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Trusted experts in safe, reliable tree care and removal
Professional tree care for homes, businesses, and communities. 25 years of experience.
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ISA Certified
Arborist assessments
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A+ Rated
Better Business Bureau
Professional Tree Service
25 years in business
Licensed & Insured
Own crews, no subcontractors
25+ Years Experience
We Have 25 Years Of Experience In This Field
Michael's Tree & Loader Service is a full-service tree care company with 25 years of experience. We work for homeowners, businesses, contractors, property managers, and municipalities, and we handle projects at any scale, from a single tree in a backyard to a multi-site maintenance program.
All work is performed by our own crews using equipment we own outright, including grapple trucks, bucket trucks, and heavy material handlers. Assessments are carried out by an ISA Certified Arborist, and you receive the findings in writing with the reasoning behind each recommendation. Where pruning or treatment resolves the problem, that is what we recommend. For customers who want their trees maintained rather than replaced, we build that care into a scheduled program across the season.
Our Services
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Pruning to the current ANSI A300 standard, plus cabling and bracing, for trees worth keeping.
Tree Removal
Safe removal of trees of any size when pruning is no longer a viable option, with the site cleared afterward.
Plant Health Care
Fertilization, Insect & Disease Control, and Targeted Care, delivered as a scheduled program by licensed applicators. Currently offered from our Memphis branch.
Stump Grinding
Stumps and surface roots ground below grade to restore the space for lawn, planting, or hardscape.
Emergency Storm Work
Emergency response to storm-damaged trees and limbs, with the site made safe first and the tree brought back to standard after.
Disaster Recovery
Large-scale storm debris removal and right-of-way clearance for municipalities and commercial sites, with FEMA documentation. Our separate division for disaster work.
Lot & Land Clearing
Trees, brush, and undergrowth cleared to prepare a site for construction, agricultural use, or landscaping, with the scope set to what you need.
Debris Hauling
Branches, logs, and brush already on your property collected and hauled away.
Mulch
Hardwood mulch ground and dyed at our Memphis yard, for pickup or delivery. We do not install it.
Licensed, Insured and Certified Tree Care Professionals
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Where We Work
Local crews in every branch follow the same arborist-led process.
Memphis, TN
Our home base, serving homeowners, businesses, and municipalities across Shelby County and the surrounding towns.
Memphis, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Cordova, Arlington, Lakeland, Millington, Eads, Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake.
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St. Louis, MO
Tree care for homes, businesses, and municipalities across the city and the surrounding county.
St. Louis City, Clayton, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Sunset Hills, Crestwood, Affton, Oakville, Fenton, Ballwin, Des Peres.
Explore St. Louis
Proven in crisis. Ready before the storm.
When debris is still at the curb, public works directors need a contractor that is already on file. We have cleared storm debris for communities across the storm belt, and every load is monitor-checked for FEMA.
Storm debris removal
15+
FEMA-declared disasters worked since 2016
6
storm projects run at the same time
13.9M+
cubic yards of debris hauled or ground since 2016
2.7M
cubic yards in a single event, Hurricane Helene
100+
machines and vehicles we own
170K+
storm-damaged trees trimmed or removed
32
deployments across 11 states
24 hrs
from notice to proceed to a lead on your site
Storms our crews have worked
12 major events across the storm belt, 2005 to 2026
8
Hurricanes
2024
Helene
Georgia
2022
Ian
Florida
2020
Sally
Alabama
2018
Michael
Florida
2017
Irma
Florida
2012
Sandy
New York
2008
Ike
Texas
2005
Katrina
Louisiana, Mississippi
3
Ice and winter storms
2026
Winter Storm Fern
Mississippi
2025
Northern Michigan ice storm
Michigan
2022
Memphis ice storm
Tennessee
1
Tornado
2013
Moore
Oklahoma
Prime contractor looking for capacity? See our grinders, haul fleet and debris site crews.
Cubic yards are counted once per event: hauled by us, or ground at debris sites we operated. Federal declarations are matched to FEMA records.
How We Work
From the first call to the finished site, in six steps.
Initial contact
on site-Assessment
Written estimate
Scheduling
Execution and Cleanup
Continuing care
Step 01
Initial contact
Tell us about your property and the issue. : We book your on-site visit during that first call, and missed calls are returned the same business day.
Step 02
On-site assessment
An ISA-Certified Arborist inspects the trees and the site, then explains the findings directly.
Step 03
Written estimate
You receive the recommended work, the reasoning, and the cost, and approve it electronically. No deposit is required.
Step 04
Scheduling
You get a reminder before the service date and a notice when the crew is on the way.
Step 05
Execution and cleanup
Work is invoiced on completion and can be paid by phone or computer. Our crew starts with a safety briefing, protects your property, and leaves the site clean.
