Tree Removal Services in Voorhees, NJ
Tree Surgeon & Tree Removal Services in Voorhees, NJ
If you need help taking care of your trees, Big Timber Tree Service is the company for you. We take pride in being the best tree removal company in South Jersey that provides a variety of different tree care services, all at affordable rates. No matter the type of tree service you need, we perform all jobs using the best equipment and employees.
Helping Improve Your Voorhees, NJ Yard and Home
Let’s face it. Even if we love our home, we all consider making plans for home improvement projects every once in a while. If you can’t go through with home improvement plans because trees are in the way, Big Timber provides professional tree removal in the South Jersey area. Unless you are a trained professional, like our team here at Big Timber, you should not be removing a tree from your property on your own. With our top-notch tree trimming service in Voorhees, NJ, we can make sure your tree removal is safe and efficient.
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Benefits of Professional Tree Cutting Services in Voorhees
When you need a professional tree cutting service in Voorhees, NJ, and the surrounding areas, Big Timber is the company to call. Our tree cutting service can be the perfect remedy to help maintain a group of healthy and sustainable trees. Also, when you contact us for tree cutting services, you’re allowing for more light to shed onto your home and property. With extra light, professional tree cutting helps promote the health of other nearby trees and even enhances airflow around your property. Ready for a beautiful property with healthy trees? Contact Big Timber, the leading tree company serving South Jersey.
Trained and Certified Tree Removal Staff
Being in businesses for over 25 years, Big Timber has built a strong reputation around being a company that provides quality tree care for an affordable price. No matter the type of tree cutting service we offer, customers will always be made aware of what exactly is being done, never being left in the dark. Since 1989, our team of trained and certified tree care experts has provided the best tree service in the local South Jersey region. You can rest assured that the job will be completed property as we are fully licensed (Lic#13vh05439500) and insured.
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The last thing you should do is neglect or ignore the trees on your property. By doing so, you run the risk of putting your home and property in the way of damage caused by dead limbs or branches, which can easily break off during poor weather conditions. Don’t put your South Jersey home and property at risk! Save time and money on costly damages by calling Big Timber for expert trimming, cutting, and tree removal service.
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Voorhees, NJ Tree Surgeon Services
Big Timber will work with you in removing any problematic trees on your Voorhees, NJ yard or property. Our skilled tree surgeons can handle any task in tree removal and professional tree care.
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The tree removal specialists at Big Timber are licensed and insured. With more than 25 years of experience, we’re ready to take on any tree removal in Voorhees, NJ!
Tree Removal Services in Voorhees, NJ
Big Timber’s tree technicians are trained to handle tree removals efficiently and safely. If you or your neighbors in Voorhees need a professional tree removal company, Big Timber is just a call away for any of your arboreal needs!
Emergency Tree Removal Services in Voorhees, NJ
Big Timber is always available when you need them most. Need a tree removed after a major storm in Voorhees, NJ? Our emergency tree removal specialists have you covered.
The Damage That Happens at Knee Height
Voorhees Township covers around eleven and a half square miles of Camden County and takes in Echelon, Ashland, Kresson, and the areas around Kirkwood Lake. Unlike the tight boroughs closer to Philadelphia, it has real woodland, larger lots, and properties that back onto trees.
Which brings a set of problems those boroughs do not have, and they all happen in the bottom three feet of the trunk — the part nobody looks at and everybody mows around.
Buck rub
Every autumn, male deer rub their antlers against young tree trunks to shed velvet and mark territory. They do it hard, and they do it repeatedly to the same tree. The bark comes off in vertical strips, and if the damage goes right around the stem the tree is girdled and will die — sometimes not until the following summer, when it leafs out weakly and then gives up.
They are selective about it, which is useful to know. Bucks prefer smooth-barked trees roughly one to four inches in diameter — exactly the size of everything you have planted in the last decade.
WhenRoughly September through November. A tree that was fine in August can be finished by Thanksgiving.
Browsing and the browse line
Deer eat foliage as high as they can reach, which on a wooded property produces a distinct flat line about five or six feet up — everything below it stripped, everything above it untouched. It looks oddly tidy, and it is a sign of heavy pressure.
The consequence people miss is regeneration. Seedlings and young saplings simply never make it, so a woodland edge that looks healthy at canopy level has nothing coming along underneath it. Over decades that is how a wooded property quietly stops replacing itself.
