Tree Trimming

Why Tree Trimming?

North Little Rock Electric provides tree trimming services to the citizens of North Little Rock and our service territory. Tree trimming is a major part of maintaining the infrastructure that powers your homes & businesses. Our goal is to clear any vegetation that will create problems or cause damage.

Our Procedures

Tree Trimming is a major part in North Little Rock Electric providing reliable service to our customers. We routinely maintain our service territory by removing any vegetation that may hinder our electrical service lines and equipment.

  • The Electric Department maintains a 5-6 year trim cycle. We try to remove enough vegetation so that we will not have redo work in an area and can efficiently maintain our service lines and other electrical equipment.
  • If trees, limbs, or brush are located within the clearing zone, it will be trimmed or removed. NLR Electric strongly suggest not planting any vegetation with a mature height of over 15 feet in the clearing zone.
  • Vegetation should be planted at least 10 ft away from ground-mounted equipment.  Any vegetation hindering access will likely be trimmed or removed.
  • Crews chip and haul away brush and small branches.
  • NLR Electric does not perform trimming on trees for the service wire (line from the pole to your home/business). We will disconnect service line free of charge to allow for safe pruning. Advance notice of 48 hours or more is needed before disconnection. Please call 501-975-8888 for more information.
  • Customers who receive notification of either a locked gate and/or animal in yard will need to either:
    • Unlock the gate or put up the animals during the requested maintenance period
    • Contact the contractor listed on the door hanger to coordinate a more convenient time for our work to be performed.
  • North Little Rock Electric is not responsible for clearing debris from storm damage. Even though we may have to cut trees back to make repairs, we will only remove anything that we cut down for preventative maintenance in non-storm situations.

We understand that sometimes there are specific areas that we need to take special care of, if you have concerns please reach out to us and make us aware as soon as you are notified with a door hanger.

Request Tree Trimming

Need to make a tree trimming request? Click the link below and fill out the form.

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Our Current Contractors

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NLR Electric has contracted Looks Great Services, W.A. Kendall Vegetation Services, West Tree Service , Platinum Land and Dirt, and Dogwood Tree to help with our ongoing preventative maintenance program. These contractors will be clearing trees/limbs away from pole-to-pole power lines throughout our service territory. 

What to Expect

Expect the bulk of tree work to focus on removing any vegetation within the clearance area. North Little Rock Electric’s focus is on maintaining reliable service to our customers. This means a compromise for our customers. Contractors are focused on maintaining reliable service and are all well trained in clearing electrical lines. Trees that are not planted and have a smaller diameter will be targeted for removal. It is not the Electric Department’s job to maintain vegetation for a property privacy or appearance.

  • Annually the electric department will send out notifications for the areas we plan on having tree trimming contractors trim. Our Contractors plan to notify you in advance to inform you that our tree trimming crews will be working in your area.
    • Prior to the arrival of work crews, all power lines are inspected in the service area to determine the work that is required.
  • A door hanger will be placed on the customer’s door, reminding you of the work being done in your area and on your property. This may be done weeks ahead of time, or only a few days.
  • On the day that work will commence, our contractors will attempt to reach out to the customer.
  • The work can take a couple of days to complete. The length of time a job requires is dependent on the amount of work needed to properly trim an area.
  • Once work is complete, the wood waste will be removed. This process can take a few days depending on equipment and personnel. Contractors attempt to have all wood waste removed before weekends & pay special attention during holidays.

Situations may arise when vegetation maintenance will be performed without prior notification. This may occur when a tree has caused a power outage or poses an imminent safety hazard.  Please see NLRED’s Rules and Regulations for more information.

Tree Trimming Examples

Trees are overgrown on the powerlines on highway 107.This is a before shot showing the overgrowth on to the powerlines.The overgrown foliage has been removed from the site on highway 107.A side angle to show the trimming work done on the site at highway 107. Trees growing into powerline near Apple Valley. This picture was taken before trimming occurred.Before image of trimming in Apple Valley area.Trees have been trimmed out of the way of the power lines by Apple Valley.Apple Valley after trimming has occurred.An overhead view of the trimming that took place at Apple Valley. The trees no longer are intertwined with the power lines.An overhead angle after trimming at Apple Valley.

Need More Help?

FAQ

Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions section, there may be answers to your questions! Just click the link listed below.

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Contact Form

If you further questions or need to talk with our Vegetation Management Manager, please go to our CONTACT FORM, select TREE TRIMMING/VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, and fill out the form with your questions or concerns.