West Chester Tree ServiceOpen 24/7
Tree removal, trimming, stump grinding and emergency storm work from our office on East Market Street. Owner Dan Flynn and the crew cover every township in Chester County, and the phone is answered day and night.
- Open 24/7Storm calls any hour
- Free estimatesWritten, on site
- Owner runDan Flynn
- All 73Chester County towns
Tree services for West Chester homes and land
One crew for the whole job: the tree comes down or gets pruned, the wood is chipped or cut and stacked, and the stump gets ground if you want it gone. Pick a service for how the work is done and what to expect.
Tree Removal
Safe removal of dead, damaged, leaning and unwanted trees, near houses, wires and fences.
Tree Trimming & Pruning
Pruning for clearance, health and structure: deadwood out, roof and driveway cleared, crowns thinned.
Stump Grinding
Stumps ground below grade so you can mow, plant or regrade, with the chips cleaned up or left for mulch.
24/7 Emergency Tree Service
Storm-damaged and fallen trees on houses, cars, driveways and fences, day or night.
Arborist Services
A tree surgeon's eye on your trees: health checks, hazard assessments and a straight answer on treat, prune or remove.
Land & Lot Clearing
Lots, fence lines, overgrown acreage and brush cleared for building, pasture or a usable yard.
Bamboo Removal
Running bamboo cut, dug and its rhizomes removed, including bamboo spreading in from next door.
Not sure what the tree needs?
Describe it or send a photo. We will tell you whether it needs pruning, removal or just watching.
Ask for a free assessmentTrees, storms and township rules in West Chester and nearby townships
Flynn ChesCo Tree Service runs out of 720 East Market Street, Suite 107, with a West Chester mailing address. The building itself stands in West Goshen Township, just outside the borough line, which is normal here: West Chester is the mailing address for much of the surrounding townships. Dan Flynn's crews work across Chester County, and the shortest trips are the ones closest to home. West Chester Borough and West Goshen Township are under a mile out. Westtown, East Bradford, East Goshen and Thornbury townships are all within about 3 miles. Birmingham Township and Pocopson Township are about 5 miles from the door.
Pre-1940 blocks between Gay and High Streets and the rest of West Chester Borough
The borough covers less than two square miles, and most of what stands on it is old. Census figures for West Chester (American Community Survey 2020-2024) count 8,087 housing units with a median construction year of 1954, 43 percent built before 1940 and 54 percent before 1960. Only 17 percent are single-family detached houses, while 31 percent are rows or twins. On lots that tight, trees planted generations ago now sit close to slate roofs, porch cornices, shared party walls, service drops and narrow rear alleys, so clearance pruning and sectional removals get done in pieces with the drop zone controlled. Census figures also show 35 percent owner occupancy, with a third of units in buildings of five or more, so calls often come from landlords and condo associations rather than the person living under the tree. Stump grinding in a downtown back yard usually means walking equipment through a gate or a basement-level driveway.
Builder-planted trees and woodlot edges in West Goshen, East Goshen and Westtown
The townships east and north of the borough built out later. Census figures for West Goshen Township show 9,637 housing units with a median year built of 1978, 23 percent built in 2000 or later, 64 percent single-family detached and 72 percent owner occupied. That pattern tends to produce two kinds of work. The maples, pears and pin oaks a builder set along the curb or in the front lawn are now large enough that co-dominant stems, included bark and limbs leaning over a driveway or garage become the reason for structural pruning or removal. Behind the lots, the leftover woodlot edge keeps growing out into the yard, dropping deadwood on fences and sheds and shading the back of the house. East Goshen Township and Westtown Township homes follow much the same shape, and lot-line trees there are often shared with a neighbor, which is worth sorting out before anything comes down.