Mower and string trimmer damage
This one causes more dead young trees than any disease we deal with, and almost nobody connects the two.
Every pass with a string trimmer against the base of a trunk removes a little bark. On a young or thin-barked tree, the living tissue that moves food from the leaves to the roots sits immediately under that bark. Nick it repeatedly for four or five seasons and you have girdled the tree just as thoroughly as a deer would, only slowly enough that nobody notices it happening.
Mower decks do the same thing in larger single strikes. The tree usually survives one. It does not survive twenty.
What to look forScarring, missing bark, or a callused ridge around the base of the trunk at exactly mower height. If the damage runs most of the way around, the tree is in serious trouble regardless of how the crown looks today.
The single best thing you can do for a young tree
Put a wide mulch ring around it and never let machinery near the trunk again. That one change eliminates mower and trimmer damage entirely, and it does several other useful things at once — holds moisture, moderates soil temperature, and removes the grass that was competing with the tree for water anyway.
- Make it genuinely wide — three feet of radius is better than a token circle, and out to the drip line is better still
- Keep it clear of the trunk itself. Flat and wide, never heaped against the bark, which causes exactly the decay problem you are trying to avoid
- Two to four inches deep is plenty; more is not better
- Against deer, a rigid guard or a wire mesh cylinder around the lower trunk through autumn, held off the trunk rather than tight against it
- Take guards off, or enlarge them, as the tree grows. A guard left on a thickening trunk becomes the girdle it was installed to prevent — we find plenty of those
Why Replanting So Often Fails Here
People replace a removed tree, the new one dies within a few years, and they conclude they have bad luck or bad soil. Usually neither. On a Voorhees property the new tree got rubbed by a buck in its second autumn, or it has been trimmed around weekly for five summers, or both.
It is worth saying because it changes what you spend money on. A larger, more expensive replacement tree with no protection is a worse investment than a modest one with a proper mulch ring and a guard through its first few autumns. The protection costs almost nothing and it is the whole difference.
What we can do about a damaged trunk
Assess how far around the stem the damage goes, which is what determines whether the tree has a future. Partial damage on one side frequently heals over with time — trees compartmentalise wounds rather than repairing them, and a young vigorous tree does that well. Damage most of the way around generally does not recover, and it is better to know that early and replace the tree than to spend three years watching it fail.
What not to do
Do not paint, seal, or tar a wound. Wound dressings were standard advice for decades and have been out of favour for good reason — they seal moisture in against damaged tissue and interfere with the tree's own compartmentalisation. A clean wound left open does better. Trim any loose ragged bark back to sound tissue and then leave it alone.
Tree Removal in Voorhees, NJ
Large Tree Removal
Lots here are generally more generous than the inner boroughs, so there is often room to fell conventionally or position a crane — both faster and cheaper than a day of hand rigging. Where a tree sits tight to a house, it comes down in rigged sections instead. The site decides, which is why we look before pricing.
Dead Tree Removal
The emerald ash borer has worked through Camden County ash and dead ash goes brittle from the top down. Two seasons standing dead makes it unsafe to climb, so it gets a bucket truck or a crane rather than a climber on spurs.
Wooded Lots and Clearing
Selective thinning, clearing back a woodland edge, and full land clearing and excavation where needed, plus brush mowing on overgrown ground. Priced on area and condition.
Emergency and Storm Damage Tree Service, 24 Hours a Day
Big Timber runs emergency tree service around the clock, seven days a week. On a wooded Voorhees property, storm work frequently involves trees that came out of a stand rather than off a lawn — which is a different job, because a tree tangled in its neighbours is under tension in ways that are not obvious.
That is also the reason we would ask you not to start cutting one yourself. A leaning tree caught in another tree is the single most dangerous situation in this trade, and it is exactly the one that looks manageable from the ground.
Insurance and Utility Lines
We photograph damage as we work and deal directly with insurance adjusters, providing whatever the claim requires. On properties backing onto woodland, establishing which side of a boundary a tree came from matters more than usual, and the documentation is what settles it.
Service drops to a house are routine work. A primary distribution line gets coordinated with the utility before anyone cuts — we do not work around live conductors. If a tree is on a structure, across a road, or into a wire, call (856) 288-1793 rather than filling out a form.
