Tree service in New Albany, Ohio
New Albany is a regular drive north from our base in Reynoldsburg. Much of the town was built from the 1990s on, with large lots, wooded buffers and long rows of trees kept when the land was developed. You pick the time. We show up.
Big lots and kept tree rows
New Albany was laid out with a lot of green between the houses. Wooded buffers, old fence-row trees and planted allees line many of the neighborhoods, and a large lot here can carry dozens of trees. Keeping them healthy matters more than taking them down.
Most requests we see from lots like these are pruning and deadwood work: lifting limbs over drives and lawns, thinning crowns that crowd each other, and checking trees that were stressed when the house went in. Construction damage to roots often shows up ten or fifteen years later, as thin crowns and dead tops.
The June 29, 2012 derecho killed 13 people, mainly through falling trees, and left more than 4 million customers without power, some for a week. (National Weather Service, Service Assessment: The Historic Derecho of June 29, 2012)
When a tree has to go
Dead ash in the wooded edges, storm-split trees and trees weakened by old construction damage are the usual removals. On a large lot there is often room to fell a tree in one piece, which is faster and cheaper than taking it down in sections. We decide that on site, once we see what is around it. Wood from a big tree can be left in rounds for firewood or hauled away, whichever you prefer.
Afterward, stump grinding takes the stump below grade so the lawn or bed can be restored. For what moves the price of a removal, see what tree removal costs.
Street trees and the right-of-way
New Albany treats the right-of-way, including tree lawns and street trees, as city land, and its urban forestry division cares for the street trees there. Work in the right-of-way needs a city permit, and the city's Right of Way team schedules a site visit with the applicant before a permit is approved. We plan any work near the street around that. (City of New Albany, Right of Way)
The kind of work New Albany asks for
What New Albany callers ask us
Do I need permission to work on the trees along my street in New Albany?
Yes, for trees in the right-of-way. New Albany counts tree lawns and street trees as part of its right-of-way, and work there needs a city permit, with a site visit before approval. Trees on your own lot are for you to decide on.
My big trees look thinner every year. What is going on?
On newer lots, a common cause is root damage from when the house or driveway was built, which can take a decade or more to show. It can also be pests or drought. We look at the crown and the base and tell you whether pruning, watering or removal makes sense.
Is New Albany far for you?
It is a regular drive north from our base in Reynoldsburg. We plan New Albany visits ahead, and the time slot you choose still holds. If you have several trees that need attention, grouping them into one planned visit is usually the most efficient way to handle a large lot.
Can a big tree on an open lot come down in one piece?
Often, if there is a clear space as long as the tree is tall and nothing sits in the drop zone. Felling whole is faster than sectioning, which helps the price. We decide once we have measured the space on site.
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We stand under it, tell you whether it needs work at all, and put the price in writing if it does. No pressure either way.