Tree service in Gahanna, Ohio

Trees on the ravine

Big Walnut Creek and its side streams cut through Gahanna, and a lot of lots end at the top of a slope. Trees on a slope grow a heavier root plate on the downhill side and lean out over the drop. Wet springs soften that ground, and a tree that stood for fifty years can go over in a single storm.

We look at the slope, the lean and the soil at the base together. Sometimes the right answer is a crown reduction that takes weight off the lean. Sometimes it is removal before the ground makes the decision for you. Getting equipment down a ravine is rarely possible, so steep-lot work is usually a climber and rope job.

Gahanna has held Tree City USA status for more than 35 years. (City of Gahanna, Forestry)

Older streets and newer subdivisions

The older part of town near Olde Gahanna has big mature trees close to the houses, while the subdivisions built later have trees the same age as the homes. Those younger trees are the best time to shape a tree, because structural pruning on a young tree is small cuts and a short visit.

On the older streets it is more often large limbs over roofs and decay in trees that were topped years ago. For anything that has to come down, see tree removal, and for what moves the price, what tree removal costs.

Street trees in Gahanna

Gahanna places the upkeep of street trees on the property owner next to them under Ordinance 913, and the city began a limited street tree pruning program in 2025. Removing a tree in the public right-of-way still requires a Right of Way Permit from the city first. If the tree stands between the sidewalk and the street, we sort out the permit question with you before planning any work. (City of Gahanna, Forestry)