Tree Trimming and Pruning in Voorhees, NJ
Deadwood removal, roof and gutter clearance, canopy lifting over driveways and walks, service drop clearance, and weight reduction on long horizontal leaders. On the wooded edges of a property, clearing back growth that has crept toward the house over twenty years is frequently the most useful work we do.
Structural pruning on young trees is worth mentioning here given everything above — correcting a weak union at fifteen years costs a fraction of cabling it at forty. Oaks specifically should be pruned November through March. See our tree trimming and pruning service.
Stumps, Bamboo, and Firewood
Stump Grinding
Stump grinding four to six inches below grade, deeper where a replacement is going in — and if you are replanting on a wooded property, plan the protection at the same time.
Running Bamboo
Present on plenty of Camden County property lines and it never stays put. Rhizomes travel under fences, walks, and driveways, and cutting the canes accomplishes nothing — our bamboo removal service excavates it. Worth knowing that deer will not touch it, which is part of why it spreads unchecked here.
Seasoned Firewood
Our removals produce a great deal of hardwood, seasoned and sold as delivered firewood — cut, split, stacked, and dried until it actually burns rather than green wood sold as seasoned.
Tree Care Services Across Voorhees Township
- Trunk damage assessment — deer rub, mower and trimmer wounding, and girdling
- Tree trimming, pruning, and deadwood removal
- Tree removal and tree cutting — dead, hazardous, or structurally failing
- Emergency and storm damage response, 24 hours a day
- Written hazard assessments from a NJ Licensed Tree Expert
- Lot clearing, selective thinning, and woodland edge work
- Stump grinding and stump removal
- Running bamboo removal
- Seasoned firewood delivery
We serve all of Voorhees Township including Echelon, Ashland, and Kresson, along with neighbouring Cherry Hill, Somerdale, Berlin, Lindenwold, and Marlton.
Voorhees Tree Questions
The bark has been stripped off my young tree. What did that?
Almost certainly a buck rubbing his antlers, if it happened between September and November and the bark is off in vertical strips. Deer prefer smooth-barked trees roughly one to four inches across, which is everything planted in the last decade. If the damage goes right around the stem the tree is girdled and will not recover; partial damage on one side frequently heals over.
Can a string trimmer really kill a tree?
Yes, and it kills more young trees in this area than any disease we deal with. Each pass takes a little bark off the base, and the tissue immediately beneath moves food from the leaves to the roots. Repeated over several seasons it girdles the tree — slowly enough that nobody connects the dying tree to the strimmer.
What is the best protection for a young tree?
A wide, flat mulch ring kept clear of the trunk itself, so no mower or trimmer ever needs to come near the bark. Against deer, a rigid guard or wire mesh cylinder around the lower trunk through autumn, held off the trunk. Crucially, remove or enlarge guards as the tree thickens — a guard left on becomes the girdle it was meant to prevent.
Should I paint or seal a wound on my tree?
No. Wound dressings were standard advice for decades and are now out of favour, because they trap moisture against damaged tissue and interfere with the tree's own compartmentalisation. Trim loose ragged bark back to sound tissue and leave the wound open.
Why do my replacement trees keep dying?
On a wooded Voorhees property, usually deer rub in the second or third autumn, weekly trimmer damage at the base, or both. It is rarely the soil and rarely bad luck. A modest tree with proper protection outperforms an expensive one without it, and the protection costs very little.
Licensed, Insured, and Looking Lower Down
New Jersey law requires a Licensed Tree Care Operator registration for any company performing tree care for compensation. Big Timber holds LTCO 735, and our work is directed by a New Jersey Licensed Tree Expert — the state's highest tree-care credential, covering tree biology, species identification, diagnosis of pests and disease, pruning standards, and safe removal.
Everything on this page is diagnosis rather than sales. Deer rub, trimmer wounding, and a guard left on too long are all cheap to prevent, free to identify, and permanent once they have gone far enough. Telling you which of those you are looking at is worth more than another removal. We also carry NJ Home Improvement Contractor License #13VH05439500, general liability, and workers' compensation, and we have worked South Jersey since 1989.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Voorhees Township, NJ — including checking the base of every tree we look at.
Call (856) 288-1793