Tree Removal
Dead, leaning, storm-cracked or in-the-way trees taken down in sections and hauled off, with the yard raked out behind us.
Most removals land between $250 and $4,500, driven by height and access.
Tree Service in Mio, Michigan
Tree removal, ice-storm cleanup, lot clearing and dead pine removal for Mio and the Au Sable River country, from an owner-operated crew based in Lupton.
Mio is the Oscoda County seat, on the Au Sable River in the middle of the jack pine plains. The lots along the river carry cedar and hardwoods that lean toward the water, the town has older yards with big maples, and everything else is jack pine and red pine on sand with red oak and aspen mixed in. We cover Mio for tree removal, dead tree removal, lot clearing, stump grinding and storm cleanup. Call (989) 305-9731 for a free estimate.
- County
- Oscoda County, Michigan
- Zip
- 48647
- Based in
- Lupton, MI 48635
- Lakes we work
- Au Sable River
After the March 2025 ice storm
Oscoda County was under the state emergency declaration for the ice storm of March 28 to 31, 2025, which loaded the pines and hardwoods with ice until they broke, knocked power out for weeks in places, and damaged hundreds of thousands of acres of forest across northern Michigan. Around Mio, there are still cracked tops, hanging limbs and bent-over pines from that storm sitting over cabins, driveways and yards. Hangers do not come down on a calm day; they come down in the next wind. If you have ice-storm damage still in the canopy, call (989) 305-9731 and we will take it out from the bucket truck.
River lots and pine lots
Along the Au Sable, the work is cedar and hardwood leaning over the bank, and it comes with rules: the river carries Natural Rivers protections, and stump grinding or grading within 500 feet of the water can require a soil erosion permit from Oscoda County. We know both and tell you what applies before we quote. Out on the pine plains, it is dead jack pine and red pine over cabins and lots to clear for new builds. We take out what is in the footprint, chip the brush, and grind or pull the stumps.
Oak wilt, ash and dead pine
Oak wilt is confirmed in neighboring counties, and the DNR no-prune window for oaks, April 15 to July 15, applies statewide, so we keep oak trimming around Mio to the dormant season. Emerald ash borer has killed the ash in the lowlands along the river, and those trunks are brittle. Dead ash and dead pine both come down from the bucket, not by a climber.
Storm line and the wires
For a tree on a cabin, across a drive or on the lines, the storm line is (989) 305-9731, answered 24 hours a day in storm season. If the tree is on the wire from the pole to the house, we arrange a temporary disconnect with your utility before we cut; under Consumers Energy's rules that service drop is the homeowner's responsibility, and the other utilities up here work much the same way. Before any stump grind we call MISS DIG 811, which takes three business days for the locate.
Getting there
Mio is about 45 minutes from our home base in Lupton, up M-33 through Rose City. It is past the 25-mile mark where a travel fee can apply, but we come out for removals, storm and ice-storm cleanup and lot clearing, and we group Mio jobs together where we can.
What we do in Mio
Storm Damage Cleanup
Trees on roofs, across drives and hanging in the crown, cleared safely after wind, ice and wet snow. We answer the storm line.
Storm and after-hours work runs 25 to 50 percent above scheduled rates.
Lot & Land Clearing
Building sites, driveways, lake views and the overgrown back forty cleared, stumps ground, debris chipped or hauled.
Lot clearing typically runs $1,500 to $6,000 per acre.
Dead & Hazard Tree Removal
Dead ash, wilt-killed oaks, hollow maples and leaning pines taken down before they come down on their own.
Dead and hazard tree removals price like any removal: $250 to $4,500.
Everything else we do is on the services page, and the typical ranges are on the pricing page.
Tree work in Mio?
Call (989) 305-9731 or send photos. Estimates are free and you hear back within 24 hours.