Both villages, the estate properties around them, and the centuries-old specimen trees on the ground in between. Tree service in Peapack-Gladstone, NJ has been our work here since 1993.
Veteran-owned and family-run since 1993, across Somerset County and three more. NJTC #806860 · LTCO #565 · Fully insured · Free written estimates · 24/7 dispatch at (732) 805-0609.
Where a borough asks who is doing the work, the answer is on file: Peter Ahlert, operator license LTCO No. 565, with the business registered as NJTC No. 806860. Dylan Ahlert owns Wayne's. Every job carries general liability and workers' compensation.
Peapack-Gladstone has some of the strictest tree rules we work under — thresholds as low as four inches in places, eighteen in others, and replacement expectations after a removal. We work out which applies to your tree before quoting, handle the permit, and help choose a replacement that satisfies the borough. We have worked both villages and the hunt-country grounds between them since 1993.
From a single backyard removal to full-property clearing, one licensed local crew handles every tree job in Peapack-Gladstone — with the cranes, bucket trucks, and chippers to do it safely.
A leaning tree is not automatically dangerous — plenty of trees lean their whole lives. What matters is whether the lean is new, and whether the soil on the high side is cracked or lifting. That means the root plate is moving, and that tree comes down on its own schedule.
Our tree removal service
We prune to ANSI A300 — no topping, no stripping the inner growth. Topping a tree does not make it safer; it forces weak, fast regrowth that is more likely to fail in five years than what you started with.
Our pruning service
Stumps are an open invitation. Carpenter ants and termites move into decaying wood, and once the colony is established it is a short trip to the shed, the deck or the house.
Our Stump Grinding Experts
A new tree needs watering through its first two summers, not its first two weeks. Most replacements we are called out to look at did not die of disease — they died of a dry August in year two.
Our Tree Planting Services
Clearing for a build is about what stays as much as what goes. Mature trees you keep have to be protected from the machinery, or you will lose them two years later to root compaction and not know why.
What land clearing involves
The dangerous part of a storm is often what did not fall. Hung-up limbs come down later without warning, frequently on whoever went out to start clearing up.
How emergency call-outs workPeapack-Gladstone regulates tree removal more tightly than almost any town nearby, and most homeowners don’t know it until they’re mid-project. Under Chapter 19 of the Borough Code — amended May 2025 — here’s the framework:
Any tree 4 inches DBH (diameter at breast height) or larger needs a Tree Removal Permit from the Zoning Officer.
Fee paid at filing — standard for both private-property and right-of-way removals under Chapter 19.
1 tree replaced for 4–18" DBH · scaling to 4 trees for 39"+ DBH per the Chapter 19 table.
Nothing over 18 inches DBH comes down without a permit — period.
Lots under 3 acres: up to 3 trees a year in the 4–18" range. Lots over 3 acres: up to 5 trees a year.
Genuine dead, diseased, or hazardous trees are exempt from both the fee and the replacement requirement.
We’ll walk your property and tell you exactly where each tree falls in that table — what needs a permit, what’s exempt, and how many replacements the borough will want — before any work starts. Filing the permit is on you or your engineer; we don’t file it for you. But you won’t get surprised by the Zoning Officer after the fact. For storm-damaged trees, we document the hazard condition so the fee and replacement exemption applies.
Great service! They arrived on time, and they cleaned up the site after the removal of a tree. Would recommend.
I had two very large trees that needed work do, and they came in and took care of it right away. Very reasonably priced and easy to work with, i will definitely be using them again.
Wayne’s tree service did an excellent job taking down a bunch of trees. They show so much care and precision for every tree.
Excellent Service. Pete And His Crew Did An Outstanding Job With Their Work And Cleanup. Pete Is Very Thorough With His Communication And Had No Issues Scheduling The Work.
We highly recommend Wayne’s Tree Service!! They removed 3 1/2 large maples and did an excellent job, even on the clean up. Crew was hard working, polite and professional.
Used Wayne’s tree service last summer. Beat every price I got prior to calling, got the job done quick, with no issues. Thats all you can ask for. Good stuff.
