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Tree Removal in Elkwood, VA

Elkwood is the US-15 and US-29 community where the highway drops toward the Rappahannock River and Kelly's Ford, the lowest ground in Culpeper County.

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Tree Removal Toward the River at Elkwood, VA

Elkwood is a census-designated community on US-15 and US-29 in Culpeper County, Virginia, 8.7 road miles and 14 minutes northeast of Culpeper. At about 315 feet, it is some of the county's lowest ground. Just east at Kelly's Ford, on March 17, 1863, Averell's Union cavalry crossed the Rappahannock to fight Fitzhugh Lee's men, the day Major John Pelham was killed.

River bottoms grow sycamore, red maple and walnut in soft silt. The higher fields are hay and pasture edged with white oak, Virginia pine and redcedar. Elkwood is on our main road north to Remington and Bealeton, so we drive through it almost daily.

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Services Available in Elkwood

Removal, stump grinding, trimming and clearing for the homes and farms between US-29 and the Rappahannock.

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Why a Culpeper Crew Comes to Elkwood

What Elkwood Gets With Us

On the Road North Every Day

Elkwood is on US-29 between Culpeper and Remington, so the truck goes through it most days. An estimate here is usually booked within a few days and a storm call gets a same-day look.

River-Bottom Sycamores

Sycamores and red maples on the Rappahannock bottoms grow huge in soft ground and lean toward the water. A leaner over a roof comes down in sections on ropes, never felled whole toward the bank.

Low Ground That Holds Water

Elkwood is the low corner of the county, and a yard here can stay soft for a week after rain. We schedule around it and keep the trucks on the drive so nothing ruts your lawn.

Floodplain Rules Apply

Culpeper County requires an erosion plan for land clearing in a floodplain regardless of size. If your lot is near the river we tell you before we quote, and the county planning office confirms it.

What Elkwood Homeowners Ask

Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Elkwood?

No. Elkwood is unincorporated, so the Culpeper County Code applies, and it has no permit for a private tree. Paperwork starts with clearing: 10,000 square feet, or any size in a floodplain, on a 15 percent slope, in a wetland or in the Lake Pelham and Mountain Run Lake watershed. Spring brush piles fall under the 4 PM Burning Law. More in our permits guide.

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Ready to Talk, Elkwood?

If a sycamore on your Elkwood river lot is leaning or a pasture oak has dropped a limb on the fence, call or ask for a free estimate. Storm damage gets an answer the same day or the next; routine work is usually booked within a week or two.

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Tree Removal in Elkwood, VA

Tree Removal Toward the River at Elkwood, VA

Services Available in Elkwood

Tree Removal

Stump Grinding

Tree Trimming

Land Clearing