136 tree removal companies filed 630 tree removal permits on homes in Bellevue and the small cities it issues permits for from October 2023 to September 2026; 94 filed one in the last 12 months. The most active in the last 12 months were Alex Tree Service LLC (29 permits), Ever Green Tree Care Inc (28) and South Fork Tree Service (23); busy is not the same as careful. Bellevue tree removal permits carry no filed job value, so this list compares firms on permits filed, finishing, license and recent activity only. Side by side: permits filed, share finished, license status and permits in the last 12 months for each firm. Pick what you value and the list re-orders.
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Top 5 by tree removal permits filed in the last 12 months. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not necessarily a careful one.
The 5 ZIP codes with the most tree removal permits on homes from October 2023 to September 2026. Each opens permits by trade and the most active firms there.
Before you move a slider, the list is in a default order built only from the permit record: how much of each firm’s record is this kind of job (weight 30), how often its permits reached completion (25) and how many permits it filed in the last 12 months (15). Each measure is ranked against the other 136 firms and pulled toward the middle when a record is short; a firm with a matched license problem is listed last.
The order comes from the Bellevue permit file, not from reviews: 94 of 136 tree removal companies filed a permit in the last 12 months and 36% of their permits a year or more old were finished. Nobody pays to be listed or to move up, and there are no star ratings or reviews. The sliders and presets change the weights, and the order changes with them. How the records work in Bellevue.
We do not rate contractors. In this page’s default order, which uses only the permit record through Sep 2026, the top 3 are Sound Pruning LLC (25 permits, 6 of 9 older permits finished), Thomas J Tree & Garden Care (12 permits) and South Fork Tree Service (43 permits, 41% finished). By permits filed alone, the most active is Alex Tree Service LLC with 52.
136 firms are on the list; the busiest filed 29 tree removal permits in the last 12 months and the middle firm filed 2 in the whole file. Line them up on the same public measures: permits filed, share of permits finished and license status. Pick what matters to you and the list re-orders, for example recent activity if you need someone soon. The order comes from the permit record only, and nobody pays to be listed or to move up.
136 firms filed at least one tree removal permit on homes in Bellevue and the small cities it issues permits for from October 2023 to September 2026; 94 of them filed one in the last 12 months.
114 of the 136 tree removal companies on the Bellevue permit file match an active license, 20 match one that is expired, suspended or inactive, and 2 we could not match. A firm we could not match is not proven unlicensed: the match is by company name. Look any firm up by name or license number with Washington L&I contractor lookup; statuses show under each firm’s name above. How to check a contractor's license in Washington →
Three you can check against this page: “How many tree removal permits have you filed in Bellevue?” (the middle firm here filed 2; 94 of 136 filed one in the last 12 months); “What does your quote include: the permit fee and the city inspection?”; “Will you pull the permit in your company’s name, and when is the final inspection?” (36% of older tree removal permits here were finished). All 10 questions and how to check each →
On this page: 136 firms filed 630 tree removal permits from October 2023 to September 2026, and each firm’s name opens its own permit record. Every number comes from City of Bellevue permits on single-family homes and condo units. To see one permit itself, search the address or permit number with the Bellevue permit office. How the records work in Bellevue →
Bellevue tree removal permits carry no filed job value, so we can’t rank tree removal companies by price. Get two or three written quotes; ask whether the permit fee and the city inspection are included; shortlist from the 94 firms that filed in the last 12 months.
We do not rate or collect reviews. Instead each of the 136 tree removal companies here is shown with its permit record: 630 permits, the share finished and license status. Read reviews on other sites and use this page to check them against the record. Reviews vs permit records →
Every number on this page comes from City of Bellevue permits on single-family homes and condo units: 136 firms filed 630 tree removal permits on homes in Bellevue and the small cities it issues permits for from October 2023 to September 2026, and 94 of them filed one in the last 12 months. The middle firm has 2 permits in the whole file. A short record leaves more uncertainty, and some jobs never require a permit.
No usable job value is recorded for this permit type, so no typical cost is shown. See how we compare records.
Most Bellevue tree removal permits are filed in July (149 against an average month of 100); September is the quietest (74). When each trade is busiest in Bellevue →