Tree Removal
Dead, leaning or too-big trees brought down piece by piece and hauled away.
Maroa, Illinois
Tree Service in Maroa, IL
Tree service in Maroa, IL from Decatur Elite Tree Service means trimming and removing big yard trees, taking out dead rows in farm windbreaks, grinding stumps and clearing storm damage. It's the same crew and the same prices as in Decatur, and you'll have the written number before anybody starts a saw.
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Tree Services We Offer in Maroa
Maroa is about 13 miles north of us on US 51. We stack Maroa jobs on the same days, usually two or three at a time, so you don't wait longer just because you live out of town. What we do here most:
- Old maples and elms trimmed off roofs and wires, see tree trimming
- Dead ash and declining yard trees taken down, see tree removal
- Windbreak rows and overgrown fence lines, see land clearing
- Stumps ground below the grass, see stump grinding
- Trees on houses, sheds and grain bins after storms, see emergency tree service
Group Your Jobs With a Neighbor
Our trucks make the drive up US 51 for every Maroa job, so we like to line up two or three nearby jobs together. If a neighbor has a tree that's bugging them too, call together. Last summer we did 4 houses on one Maroa block in a single day.
Each of you still gets your own walk-around and your own written price. The only thing you share is a shorter wait for a work date, and honestly that's the part people like best.
Contact UsOld Railroad Town, Old Trees
Maroa was incorporated in 1867 and grew where the Illinois Central and the Midland railroads crossed. For a while it was the biggest township in Macon County after Decatur. Today about 1,580 people live there, and many of the frame houses near the old downtown still have the street trees planted generations ago.
Big Maples and Elms Near the Old Downtown
Silver maples and the elms that made it through Dutch elm disease can be 70 feet tall and a hundred years old here. If they're healthy, keep them. A thinning plus a round of deadwooding, which just means cutting out the dead branches, takes weight off the long limbs hanging over roofs and wires. Honestly, these old giants are some of our favorite trees to work on.
Farm Windbreaks Around Town
Almost every farmstead around Maroa has a windbreak: rows of spruce, pine, cedar or Osage orange on the north and west sides of the house to stop winter wind and drifting snow. When trees in the row die, we take those out and leave the rest standing. Pull too many at once and the snow ends up in your driveway again.
Tornado and Straight-Line Wind Damage
On January 3, 2023, an EF1 tornado with winds near 110 mph hit the northwest edge of Maroa, damaging silos and roofs. Summer storms with straight-line winds do the same kind of damage more often. Out in open farm country, there's nothing to slow the wind before it hits your trees.
How Much Does Tree Service Cost in Maroa?
Tree service in Maroa costs the same as in Decatur: about $250 to $1,200 to trim a mature tree and $400 to $1,900 to remove one in 2026. There's no trip charge for the drive up US 51. Removing several windbreak trees in one visit usually lowers the price per tree.
| Maroa job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Thin and deadwood an old silver maple | $500 to $1,100 |
| Remove a dead ash near the house | $700 to $1,600 |
| Take out dead trees from a windbreak row | $300 to $700 per tree |
| Big elm over the roof, in sections | $1,500 to $3,000 |
| Grind one stump, $50 off each extra | from $125 |
Your written price covers the whole job, including chipping, hauling and raking.
Types of Tree Service We Offer in Maroa
Tree Trimming and Deadwooding
For the big old trees in town, we take out dead branches, thin the crown and shorten limbs that reach over the house. Most of this work happens from the bucket truck, which is quicker and easier on the tree than climbing.
Tree Removal
Dead and dying trees come down in sections when they stand near houses, garages and lines, and in one piece when there's open ground to drop them. We've found a lot of Maroa folks heat with wood, so ask and we'll cut the logs to 16 inches and stack the firewood by the shed.
Windbreak and Fence Line Work
We pull dead windbreak trees, cut out volunteer mulberry and box elder, and clear fence lines along the fields. Brush gets chipped right there and hauled off or spread as mulch. A 300-foot fence row usually takes our crew most of a day.
Storm Cleanup
After a storm we clear trees off houses, sheds and farm lanes first, then cut up what's down in the yard. Photos for your insurance claim come before the first cut. If a grain bin or a barn took the hit, tell us, because those need a different plan than a house roof.
Mind the Wires on Old Streets
Older Maroa streets often have the line to the house running straight through a big maple. Please don't cut near it yourself. We arrange for Ameren Illinois to drop the line to your house while we work, and in our experience the power is back on the same afternoon.
West of Decatur on Route 121, we also take care of plenty of yard trees and farm lots in Warrensburg.
Storm Claim? We Document It
Photos before we cut, a written description of what fell and what it hit, and an itemized invoice your insurer can read.
Contact UsWinter Trimming List
Get on our December to February list. Dormant trees, frozen ground and 10% off trims over $400.
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Tree Service FAQs for Maroa
Is there a trip charge to Maroa?
No trip charge. Maroa sits about 13 miles up US 51, and you pay the same as someone in town. We come look for free. Since we bunch Maroa jobs onto the same days, there's a good chance your work date lands right next to a neighbor's.
Can you save an old maple instead of removing it?
Often, yes. If the trunk is solid and most of the crown is alive, a thinning and deadwooding takes weight off the long limbs and removes the branches most likely to fall. We'll tell you honestly on the walk-around if the trunk is too hollow or cracked to keep.
Should I replace dead trees in my windbreak?
If the gap faces north or west, yes. Plant the spring after we take the dead ones out. Spruce and red cedar fill in nicely. Until the new ones grow, the live rows on either side still break most of the wind, so you won't lose the whole windbreak in the meantime.
Do you work on farm property outside town?
Sure. Farmsteads and acreage around Maroa make up a good share of our work up here: windbreaks, fence lines, limbs over sheds and bins, and brushy field edges. For the bigger brush jobs, our land clearing page has the details. Every job gets priced after one walk of the property.
Our Other Tree Services
Tree Trimming
Deadwood out, limbs off the roof, crowns thinned for the next storm.
Stump Grinding
Stumps chewed out below the grass line, ready for seed.
Emergency Tree Service
Storm calls 24/7: trees lifted off roofs, cars and driveways.
Crane Tree Removal
Giant trees over houses lifted out one piece at a time.
Land Clearing
Brushy lots, fence lines and building sites cleared and hauled.
Commercial Tree Service
Trims, removals and storm work for businesses, HOAs and landlords.
Free walk-around
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