Norcross is one of Gwinnett County's oldest cities, founded in 1870 as a stop on the Richmond & Danville Railroad and named for Jonathan Norcross, a former Atlanta mayor who helped bankroll the new town. The 1909 depot and the surrounding blocks of turn-of-the-century storefronts and cottages still anchor Historic Downtown Norcross, which earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 — a designation that shapes how the city treats mature trees on small, walkable, close-set lots very differently from the acreage-driven rules you'd find further out in Gwinnett. Just over 6 square miles hold a genuinely mixed city: in-town bungalow streets a short walk from the old depot, newer infill and townhomes added since a 2012 annexation roughly doubled the population to over 17,000, and the busy Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Buford Highway commercial corridors, among the most ethnically diverse retail strips in metro Atlanta. Tree work here means something different on each side of town — a legacy water oak crowding a 1920s bungalow's foundation downtown, a shade tree over a shared driveway on a tight infill lot, or storm-damaged canopy along a strip of international grocers and restaurants on Buford Highway. We size every job to that reality instead of quoting a flat per-lot rate.
MMP Tree Service works both faces of Norcross — the tight, mature lots of Historic Downtown and the older residential grid around Best Friend Park, and the newer subdivisions, apartment communities, and commercial parcels that filled in after the 2012 annexation pushed the city limits outward. Like the rest of the Georgia Piedmont, Norcross sits on well-drained but heavily compacted red clay subsoil, and much of the city's west side drains toward Crooked Creek, a Chattahoochee River tributary with an 8.87-square-mile watershed that runs through Norcross and neighboring Peachtree Corners; trees rooted in the lower, wetter ground near that creek corridor are noticeably more prone to uprooting in high wind than the same species on a drier lot a few blocks away. Downtown's older water oaks, pecans, and pin oaks often predate the houses they now tower over, and a century of root growth against tight foundations, sidewalks, and property lines calls for a more deliberate rigging plan than a wide-open suburban yard requires.
Our crews are ISA Certified Arborists, licensed and insured, and we know Norcross's tree preservation ordinance well: a permit from the city's Community Development Department is generally required before removing any tree 6 inches or greater in diameter at breast height, and trees 28 inches DBH or larger need a signed statement from a state-registered arborist, forester, or landscape architect justifying the removal. We handle tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, lot clearing, and 24/7 emergency response throughout Norcross — see our full North Georgia service area if your property carries a Norcross address but actually sits in unincorporated Gwinnett County, where different rules apply, or contact us for a quote.
Safe, professional removal for trees of any size or condition.
Tree Removal in Norcross, GA →Certified-arborist pruning that improves structure and long-term health.
Tree Trimming in Norcross, GA →Stumps ground below grade so you can reclaim your yard fast.
Stump Grinding in Norcross, GA →Complete vegetation removal and site prep for lots of any size.
Lot Clearing in Norcross, GA →24/7 storm response — dangerous trees removed fast, insurance-ready.
Emergency Tree Service in Norcross, GA →