The big maples that make the village green and its old streets so handsome are the same trees that keep tree crews busy here.
Homer's historic district earns its postcards from mature trees — and mature is the operative word. Century maples on small village lots stand close to rooflines, sidewalks, and each other, so when one declines it becomes everybody's problem fast. Out in the town beyond the village, the work turns rural: dead ash on road frontage, spruce windbreaks losing trees one at a time, and hedgerows creeping into fields. Village or farm, the free quote works identically.
A note for village streets: takedowns over sidewalks and near the green take rigging room and a plan for traffic. That's ordinary work for pros who operate here — it just belongs in the quote from the start, which is why the pro sees the tree before naming the number.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small tree (roughly under 30 ft) | $350 – $800 |
| Medium tree (roughly 30–60 ft) | $800 – $1,600 |
| Large tree (roughly 60–80 ft) | $1,600 – $3,000 |
| Very large, dead, or over a structure | Quoted — often $3,000+ |
| Stump grinding (per stump) | $120 – $400 |
| Storm / winter emergency response | Quoted — priority scheduling |
Treat these ranges as a starting point, not a promise. Every tree is its own job — height, lean, rot, and what sits underneath all move the number — and in New York, standalone tree removal is subject to sales tax on top of the quoted price. The free quote comes from a local professional who has actually looked at your tree, and that number is the one that counts.
On your own property, generally no — but trees in the public right-of-way along the street typically belong to the village, and those aren't yours to take down. When it's unclear where your line is, the village office can say. The pro quoting the job will flag it too; they know which side of the sidewalk is whose.