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Federal Way, WA — Twin Lakes · Steel Lake · Mirror Lake · Marine Hills

Federal Way tree service without the runaround

Tall firs between the houses, a cedar over the deck, a maple dropping limbs by the lake? Tell us about the tree, and your request goes to one registered, bonded and insured tree service working in Federal Way. Just one company calls you back.

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Tree services we can set up in Federal Way

Tree removal

Dead, dangerous or crowding trees, from tall second-growth firs on wooded lots to trees too close to the house or the septic system.

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Emergency & storm damage

A tree on the roof, garage or car, or one blocking the driveway after a windstorm or a heavy wet snow.

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Trimming & pruning

Deadwood out, roof and sidewalk clearance, thinning for light and view, and structural pruning, done right without topping.

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Stump grinding

Clear out old stumps from lawns, beds and building sites, including ones left from long-ago clearing.

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How it works

  1. Send the details. Call or fill out the form. Photos are helpful but optional.
  2. We route it to one pro. A single registered, bonded and insured tree service that covers Federal Way receives your request.
  3. They follow up and quote. The tree service contacts you, usually inspects the tree, and gives you an estimate. You decide.

Federal Way Tree Service Pros is a referral service, not a contractor. See the disclosure at the bottom of every page for who performs the work.

Trees, lakes and slopes: Federal Way specifics

Federal Way grew up inside a second-growth forest dotted with lakes, wetlands and creeks, with Puget Sound bluffs along its western edge. That makes it a great place for trees and a place where tree rules matter more than usual:

Lakes, wetlands and creeks

Steel Lake, Mirror Lake, North Lake and Twin Lakes, along with the Hylebos, Joes Creek and Lakota Creek drainages and dozens of smaller wetlands, mean many lots touch an environmentally critical area or its buffer. Trees there need city approval and sometimes a full permit.

Puget Sound bluffs

Homes above Dumas Bay, Dash Point and the Sound sit on steep, sometimes unstable slopes. The city treats landslide and erosion hazard areas as critical areas, and tree roots help hold the soil, so bluff trees call for an expert opinion before anything is cut.

Second-growth firs and hemlocks

Many neighborhoods were built among tall Douglas fir, western hemlock and western redcedar. Hemlocks are shallow-rooted and prone to wind-throw, and trees left standing when a lot was cleared are suddenly exposed to wind.

Maples, alders and madrones

Big-leaf maples form heavy multi-stem crowns that can split. Red alders decline quickly once mature. Pacific madrones on the dry bluffs are prone to leaf and canker diseases. Each needs a different approach to pruning or removal.

Federal Way permit note: Federal Way regulates more tree removal than most nearby cities. The city's handout for developed single-family lots says removing trees and vegetation requires city approval unless an exemption in FWRC 19.120.030 applies. Often that's written approval rather than a full permit. A permit and a Tree and Vegetation Retention Plan from a qualified expert may be required if the tree is in an environmentally critical area (wetlands, streams and habitat areas, landslide or erosion hazard slopes, flood areas, aquifer recharge areas), if it was required to be kept under an earlier development permit, or if removal would change stormwater flow. Hazard trees outside those situations can be removed without approval. Trees 6 inches and up count toward a minimum tree density, so replacement planting may be required, and the city treats topping the same as removal. The city's handouts date from 2015–2016, so call the Permit Center at (253) 835-2607 or email permitcenter@federalwaywa.gov before cutting. See the city's Permit Center page. If you're unsure, check with the city.

Federal Way neighborhoods we serve

Requests from anywhere inside Federal Way city limits, including Twin Lakes, Adelaide and the Sound-side bluffs, Marine Hills, Lakota, Mirror Lake, Steel Lake, West Campus and Campus Highlands and south Federal Way near the Hylebos.

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Free tree estimate for your Federal Way property

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