Step 06
Continuing care
Plant health care customers get scheduled treatment and a report after each visit.
Why Choose Us
25 years of proven experience
Two and a half decades of continuous operation, with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
We own our equipment
Grapple trucks, bucket trucks, and heavy material handlers are owned outright rather than rented, along with purpose-built plant health care rigs with split-tank spray systems that let us custom-mix treatments on site. Equipment availability rarely delays a job, and we can take on work that requires specialized machinery.
ISA-Certified Arborist assessments
Certification through the International Society of Arboriculture covers tree care, pruning, tree health, and risk assessment. You get a documented recommendation, not an opinion from whoever was available.
Safety-first operations
Crews operate to ANSI Z133 safety standards and hold a briefing before every job covering the plan, the hazards, and each person's role.
FEMA-documented disaster response
When a storm overwhelms local crews, our Disaster Recovery division deploys for municipalities and commercial sites with the records FEMA reimbursement requires.
Recommendations based on tree condition
Where pruning or treatment resolves the issue, that is what we recommend. Removal is proposed when it is the right answer, not the more profitable one.
Who We Work For
Homeowners
Removal, pruning, and stump grinding, plus scheduled plant health care for owners who want their trees maintained rather than replaced.
“Just wanted to say thank you for your ‘can do’ spirit. During your busy time your crew came through when I needed a downed pine removed to meet my home refinancing closing date. They were wonderful and did a great job!!! Thank you again. I will always call Michael’s Tree and Loader Service and recommend you highly.”
Germantown resident, Residential client, Germantown, TN
Businesses and property managers
Recurring maintenance across multiple sites and tree condition assessment supporting liability management.
Contractors and developers
Lot and land clearing, large tree removal, and debris hauling coordinated to a construction program.
Municipalities and public agencies
Right-of-way clearance, tree maintenance, and FEMA-documented disaster recovery.
“Over the five year span of the contract Michael’s Tree & Loader did an excellent job. The contract had a penalty clause for missed service calls and not once during the five years did Michael’s Tree & Loader exceed the threshold where a penalty was enforced. In fact, they set a new standard for the low number of service calls.”
Joe Nunes, Neighborhood Services Manager, City of Germantown, TN
Our Mission
Michael's Tree & Loader Service has spent 25 years caring for trees for homeowners, businesses, and public agencies. Large and demanding projects set our standard for safety, equipment, and honest recommendations, and it is the same standard we bring to a single tree in a backyard.
Our mission is to keep trees healthy, safe, and standing for the long term. That means an honest assessment before a price, recommendations based on what the tree needs rather than what bills the most, and care programs that keep problems from becoming emergencies. We would rather maintain your trees for the next twenty years than see you only when something goes wrong.
Client Feedback
What homeowners and public works directors say about working with us.
Homeowner
“Thank you for your tree service. Your three men were hard workers on a hot day! The results were just what we wanted. The clean-up and pick up service was greatly appreciated. Thank you again for your service.”
Municipal
“Michael’s Tree & Loader Service was a major contributor to the effort of emergency clean-up of the streets and right-of-way in Hattiesburg after Hurricane Katrina. Their work effort was exemplary. We highly recommend them in this capacity should you ever need such services.”
Homeowner
“I was amazed at the clean up your guys did! Couldn’t believe there was no mess after such a huge tree coming down. Thank you for the pride you all have in your work! I will definitely be recommending Michael’s Tree & Loader Service to everyone. Thanks again!”
Municipal
“The city of Burlington contracted Michael Potts, Michael’s Tree & Loader Service to provide articulating self-loading trucks and operators. These were utilized with our City forces to clean up. Michael worked with our staff providing invaluable labor and experience. I have experienced previous events; straight line winds, hurricanes and the subsequent clean ups and would highly recommend Michael’s Tree & Loader Service.”
Homeowner
“To Michael’s Tree and Loader Service, Thank you so much for a job well done! You have an excellent work crew, and I am truly satisfied with the job. I will surely recommend your company to others, and keep up the good work! God bless you all!”
Municipal
“I must express my appreciation for the excellent work Michael’s Tree & Loader Service performed during our ice storm. The work and the timely completion were outstanding. In addition to the work, the records of hours and removed debris were very valuable in completing our FEMA requests. I give Michael’s Tree & Loader Service my highest recommendation.”
Homeowner
“Thank you for such a professional and efficient crew. They explained each step through the process, arrived on time, and worked to satisfy the neighbor as well. They were finished before noon and left a clean work site.”
Municipal
“Please accept our appreciation for the excellent job your company did in removing the trees and debris within our city due to the January ice storm…”
Frequently Asked Questions
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