Storm load, wet ground and open acreage in East Bradford, Thornbury, Birmingham and Pocopson
The borough straddles the Brandywine Creek and Chester Creek watersheds, and the townships west and south of it hold the open ground: farm fields, hedgerows, fence lines and wooded acreage behind the houses. NOAA 1991-2020 normals from the W CHESTER 2 NW station, roughly two miles from the office, record about 51 inches of precipitation, 31 inches of snow, 131 days at or below freezing and 14 days a year with an inch or more of rain. Saturated soil plus wind, or ice sitting on a wide crown, is what finds the weak union that has been there for years. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported an EF-0 tornado touching down in Downingtown in August 2026, with fallen trees closing Route 322 in Honey Brook during the same storms. In East Bradford, Thornbury, Birmingham and Pocopson townships, that work runs from single hazard trees along a lane to clearing overgrown fence lines and lots.
From the first call to a clean yard
Call or send details
Tell us what the tree is, where it stands and what is under it. Photos help. Storm calls are answered 24/7.
On-site look and written estimate
We check the trunk, limbs, roots and the drop zone around the tree, then give you a written price at no charge.
The work
Limbs are cut and lowered or dropped where it is safe, away from roofs, fences and wires, then the wood is chipped or cut to length.
Cleanup
Brush is hauled, the lawn and driveway are raked and blown off, and the stump is ground if it is part of the job.
Dan Flynn runs the Chester County office
Flynn ChesCo Tree Service is the Chester County office of the Flynn family tree business, owned and run by Dan Flynn. You talk to the people doing the work, from the estimate to the cleanup.
West Chester office
720 East Market Street, Suite 107West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 904-8255
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
Every township in Chester County
The West Chester office covers West Chester, West Goshen, East Goshen, Westtown, East Bradford, Thornbury, Birmingham, Pocopson closest in, and the rest of the county from there.
Exton
West Whiteland Township, Uwchlan Township
Downingtown
Downingtown Borough, East Caln Township, Caln Township, East Brandywine Township, West Bradford Township, West Brandywine Township
Malvern
Malvern Borough, East Whiteland Township, Willistown Township, Charlestown Township
Paoli & Berwyn
Tredyffrin Township, Easttown Township
Kennett Square & Unionville
Kennett Square Borough, Kennett Township, East Marlborough Township, West Marlborough Township, Newlin Township, Pennsbury Township
Phoenixville
Phoenixville Borough, Schuylkill Township, East Pikeland Township
Coatesville
Coatesville City, South Coatesville Borough, Valley Township, East Fallowfield Township, Modena Borough, West Caln Township
Chester Springs & Glenmoore
West Pikeland Township, Upper Uwchlan Township, Wallace Township, West Vincent Township
Avondale & West Grove
Avondale Borough, West Grove Borough, London Grove Township, New Garden Township, Penn Township, Franklin Township, London Britain Township, New London Township, Londonderry Township
Oxford
Oxford Borough, Lower Oxford Township, Upper Oxford Township, East Nottingham Township, West Nottingham Township, Elk Township
Honey Brook & Elverson
Honey Brook Borough, Honey Brook Township, Elverson Borough, West Nantmeal Township, East Nantmeal Township, Warwick Township
Parkesburg & Atglen
Parkesburg Borough, Atglen Borough, Sadsbury Township, West Sadsbury Township, Highland Township, West Fallowfield Township
Spring City & the Coventries
Spring City Borough, East Vincent Township, East Coventry Township, North Coventry Township, South Coventry Township
Find the West Chester office
Flynn ChesCo Tree Service720 East Market Street, Suite 107West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 904-8255
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Estimates are done on site at your property.
Questions West Chester homeowners ask
Where is Flynn ChesCo Tree Service located?
Our office is at 720 East Market Street, Suite 107, West Chester, PA 19382, on East Market Street just outside the borough. The building sits in West Goshen Township. Crews work out of West Chester across all of Chester County.
Do you answer the phone 24 hours a day?
Yes. (610) 904-8255 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays. If a storm has dropped a tree on your house, car, driveway or fence, call and we will talk you through what to do first and get a crew scheduled.
What tree services do you offer?
