Redmond Summit Tree Service: Tree Removal in Redmond, WA

Most single-tree removals in Redmond land between about $900 and $2,000. Small ornamental trees can be a few hundred dollars, while a 100-foot Douglas fir leaning over a house, or a job that needs a crane, can run $4,000 or more. Height, distance to structures, access for equipment, stump grinding and haul-away are what move the price. See our Redmond tree removal cost guide for the full breakdown.

Usually, yes. The City of Redmond requires a Tree Removal Permit for any "significant" tree, meaning a trunk at least 6 inches in diameter measured 4.5 feet above the ground. Trees over 30 inches are "landmark" trees and need a Tree Exception Request. Hazardous trees need a Hazard Tree Declaration (no fee), and in a true emergency a tree can come down first and be permitted afterwards.

On a developed single-family lot, the city allows up to 2 healthy significant trees per year on lots up to 10,000 sq ft, up to 4 on lots of 10,001–20,000 sq ft, up to 6 on lots of 20,001–30,000 sq ft, and up to 8 on lots over 30,000 sq ft. You still need a permit for each one, and each removed significant tree must be replaced with one tree that is primarily native to the Pacific Northwest.

Get everyone out of the affected rooms, stay away from any downed power lines and call Puget Sound Energy if lines are involved. Take photos for your insurer, then call us for emergency removal. Redmond allows emergency removal without a permit first when there is an imminent threat to people or structures, with the permit issued afterwards.

Insurance usually covers removing a tree that falls on a covered structure (your house, garage or fence) during a storm, minus your deductible, and often caps the debris-removal portion. It usually does not pay to remove a healthy tree that hasn't fallen, or a tree that fell without hitting anything. Check your policy and photograph everything before work starts.

Trees inside Redmond's Critical Areas (wetlands, streams and their buffers, Native Growth Protection Areas) can't be removed unless a certified arborist finds them hazardous, and even then the felled wood generally has to stay in the critical area. These jobs need an arborist's mitigation recommendations first.

Late fall through winter is ideal for most pruning, because trees are dormant and it is easier to see structure. Late summer and early fall are the best time to deal with risky trees before the October–March windstorm season. Emergency removals happen whenever a storm decides.

No. Redmond Ridge, Trilogy and much of Union Hill–Novelty Hill have Redmond mailing addresses but sit in unincorporated King County, so King County's rules apply instead of the City of Redmond's. Your HOA may also have its own tree rules. We explain the difference on our King County tree rules page.