Work with ISA-Certified Arborists who understand Seattle’s trees, codes, and neighborhoods. From risk assessments and pruning to permit documentation and consulting, Sound Tree Care delivers expert arboricultural services across Seattle with precision, safety, and deep local knowledge.
Seattle’s trees are governed by some of the strictest urban forestry rules in Washington, which means your project needs accurate guidance, proper permitting, and ISA-certified expertise from the start. Sound Tree Care provides complete arborist services across Seattle — including tree risk assessments, pruning, preservation plans, record-ready arborist reports, and hazard-tree documentation — all performed by credentialed professionals who work with SDCI, SDOT, and city inspectors every day.
Because Seattle’s code requires specific work to be performed only by registered providers, our credentials matter — and they’re the foundation for everything that follows.
Sound Tree Care LLC is a fully registered, licensed, and Seattle-approved tree service provider. Our team is authorized to perform tree removal, pruning, and arborist work that complies with all Seattle tree regulations. Our credentials include:
As a long-standing Seattle arborist company, we specialize in navigating Seattle tree removal permits, SDCI Tree Code requirements, SDOT street tree regulations, and environmentally critical area (ECA) protections. We ensure every pruning, removal, or risk assessment complies with city rules — preventing costly violations, delays, or rejections.
With an ISA Certified Arborist and TRAQ Qualified Tree Risk Assessor overseeing your project, you receive expert evaluations, precise documentation, and a streamlined permitting process tailored to Seattle’s regulations.
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Why it’s important:
Only providers registered with SDCI and SDOT are legally permitted to work on Seattle’s regulated trees. Hiring an unregistered company can result in fines, stop-work orders, or removal permit denials.
Sound Tree Care LLC is licensed with SDOT to perform permitted pruning and removal of Seattle Street trees, ensuring compliance with Seattle right-of-way safety, visibility, and clearance standards.
LIC-TSP-18505
We are approved by SDCI to perform permitted removal, pruning, and arborist reporting on private property within Seattle — including steep slopes, ECAs, wetlands, buffer zones, and regulated tree categories.
LIC-TSP-18505
What Each Seattle License Allows Us to Do
✔ Street Tree Pruning & Removals 🌲
✔ Traffic & Pedestrian Right-of-Way Compliance 🚧
✔ Utility Line Clearance (Non-Electrical) ⚡
What Each Seattle License Allows Us to Do
✔ Regulated Tree Removals (Tier 1–Tier 3) 📝
✔ Arborist Reports & Tree Protection Plans 📘
✔ ECA-Compliant Work 🏛️
All work completed by Sound Tree Care is performed or supervised by ISA Certified Arborists. Our services follow ANSI Z133 safety standards and ANSI A300 pruning guidelines to ensure proper arboricultural care, long-term tree health, and compliance with Seattle and King County regulations.
Dana Ledford
Office Manager
Elevates operations, maintains client satisfaction, and ensures administrative compliance for Sound Tree Care LLC.
This page was written by Dana Ledford, an ISA Certified Arborist and Sound Tree Care’s permitting and compliance specialist. Dana manages construction-related arborist reports, permitting workflows, and municipal code compliance for cities throughout the Puget Sound region. She has deep expertise in protected tree regulations, ECA requirements, and pre-application guidance for homeowners and builders.
Our ISA Certified Arborists and ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessors are here to help with all your Seattle tree care needs. At Sound Tree Care LLC, we provide expert tree care services for homeowners, businesses, and property managers throughout Seattle and surrounding King County communities.
Whether you’re dealing with storm damage, tree health issues, or need preventative maintenance, our team delivers safe, reliable, and code-compliant tree care tailored to Seattle’s unique urban forest.
Seattle’s tree regulations are some of the most detailed and enforceable in the region. As certified Seattle arborists, we help you understand the rules, document your project correctly, and ensure everything stays fully compliant.
Sound Tree Care LLC provides arborist services throughout Seattle, including Ballard, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Northgate, Green Lake, Rainier Valley, and surrounding neighborhoods. Whether you live on a tight Seattle city lot or a larger wooded property on the outskirts, our team is trained and equipped to handle both residential and commercial arboriculture with absolute precision.
We proudly support Seattle homeowners, HOAs, landlords, property managers, contractors, and small businesses who rely on safe, compliant, ISA-Certified tree care.
Proudly serving neighborhoods across the region, our interactive project map showcases real locations where we've delivered expert tree removal, pruning, and emergency storm cleanup services. Each pin on the map represents a satisfied customer and a job done right.
Explore the map to see our commitment to safety, precision, and professional tree care in action—right in your own community.
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Whether you’re dealing with hazardous limbs, storm damage, or routine pruning, our ISA-Certified Arborists are here to help. These FAQs cover the questions Seattle-area homeowners ask most often, including residents in Bellevue, Tacoma, and across the greater Puget Sound region.
If you don’t see your question below, just reach out — we’re always happy to help.
Do I need an arborist for a tree removal permit in Seattle?Yes. Hazard tree removals, protected trees, trees in ECAs, and street trees require documentation from a qualified arborist.
Most assessments range from $150–$350 depending on complexity, documentation, and reporting requirements.
Yes. We perform formal TRAQ assessments that evaluate likelihood of failure, targets, and consequences.
Yes — including hazard letters, pre/post removal reports, and construction protection plans.
We provide assessment and documentation, though we do not give legal advice.
Founder, Sound Tree Care LLC ISA Certified Arborist (PN-9290A) Qualified Tree Risk Assessor (TRAQ) NUCA DigSafe Certified
This content has been reviewed by Eric Ledford, ISA Certified Arborist (PN-9290A) and TRAQ Qualified Tree Risk Assessor. Eric verifies that all recommendations reflect current ISA best management practices, ANSI A300 standards, and applicable municipal tree regulations in the Puget Sound region.
🌲 Whether you need a hazard tree evaluation, a Seattle permit report, or expert guidance from certified arborists, our team is ready to help. We provide fast, professional assessments anywhere in Seattle.
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Serving Seattle, Bellevue, Shoreline, Renton, Kent, Mercer Island, Newcastle, and communities across the greater Puget Sound region Sound Tree Care LLC provides professional tree removal, trimming, pruning, stump grinding, and arborist consulting. Our team of ISA Certified Arborists is proud to serve Western Washington communities with safe, code-compliant tree care.
