Your #1 Tree Service Team in Big Bend

Tree Services for Every Need

Looking for trusted, professional tree service in Big Bend? Rausch Tree & Outdoor Services is your local team, providing a full range of tree solutions to keep your property safe, beautiful, and thriving year-round. Whether you need expert tree removal, strategic trimming, emergency storm cleanup and land clearing we’ve got the skill, equipment, and local knowledge to get it done right.

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Our Tree Service in Big Bend WI

Tree Removal in Big Bend

When a tree is dead, dying, storm-damaged, or leaning toward your house, our tree removal service takes it down safely. We use cranes and spider lifts to reach difficult spots without tearing up your lawn or risking nearby structures.

Emergency Tree Service in Big Bend

Wisconsin storms bring high winds, ice, and heavy snow loads that can cause sudden tree failures. Our emergency tree service team removes fallen trees, clears blocked access areas, and stabilizes hazardous trees to restore safety quickly.

Tree Trimming and Cutting in Big Bend

Regular tree trimming and cutting keeps your trees healthy, lets in more sunlight, and takes weight off limbs that hang over the roof, driveway, or power lines.

Structural Pruning in Big Bend

We remove weak and poorly attached branches through structural pruning so young and mature trees build a strong, balanced framework that holds up to wind, snow, and seasonal stress.

Stump Removal and Grinding in Big Bend

Stumps left behind after removals can attract insects, create safety hazards, and interfere with landscaping. We remove stumps below grade level to restore usable space.

Land Clearing in Big Bend

Building, expanding, or opening up your property? We clear trees, brush, stumps, and debris to prepare your land for new construction, driveways, access roads, farming, or simply making better use of your space.

Shrub Trimming and Removal in Big Bend

Overgrown shrubs crowd your yard and block walkways. We shape, thin, and remove them with professional shrub trimming and removal to keep your landscape clean and open.

Plant Health Care in Big Bend

Healthy trees and shrubs start with healthy soil and proactive care. Our plant health care service includes inspections for insects and diseases, soil and root zone evaluations, fertilization, and treatment plans designed to improve tree vigor and help your landscape thrive through every season.

Debris Removal and Cleanup in Big Bend

Every job ends with full debris removal. We haul off the logs, branches, and mess so your property is left clean and ready to use.

Tree Care in Big Bend

Big Bend takes its name from the sweeping curve where the Fox River changes course, and the river still shapes almost everything about tree care here. The village grew up as a lumber and sawmill town along a maple-lined stretch of the Fox, and a lot of that riverfront canopy is still standing. Trees along the corridor live with saturated ground for weeks at a time. When the Fox rises, and it does, roots sit in waterlogged soil, banks erode, and trees start to lean as the ground gives out beneath them. Some of that flood damage shows up right away. A lot of it, like root rot and loosened bark, doesn’t surface until months later, which is why a tree that looks fine after high water still deserves a closer look.

The village also borders the Vernon Marsh Wildlife Area, and the older properties along that edge tend to carry mature oaks and black walnuts that need careful, informed management. Oak wilt is a real concern across this part of Waukesha County, and since it spreads fastest when oaks are cut or pruned from April through July, timing that work correctly protects the trees you want to keep. Emerald ash borer is the other constant. It’s confirmed statewide now, so any ash near the river or the marsh is worth evaluating for treatment or removal.

One thing worth knowing before you cut: properties close to the Fox River or the Vernon Marsh can fall under floodplain and shoreland rules, so it’s smart to confirm with the Village and the county before removing trees near the water. Our crews handle removals, pruning, storm and flood cleanup, planting, and mulching throughout Big Bend and the surrounding Fox River communities, with rigging built for soft riverbank ground and trees close to homes and outbuildings.

Call (262) 800-4471 for a free estimate in Big Bend.

Helpful Resources

• Village of Big Bend Municipal Code: https://www.villageofbigbend.com/government/village_ordinance.php
• Waukesha County Shoreland Protection Ordinance (for properties near the Fox River or floodplain): https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/parks-and-land-use/planning-and-zoning/zoning-and-land-use-information/waukesha-county-shoreland-protection-ordinance/
• UW-Madison Extension, Waukesha County Yard and Garden: https://waukesha.extension.wisc.edu/horticulture/yard-garden/