If a wire is involved, not yet
A tree on a power line is the utility’s call first: Georgia Power at 1-888-891-0938, the number on your EMC or city utility bill, or 911. See Tree on a power line.
What the call is
This site is an information site for metro Atlanta. The number on its pages connects you to an independent tree service near you, or to a company that books appointments for tree services. The site is paid by an advertising network when a call qualifies; it does not cut trees itself. See How this site is paid.
What you will be asked
Having these ready makes the call short and gets the right crew and equipment sent:
- Where the tree is: front yard, back yard, along the fence, over the driveway; and what it is on or near: the roof, a line, a car, the neighbor’s house.
- Its condition: standing, leaning with roots lifting, split, dead, hanging limbs, already down.
- Its size: roughly how tall, and how thick the trunk is at chest height. A photo helps later.
- Access: whether a truck or a bucket truck can reach it, gates and their width, slopes, fences.
- Ownership and insurance: whether you own the property; if you rent, the owner usually decides; whether you have reported a claim.
- Where you are: the city or county, because permits depend on it.
Who the line is for
Tree removal, including after a storm; trimming and pruning; clearing a lot; having a tree checked; cabling and bracing; hauling brush and storm debris. Homeowners, renters and businesses in metro Atlanta.
Not for: jobs, equipment or firewood, tree companies looking for work, places outside metro Atlanta, or a price from someone who has not seen the tree.
After the call
The provider arranges a time to see the tree and gives you a price for the work. Nothing is owed for the call, and you decide whether to go ahead. Before you agree, see Choosing a tree service.
Checked against the sources below on 2026-10-11.