected — every hour and machine going into the file as we work.
No Emergency? Even Easier
For standard tree work in Norcross — a removal you’ve been eyeing, pruning, a stump — the pace is yours: an I.S.A. Certified Arborist walks the property with you and hands you a free written estimate.
From Our Job Log
These four frames come out of actual 770 Arborist job files, never a stock library — wreckage the way our crews first saw it, and the cleanup caught mid-swing:
The Machinery That Shows Up
Ask any tree company how the tree comes down without hitting anything else. Our answer: a Tree-Mek grapple-saw crane we own outright — knuckleboom over the house, grapple locked on, built-in saw, wood swung to the street. No climber in shattered timber, no rental counter between you and a crane. Behind it: skid steers with log grapples, chipper, chip truck, log truck, climbers. Down, carried, chipped, hauled — typically inside one working day.
Tree Work We Do in Norcross, GA
Tree Removal
Old-town Norcross lots put big water-hungry hardwoods within falling distance of three houses at once; newer streets off Peachtree Industrial grow builder pines that have outlasted their welcome. We work both ends — crane when a structure is at risk, climbers where crowns interlock, grapple-carried wood so the lawn isn’t a casualty.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
The best money in tree care gets spent before anything breaks. Our I.S.A. Certified Arborists thin heavy crowns, lift limbs off rooflines, and take deadwood out on our schedule instead of gravity’s. When pruning is all your tree needs, that’s what we’ll write up — at pruning prices.
Stump Grinding
The tree’s gone; the stump doesn’t get to stay as a memorial. We grind below grade so grass closes back over the spot — cheapest booked with the removal, one crew visit instead of two.
24/7 Emergency & Storm Response
When a storm cell rides up Buford Highway and drops a trunk through a roof, our 24/7 emergency tree service line rings to a person, not a phone tree. Tree off, tarp on, photographs of every step.
Recent 770 Arborist Work Near Norcross
A Norcross photo set is on its way. Until it lands, here’s the real thing from just up and down the road — our crews, our crane, real addresses:
- Tree service in Decatur, July 2024 — a hardwood across a house’s front with the family’s SUV pinned beneath, lifted clear by the Tree-Mek under work lights.
- Tree service in North Buckhead, Atlanta, September 2024 — twenty minutes down I-85: an oak across a privacy fence and pool deck, out in grapple-sawed sections.
- Tree service in Roswell, January 2026 — across the river via Holcomb Bridge: a winter-storm pine craned off a house, roof tarped that night.
Norcross sits in the middle of that triangle — not at the far end of anything.
Storm Damage & Insurance Claims: The File Does the Talking
We don’t collect payment at time of service; the finished invoice travels straight from our office to your insurance company, with a copy landing in your inbox. And because multiple licensed insurance adjusters work on our staff*, your carrier’s questions get answered in its own language — backed by the photo, hour, and equipment file we assemble on every insurance claim.
Norcross Neighborhoods We Cover
Downtown around Thrasher Park and Lillian Webb Park, the neighborhoods off Beaver Ruin and Singleton Road, the Jimmy Carter Boulevard corridor, and the subdivisions along Peachtree Industrial and Buford Highway. The same crews handle tree service in Duluth and tree service in Lilburn next door, with Peachtree Corners, Berkeley Lake, and Tucker close behind. Western Gwinnett, one number: (770) 272-6747.
Norcross Tree Questions, Answered Straight
How much does it cost to cut down a tree in Norcross, GA?
Four fragments write the price tag: the tree’s size. Its condition. What’s sitting beneath it. How close the equipment can set up. Every Norcross lot mixes those differently, so scheduled work puts an I.S.A. Certified Arborist onto your property to produce a free written estimate. An emergency skips the walkthrough — your photos answer the same four fragments, and every rate you’ll sign is already printed on the work authorization.
Do I need a permit for tree removal in Norcross, GA?
Start with your address — a Norcross mailing address answers to two rule books. Most of the area is unincorporated Gwinnett County, where a homeowner can generally take a tree off their own occupied lot without a permit (main carve-outs: buffers, conservation land, tree-save areas, street trees, and at least two live trees expected to remain). Inside the city limits, Norcross applies its own code. Give us the address and we’ll sort out which book you’re in before any cutting starts.
Will homeowners insurance pay for tree removal?
One thing over a thousand insurance claims taught us: this question refuses a single answer. Down, or still standing. What took the impact. Whose side of the property line it grew from. Whether somebody had flagged it as a hazard in writing beforehand. Those fragments — plus the exact wording of your policy — swing the outcome, which is why the multiple licensed insurance adjusters on our staff* handle these conversations daily. Call (770) 272-6747 whenever you’re ready and we’ll walk through your situation together.
What time of year is tree removal cheapest?
Winter, if the calendar gets the vote — dormant canopies, clear sightlines, a quieter schedule. The calendar loses that vote the moment a tree is dead or leaning toward the house: that one costs least today, while it’s still a plan and not an emergency.
Do you actually have crews working in Norcross?
Constantly. Those 94 documented jobs within 20 miles put Norcross inside our everyday radius. The log also holds a documented Suwanee job since early 2024, 15 Atlanta jobs down I-85, and 7 in Roswell across the river — photo sets on the Atlanta and Roswell pages, a Norcross set coming. Your address slots into routes we run weekly.
Get a Free Estimate in Norcross
The ledger stays open; the line never closes. Call 770 Arborist at (770) 272-6747 — scheduled tree work in Norcross begins with a free written estimate, while a tree that has already fallen begins with your photos and ends with our crew in your driveway.
*Please note: while we do have multiple adjusters on staff, Georgia law prevents an adjuster from also working as a contractor, and 770 engages its customers in the contractor role.
