About Decatur Elite Tree Service
Decatur Elite Tree Service runs three crews out of Decatur with two bucket trucks, two chip trucks, a tracked stump grinder and a crane for the giants. Kyle Brandt owns the outfit, and most weeks he's the guy walking your yard to write up the price.
How Decatur Elite Tree Service Started
Kyle's from the east side, a short walk from Lake Decatur. At 17 he took a summer job hauling brush to a chipper behind a local tree crew, and he never really left. He tied into his first climb in 2009. That same year taught him something every climber learns once: a dead limb is a lot heavier than it looks, especially when it's coming your way.
Count it up since 2014 and it's close to 1,900 trees down and 4,600 stumps ground, from one end of Macon County to the other. Plenty were ash. The emerald ash borer hit Decatur in 2012, and most ash in town were dead a few summers later. Storms took a lot of the rest, along with maples that outgrew small yards and big old oaks the wind finally beat.
Hard hats. Safety glasses. Ear muffs. Chaps for whoever's running a saw. Honestly, the gear is the easy part. Following ANSI Z133 for crew safety and A300 for every pruning cut takes discipline on a hot August afternoon, and it's the reason our guys get home to supper and the trees we trim close up clean.
What You Can Expect From Us
A Straight Answer
In our experience about half the trees people call about just need a trim, and we'll tell you so.
A Price in Writing
Written up inside 48 hours. That number is the bill.
Storm Calls Answered
Any hour of the night. Worst damage gets us first.
A Clean Yard
Chips gone, logs gone, grass raked and the driveway blown clean before the trucks roll.
Why We Look Up First
“Stand under a tree long enough and it'll show you where it wants to break. I listen to it first. Then somebody starts a saw.”
Kyle Brandt
Owner, Decatur Elite Tree ServiceClimbing in Decatur since 2009. Kyle still answers a lot of the storm calls himself, and his own saddle and rope ride in his truck every day.
Our Promise to Our Decatur Neighbors
Tree work happens over your house and your kids' swing set. Here's what we promise every time.
A Price That Holds
The written price is the bill, even when the job takes longer than we planned.
Safe Crews
Helmets, eye and ear protection and saw chaps on every crew member, every job.
Your Yard Respected
Mats under the trucks, ropes on every piece near the house, and no spikes on trees you keep.
A Clean Finish
Brush chipped, logs gone or stacked, lawn raked and blown off before we leave.
Got a Tree That's Bothering You?
Leave your name, number and a line about the tree. We call back to set up a walk-around, and the written price follows within 48 hours.
- Written price within 48 hours
- 24/7 storm and emergency calls
- Clean-up included in every price