Pro Tree Service handles tree trimming in Hebron, IN and across Porter County — trimming, removals, stump grinding and storm cleanup. An ISA Certified Arborist leads our crews, and we have worked northwest Indiana since 1989.
Why Hebron’s Trees Are Different
Hebron was laid out in 1841 on open prairie broken by a few small groves. Nobody cleared a forest to make room for this town. That means somebody planted nearly every mature tree here — along Main Street, in front yards, around the older houses near the center of town. A planted canopy ages on a schedule. Trees go in together, reach full size together, and start failing together.
The ground matters too. Everything south of town was the Grand Kankakee Marsh until crews began draining it in 1890, and it still holds water. In a wet spring it stays soft long after higher ground dries out. That decides when we can get equipment onto a property, and whether we need to mat a drive. It also changes how trees fail here. In saturated soil a tree goes over at the root plate rather than snapping partway up, so the root ball comes with it and the cleanup is a different job.
Tree Trimming and Pruning in Hebron
Most trimming calls in Hebron are clearance work — limbs over a roof or a driveway, branches growing into the road, deadwood coming out of a mature shade tree. We prune to ANSI A300 standards. That is the difference between a cut that closes and a cut that becomes an entry point for decay. Full detail on our tree trimming services page.
Dead Ash and Tree Removal
Emerald ash borer moved through northwest Indiana years ago and the standing dead ash are still coming down. A dead ash does not hold still. The wood dries and turns brittle, and it loses the strength a climber needs to work it safely. So every year one stands, it gets more dangerous to take down and more expensive to price. If you have a grey, bare ash in the yard, that is the one to deal with first. See tree and bush removal.
Stump Grinding
Every removal includes haul-away of the wood and brush. We price stump grinding separately, because not everyone wants it done the same day. Our stump removal and grinding page covers what is involved and what it costs.
Storm Damage in Hebron
We answer the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If a tree is on your house or across a driveway, call and describe what you are looking at. We will tell you honestly whether it needs a crew that night or can wait for daylight.
If there are wires involved, stay away from the tree, call 911, then call NIPSCO’s electric emergency line at 1-800-464-7726. Do not let anyone cut anything until the utility clears it. More on how we work storms: emergency and storm response.
Hebron’s Rules and Our License
Hebron has no dedicated tree chapter in its code, and we will not pretend otherwise. What it does have is a nuisance provision that matters to homeowners: § 93.05(C)(2) makes fallen trees, stumps and dead trees a public nuisance, and § 93.05(C)(18) covers trees obstructing a public way. So a dead tree standing in a Hebron yard is not only a hazard — it is something the town can act on. You can read the whole thing in the Town of Hebron Code of Ordinances. The town is the authority on its own requirements, and nothing here is legal advice.
What Hebron does require is a contractor’s license — for every trade, not only the building trades. Chapter 112 covers it, with applications and fees set out at § 112.03, and the license is issued by the town’s Building Inspector. We hold one and keep it current. That matters more than it sounds. A licensed contractor starts when the permit clears instead of waiting on paperwork, and if your insurer or HOA asks for documentation, we produce a certificate of insurance naming the right entity the same day.
It is worth asking whoever you hire. A company working Hebron without a current license is a problem you inherit, not one they carry.
Get an Estimate in Hebron
Tell us the address and what you are looking at. For a single tree, a photo helps. Estimates are free, any day of the week.
Call 708-424-5885 or request one online.
Hebron is part of our Porter County service area, which also covers Valparaiso, Portage, Chesterton and Kouts. We work all of northwest Indiana, including Hobart and Lake Station in Lake County.