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Trimming trees away from the service line to your Little Rock home
The wire running from the pole to your house is the one most yards have branches growing into. Clearing it is careful work, planned before anyone climbs, and the lines on the pole side are a different job that belongs to Entergy.
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Short answer
Service-line clearance in Little Rock means trimming branches back from the wire that runs from the utility pole to your house, planned so no cut or falling piece touches the line. Published 2026 local figures put typical trimming around $415 to $506 per visit. Primary lines on the poles belong to Entergy, which maintains the trees around them.
Updated October 2026
Whose line is it?
The high-voltage lines along the street, on the poles, are maintained by Entergy, including the trees around them. The lower wire from the pole to your house is the service drop.
Branches growing into the service drop rub the insulation and can pull the line or the weatherhead loose in wind or ice. That is the part we plan and clear, working with the utility when a line needs to be dropped or de-energized first.
Limbs on the service drop to the house
Branches resting on or rubbing against the drop are cut back so they cannot reach it in wind. Pieces are tied and lowered away from the line rather than dropped. When branches have grown right around the wire, the safe approach may be to have the utility drop or disconnect the line for the work, and we tell you when that is the case before anything is cut. Branches are taken back to side branches so the tree keeps its shape rather than getting a notch cut through it.
Local market guidance: $415 to $506 per typical visit (planning range from published 2026 figures, not our quote; every job is priced on site).
Clearance over a detached building
A line running to a garage, shop or well house often crosses trees the main house line does not. Same approach: branches cleared from around the wire with enough room for a few years of growth, and every piece controlled on the way down. We also look at limbs above the building's roof while we are there. Outbuilding lines are often run lower and longer than the house drop, so they tend to get overgrown first and are easy to forget until one comes down in a storm.
Growth into the weatherhead
Where the service line enters the house at the weatherhead and mast, growth from nearby trees and shrubs can push on the fitting. We trim back from the mast so nothing presses on it. If the mast is already bent or pulled, that is a job for an electrician and the utility, and we will say so. Vines climbing the mast and the siding around it get pulled down too, since they hold moisture against the fitting and give squirrels a path up to the wire.
How this job runs around Little Rock
The rule in Arkansas is simple and worth repeating. Entergy maintains the trees around its own lines under its franchise, and University of Arkansas extension guidance tells homeowners never to remove branches from utility lines themselves. So on Little Rock service calls we look first at which wire the branches touch. Street-side primary lines are reported to Entergy; the drop to your house is where we plan the cuts, and we coordinate with the utility when a line needs to be dropped for the work.
Warning signs
Signs branches are too close to the line
Branches resting on the wire
Visible contact between limbs and the drop.
Line sagging lower than usual
Weight or pressure from growth.
Lights flicker in wind
Branches moving the line.
Worn spots on the insulation
Rubbing damage you can see from the ground.
Growth around the weatherhead
Limbs pressing on the mast at the house.
Sparks or buzzing
Stay away and call Entergy at once.
Honest comparison
Trimming near the line yourself vs calling a crew
| Part of the job | On your own | With our crew |
|---|---|---|
| Branches far from any wire | Fine with a pole saw | Done with the rest |
| Branches on the service drop | Contact risk, UAEX says do not | Planned and roped cuts |
| Branches on street lines | Never | Reported to Entergy |
| Pieces falling on the wire | Hard to control | Tied off and lowered |
| Line drop coordination | Hard to arrange | Planned with the utility |
| Cleanup | Dump runs | Chipped and hauled |
Step by step
How a line clearance visit goes
- 1
Call and describe the line
Which wire, which tree, and how close.
- 2
Identify the line
Street-side primary lines go to Entergy.
- 3
Plan the cuts
Rigging set so nothing falls on the drop.
- 4
Trim back from the line
Clearance cut for a few years of growth.
- 5
Chip and check
Brush chipped, line clearance checked from the ground.
What moves the price
What decides the price of line clearance trimming
Local market guidance: $415 to $506 per typical visit (planning range from published 2026 figures, not our quote; every job is priced on site).
How close branches are
Limbs around the wire need slower, roped cuts.
Tree size
Big oaks over the drop mean more climbing.
Utility coordination
Scheduling around a line drop if one is needed.
Number of lines
House plus detached buildings.
Access
Room to rig away from the wire.
Cleanup
Brush chipped and hauled.
Straight answers
Questions we get about this
Entergy maintains trees around its own lines. The service drop to your house is where we work, with a plan.
Yes. They can rub the wire or pull it loose in wind or ice.
Sometimes. When branches surround the wire, the utility may need to drop or disconnect it first.
UAEX advises homeowners not to remove branches from utility lines. Leave it to a crew or the utility.
Enough to keep a few years of growth off the wire, cutting to side branches.
Report it to Entergy. That line is theirs.
Cuts are made to side branches and the collar, the same as any good pruning.
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Get the branches off the service line
Call any hour and tell us which wire the branches are on. We will plan the cuts around it.