Licensed · Bonded · Insured · Indiana
ISA Certified Arborist on Every Job · $2M Insured

Indianapolis's most trusted Tree Removal & Care

Removals, pruning, stump grinding, and 24/7 storm response — done by a crew that carries real insurance and leaves your yard cleaner than we found it. Free on-site estimates, written quotes, no pressure.

Licensed & Insured · Indiana
5.0 / 5.0 · 40 reviews
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Family-Owned · Since 2012
Why 4

Tree work is the trade where cheap gets expensive.

Anybody can buy a chainsaw. Very few can drop a mature hardwood between a house and a fence without touching either — and fewer still carry the insurance to back it if they're wrong. Here's what you're actually paying for when you hire us.

$2M liability + full workers' comp

Ask any tree company in Indianapolis for their certificate of insurance. If they hesitate, walk away. An uninsured crew on your property means their injuries and your roof become your problem. Ours arrives before the crew does — every time, in writing.

ISA Certified Arborist on staff

Not a guy who's 'been doing this a while.' A credentialed arborist who can tell you whether that leaning maple is actually a hazard or just leaning — and who will talk you out of a removal you don't need.

We never top a tree

Topping is butchery. It kills the tree slowly, invites rot, and produces weak regrowth that fails in the next storm. We make proper reduction cuts at the branch collar. If a company offers to 'top' your tree, they're telling you what they don't know.

Rigging over houses, not luck

Tight removals get crane or bucket access, speed lines, and pieces lowered — never dropped. Roof, fence, pool, power line, the neighbor's shed: we plan the whole descent before the first cut.

The cleanup is the job

Chips blown out of the beds, ruts raked, driveway blown off, stump ground below grade. You won't know we were here except the tree's gone. That's the standard — not an upsell.

24/7 emergency response

Limb on the roof at midnight, trunk across the driveway before work — we answer the phone. Storm calls get triaged by hazard, not by who called first.

Our Services

Everything a tree needs — including knowing when to leave it alone.

Four things, done properly. We'd rather prune a tree you can keep than sell you a removal you'll regret in ten years when the shade is gone.

Tree Removal
01 · Removal

Tree Removal

Hazard trees, dead trees, trees three feet from your foundation. We section from the top down, rig the heavy wood over ropes, and lower it piece by piece — so nothing lands that we didn't put there. Crane and bucket access for the tight ones.

Crane & bucket accessRigging over roofsFull haul-away
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Trimming & Pruning
02 · Pruning

Trimming & Pruning

Crown thinning, deadwooding, canopy raising, and clearance from your roof and power drop — all with proper cuts at the branch collar. We never top, never leave stubs, and never take more than 25% of a live canopy in a season.

No topping, everDeadwood & crown thinningRoof & line clearance
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Stump Grinding
03 · Stumps

Stump Grinding

A ground stump is the difference between a finished job and a yard with a scar in it. We grind 6–12" below grade — deep enough to plant grass, lay sod, or set a patio right over it. Surface roots ground out too, if they're in the way.

6–12" below gradeSurface roots groundBackfill or haul
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Emergency & Storm Work
04 · Emergency

Emergency & Storm Work

When a tree comes down on your house, you don't need a quote — you need a crew. We run 24/7 storm response across Indianapolis and typically have a truck on site within a couple of hours. We document everything for your insurance adjuster.

24/7 responseInsurance documentationHazard triage first
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Recent Projects

Trees we've taken down — and the ones we saved.

Real jobs from real properties across the Indianapolis metro. Big wood, tight access, and yards you'd never know we'd been in.

90-ft Red Oak, Six Feet From the House
Removal

90-ft Red Oak, Six Feet From the House

1 day · Climbed & rigged, zero contact
Crane Removal Over a Pool Deck
Removal

Crane Removal Over a Pool Deck

1 day · 40-ton crane, no access lane
Dead Ash Cluster — Emerald Ash Borer
Removal

Dead Ash Cluster — Emerald Ash Borer

2 days · 6 trees, full haul-away
Crown Thin on a 120-Year-Old Sugar Maple
Trimming

Crown Thin on a 120-Year-Old Sugar Maple

1 day · Proper cuts, no topping
Roofline Clearance, Whole Back Canopy
Trimming

Roofline Clearance, Whole Back Canopy

1 day · 8 ft of clearance restored
Bucket Truck Deadwooding — Street Row
Trimming

Bucket Truck Deadwooding — Street Row

3 days · 22 trees, HOA contract
4 at work in Indianapolis
About 4

We climb them. We respect them.

4 started with one bucket truck, one chipper, and one rule: nothing leaves this property broken except the tree we came for. the owner still walks most estimates personally — because the person quoting the job should be the person who has to figure out how to get it on the ground.

We're a small, certified crew serving the Indianapolis metro. We carry $2 million in liability and full workers' comp, and we hand you the certificate before we hand you a saw quote. We don't top trees, we don't spike a tree we're not removing, and we don't leave a yard we wouldn't let our own kids run barefoot across. If that costs us a job to the guy in the pickup with no insurance — fine. He's not the one you want in your oak.