Tree removal, tree trimming and pruning, stump grinding, 24/7 emergency and storm tree service, arborist services such as tree health checks and hazard assessments, land and lot clearing, and bamboo removal.
Which parts of Chester County do you serve?
All 73 municipalities in Chester County, from West Chester, Exton and Downingtown to Phoenixville, Kennett Square, Coatesville, Oxford and Honey Brook. The service areas page lists every township and borough.
How do I get a free estimate?
Call (610) 904-8255 or use the estimate form. Tell us what the tree is, where it stands, and what is near it, such as a house, fence, driveway or wires. A photo helps. We look at the tree on site and give you a written estimate at no charge.
Who owns Flynn ChesCo Tree Service?
Dan Flynn owns and runs the company. Flynn ChesCo is the Chester County office of the Flynn family tree business.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Chester County?
It depends on your township or borough. The Chester County Planning Commission lists at least 15 municipalities in the county with tree replacement requirements, and each handles it differently. Rules usually apply to larger trees, several trees at once, or trees near streams and steep slopes. Check with your municipality before a large removal, and ask us if you are not sure where to start.
Should I trim my tree or take it down?
If the trunk and main limbs are sound, pruning to remove deadwood, lift the canopy or reduce weight over the roof often solves the problem. Removal makes sense when the trunk is decayed or cracked, the tree is dead or dying, it leans toward a target and the roots are lifting, or it is an ash tree heavily infested by emerald ash borer.
What should I do about ash trees on my property in West Goshen or Pocopson Township?
Pennsylvania DCNR reports emerald ash borer in nearly every county in the state and advises treating only healthy, valued ash and removing the rest before they become hazards. Penn State Extension says removal is the principal control, that imidacloprid can work on large ash treated before infestation, and that heavily infested ash die within three to four years. We handle the removal and stump grinding side, not treatment.
I have beech trees in the woods behind my East Bradford house. Is beech leaf disease here?
Penn State reports beech leaf disease is now present in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, which includes Chester County. The sign to look for is dark banding between the veins on the leaves, usually easiest to see from below with light behind the leaf. If a declining beech sits where it could reach a house, driveway or trail, that is the point at which removal becomes a practical question.
Spotted lanternfly covers a tree in my Westtown yard. Will it kill the tree?
Penn State Extension says spotted lanternfly is not known to kill plants other than grapevines, tree-of-heaven and black walnut saplings. The insects are a nuisance on patios and trunks more than a death sentence for a shade tree. Tree-of-heaven is the exception worth acting on, and Penn State notes it usually needs its roots dealt with rather than just being cut, since a cut stem sends up sprouts.
Do I need to check with my township before taking down several trees?
Yes, check first. The Chester County Planning Commission reports that at least 15 municipalities in the county have tree replacement requirements in their ordinances and that they handle them differently, so the rules in West Goshen, East Goshen, Westtown, East Bradford, Thornbury, Birmingham and Pocopson townships are not identical. Removing one hazard tree near the house is usually treated differently than clearing a group, especially on a wooded lot.
A storm came through West Chester overnight and a limb is on my roof. What happens next?
Call and tell us what is touching the house, whether anything is resting on a wire, and whether the driveway is blocked. If wires are involved, the utility has to be on site before we cut. Storms like the ones the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in August 2026, when an EF-0 tornado hit Downingtown and fallen trees closed Route 322 in Honey Brook, produce several calls at once, so we stabilize the dangerous part first and come back for cleanup.
Can bamboo be taken out of a small borough back yard?
Bamboo removal is work we do, and it turns up often on the older, tighter lots inside West Chester Borough, where more than 40 percent of housing predates 1940 according to Census figures and a stand planted as a screen has spread along a party wall or under a fence. The job is about the rhizomes underground, not just the canes, so expect digging and a plan for where the spread stops.
Tree problem in Chester County? Get it handled.
Call the West Chester office day or night, or send a few details and a photo for a free written estimate. Dan Flynn and the crew cover every township in Chester County.