How much does it cost to remove a weeping willow?
Removing a weeping willow around Indianapolis typically runs $400 to $1,900, with most jobs near $720. The "willow" on a central Indiana quote is almost always a weeping willow somebody planted 25 years ago near the wet back corner of the lot, and it's now over a fence, a shed, or a septic field. It is one of the few species where an arborist will lead with removal rather than pruning options, because the wood is brittle, it seals wounds badly, and it is usually structurally finished before it is old.
Mature size, and the bracket it puts you in
Typically 30 to 50 feet tall with an equal or greater spread, reached in 15 to 20 years at up to several feet of growth a year; published lifespans vary widely, from roughly 20 to 30 years in a stressed yard setting up to 50 or more on a consistently wet site. Because the wood is heavy and water-soaked, the crown is broad, and the unions are unpredictable, a mature willow prices at the top of its height bracket — closer to a 60-foot maple than a 40-foot tree.
Condition changes the price
Willow sits in the high-risk column of every ice-susceptibility list used in the Midwest: brittle wood, fine dense twigs that catch enormous glaze load, and a weeping habit that hangs all that weight at the end of a long lever arm. The failures are whole scaffold limbs tearing out at the trunk rather than twig litter, which is why a willow over a roof or driveway gets priced as emergency work instead of a scheduled cleanup.
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