Jason Lewis runs Diversified Tree Company out of a yard on Paris Avenue in south Grand Rapids, and he still climbs. When a Grandville homeowner calls about an oak leaning over a bedroom or a limb hung up in the power drop after a storm, the person who looks at it is the person who owns the company. That is the difference here — no call center, no subcontracted crew you've never met, and no sales pitch for work your tree doesn't need.
Owner-operated, family-focused, and ten years deep in West Michigan
We're an owner-operated, Black-owned, family-focused arborist team with more than ten years in business and on the trucks. Most of that decade has been spent on the jobs that make homeowners nervous: storm-torn oaks over rooflines, century maples hemmed in by fences and garages, dead ash that snaps where you can't predict. We work residential and commercial properties, and we're .
Grandville's tree stock reads like a lot of West Michigan: mature maples and oaks in the older streets, faster-growing softwoods along the creek bottoms, and standing dead ash left behind by the emerald ash borer. Brittle ash is still the most common hazard call we take. It comes down in pieces on its own schedule, so we'd rather take it down on ours — rigged, roped, and lowered instead of dropped.
Reviews are the part we can't write ourselves: 5 out of 5 from 13 reviews.
Glad I waited for the right professional. Jason was very careful in his approach with my tree fallen after the storm. If not for him I would have definitely damaged my roof. Very happy with the results! — Tom, Google review
Awsome friendly service.. very personal and precise at that.. had a huge storm that snapped a few tress hanging over my house... he definitely saved my roof. How bad it was and how high up it was definitely show experience and dedication. Thanks for saving my roof!!! — Marvin Fulbright, Local Guide, Google review
Nine services, one crew
Everything below is handled by the same crew, year-round. Nothing gets handed off to a stranger.
- Tree Removal — safe removal of hazardous, diseased, dead or oversized trees, including large removals near structures using rigging and controlled lowering.
- Tree Trimming & Pruning — canopy health, storm-risk reduction, and clearance from rooflines and power lines with precision cuts that protect valuable trees.
- Stump Grinding — ground 6–12 inches below grade as standard, chips hauled or backfilled, spot left replant-ready. Deeper on request.
- Emergency Tree Service — 24/7 storm response for fallen trees, blocked driveways and roof-threatening limbs, with documentation for insurance claims.
- Lot Clearing — full-lot or partial clearing for construction, expansion or overgrowth, with brush and debris responsibly disposed of.
- Bracing & Cabling — structural support systems that preserve split-prone trees instead of removing them.
- Firewood — seasoned hardwood, pickup at the Paris Ave yard or delivered. Call for current stock and pricing.
- Snow Plowing — seasonal residential and commercial plowing for driveways, lots and walkways.
- Curbside Leaf Pickup — rake it to the curb in loose piles and we collect and haul it away.
Jason answers the phone at 3 a.m.
Our hours are Monday through Sunday, open 24 hours, and that isn't a marketing line. Storm work is a core service, not an upsell — the phone gets answered at 3 a.m. on Christmas if that's when the maple lets go. From the Paris Ave SE yard, most of the metro is inside 20 minutes in normal driving conditions, which means a Grandville call at 2 a.m. gets a truck already on this side of the county rather than a franchise dispatch three towns over.
For everything that isn't an emergency, estimates are free and we respond within one business day. We'll tell you when a tree can be saved with a cable instead of a chainsaw, and we won't top a tree — topping creates weakly attached regrowth that fails in the next storm and shortens the tree's life. If you want the wood, we'll buck the trunk to firewood length and stack it where you point at no extra charge.
Permits, insurance and what happens to the stump
Three questions come up on nearly every Grandville estimate, so here they are up front — permits, what your insurer will and won't pay for, and whether the stump goes with the tree. Short answers below; ask Jason about your specific property when he walks it.
Ready to get a date on the calendar? Call (616) 407-0044 and speak directly with Jason — free estimates, honest recommendations, and 24/7 emergency dispatch for Grandville and the surrounding communities of Wyoming, Jenison, Hudsonville and Byron Center.