$2M
Liability coverage
ISA
Certified arborists
24/7
Storm response
Family-Owned · Indianapolis, IN
Licensed · Bonded · Insured
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Real Reviews

Big trees, small margins for error. Ask the neighbors.

5.0
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Average across 40 verified reviews
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"Big THANK YOU to David and Mike from 4 Seasons Tree Service for coming out at 8:30 and removing the tree from my yard."
Sandra L.Indianapolis
Facebook
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"Workers were on time. Very professional and cleaned up the entire work site."
Miguel R.Cumberland
Google
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"They took a dangerous tree out of a very tight spot between two houses. Careful, skilled crew."
Angela H.Lawrence
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Before & After

Gone in a day. Yard left clean.

Drag the handle. That's a dying silver maple leaning over the roofline — and the same yard the evening we finished. Removed, ground below grade, raked, seeded, and blown clean. No ruts, no chips in the beds, no scar where the stump was.

  • Sectioned and rigged down — nothing dropped, nothing damaged
  • Stump ground 6–12" below grade, chips backfilled or hauled
  • Lawn protected with mats where the equipment ran
  • Property blown clean and walked with you before we leave
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After
Before
Before
After
Our Process

Four steps. No surprise line items.

Every 4 job runs the same way, whether it's one limb or a stand of dead ash.

1

Free On-Site Estimate

A certified arborist walks the tree, checks access, hazards, and what's underneath it — then hands you a written, itemized quote. No pressure, and no charge if you say no.

2

Insurance & Plan

You get our certificate of insurance before we schedule. We tell you exactly how the tree is coming down, where the drop zone is, and what we'll need moved off the lawn.

3

Controlled Removal

Ropes rigged, drop zone roped off, pieces lowered — not dropped. Crane or bucket where access is tight. Lawn mats where the equipment has to run.

4

Grind & Walk-Through

Stump ground below grade, chips handled your way, everything blown clean. Then we walk the whole property with you before the trucks pull out.

Storm Season Special

Free stump grinding with any removal over $1,200.

Book a removal this month and the stump goes with it — ground 6–12" below grade, chips backfilled, at no extra charge. Mention this offer when you call (317) 753-9526 for your free estimate.

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Valid on new removals booked this month. One stump per removal, up to 30" diameter. Cannot be combined with other offers.
FAQ

Questions, answered plainly.

No jargon, no fine print. If you don't see your question below, call us directly — we answer our own phones most of the time.

Call us: (317) 753-9526
How much does tree removal cost?
For most homes, removal runs $400–$2,500 depending on size, lean, and access. A small backyard tree with a clear drop zone lands near the bottom; a large hazardous removal over a house — crane, rigging, power lines — runs $3,000–$8,000 and up. Trimming and pruning typically runs $300–$900. Stump grinding runs $100–$400 per stump. Every quote we give is written, itemized, and free.
Are you insured — and how do I actually check?
Yes: $2 million general liability plus full workers' comp, and we email you the certificate before we schedule. Here's the honest advice — ask every tree company you call for their certificate of insurance, and ask for it in writing, from the carrier. If they hesitate, get vague, or say they'll 'bring it with them,' walk away. If an uninsured crew drops a limb through your roof or gets hurt in your tree, that becomes your homeowner's claim and your liability.
Do you take the wood, and what about the chips?
Your call, and it's free either way. We'll haul all of it off, or we'll buck the trunk into rounds and stack it if you burn firewood. Chips can go back into your beds, get left in a pile, or leave with us. Just tell us at the estimate so we bring the right truck.
How fast can you get here in an emergency?
We run 24/7 storm response and typically have a crew on site within a couple of hours — often faster. After a big storm we triage by hazard, so a tree on a house or a live line jumps the queue ahead of a limb in the driveway. Call (317) 753-9526; a real person answers, not a machine.
Will your equipment tear up my lawn?
Not if we do our job. We lay plywood or track mats anywhere heavy equipment has to cross soft ground, and we plan the approach at the estimate. On genuinely tight or wet lots we'll climb and rope it out rather than drive on your yard. If we do leave a rut, we fix it — rake it, topsoil it, and seed it before we leave.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree?
On private property in most of the Indianapolis area, usually no — but it depends on your municipality, whether the tree is in the right-of-way or a tree-preservation zone, and your HOA. Street trees between the sidewalk and the curb are often the city's, not yours. We check it for you before we quote, and we pull the permit and handle traffic control if one's required.
Where We Work

Proudly serving the Indianapolis metro.

If your neighborhood isn't listed, call us — we likely serve it anyway. We travel up to 30 minutes from downtown Indianapolis.

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Send us a photo and we'll tell you what you're dealing with.

Fill out the form and we'll call you back within two business hours to schedule a free on-site estimate. Tree already down, or leaning on something it shouldn't be? Skip the form and call (317) 753-9526 — we answer.

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