Chris Lively Retired from the U.S. Army in 2025 with 20 years of service and moved back home to the East Tennessee Area. Chris founded Simply Lively Solutions in 2021 and has built an incredible reputation as a professional in the tree business. Chris has several deployments overseas and ran the operations cell for aviation assets before retirement. He approaches each project with a mission focused attitude and customer satisfaction as the matrix. He is a Certified Project Manager with several years experience. 

We strive to provide an excellent service and experience for all your tree & plant healthcare needs. We strive to offer several solutions that meet your goals and provide an honest assessment of your needs. 

 Tree Disease Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment; Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, Stump Grinding, Land Clearing, Forestry Mulching, Selective Tree Cutting, Storm Damage Response & Cleanup, Forestry Fire Prevention, Brush Removal and Debris Removal.

Our Area of Operation currently includes Lenoir City TN, Madisonville TN, Sweetwater TN, Athens TN, Dayton TN, Loudon County TN, and Monroe County TN. McMinn County TN, Rhea County TN,We service everyone from Residential to Commercial size contracts with Businesses, HOAs, and Federal Services.

We are fully licensed and insured. We provide copies of our insurance certs upon request and when any contracts are signed. 

We offer tree removal and tree Trimming services to all our customers. We can use a multitude of methods to accomplish your tree removal/ trimming needs to include:

Rigging large pieces down to a drop zone/landing zone when free falling pieces are not an option. We use a series of ropes and a tree climber to accomplish this in the safest way possible for us and your property.

Lifts are used when trees are too dangerous to climb or rig down with a climber attached to the tree. An example of this would be if the tree has been dead from some time and is deteriorating causing a hazard for you or your property. 

In open areas where the risk of damage to property is low or not a concern, we can drop trees (Felling) and remove them from the area for future use of the property. 

Whether you are just needing to clear 30 ft of property for better use, or several acres for a new homestead. We can help. We can come in to clear all undergrowth, trees, and stumps or cut out those pesky pines that always fall and make a mess of your view. When select cutting, we are trying to maintain a healthy tree environment where your trees will grow big, long and healthy.