Tree service in Worthington, Ohio
Worthington is on the north side of the metro, one of our longer drives from Reynoldsburg, so we plan these visits ahead. Founded in 1803 around its Village Green, it is a city of old houses under old trees, and most of what it needs is careful pruning. You pick the time. We show up.
Old houses, older trees
The streets around the Village Green and the historic district carry some of the oldest yard trees in the metro. Trees that age have had a century of storms, old pruning cuts and root disturbance from new sidewalks and sewer work, and they show it in decay pockets, deadwood and heavy leaning limbs.
Most of the time the answer is pruning, not removal: deadwood out, weight taken off the long limbs, and the crown lifted off the roof. A tree like that is part of the house, and we treat it that way.
Through Worthington's street tree program, homeowners pay part of the cost of a new tree lawn tree, the city covers the rest including planting, and the city prunes the trees every five years. (City of Worthington, Street Tree Program)
Access on established lots
Older Worthington lots often have mature gardens, stone walls and narrow driveways that a crew has to protect. We plan where the truck parks and how the brush leaves before the first cut, and anything over a structure is lowered on rope. If a neighbor's yard is the easiest way out, we ask them before the job, not on the morning of it. Mature shrubs and perennials under a tree get covered or tied back first.
When an old tree does have to come down, it comes apart in controlled sections. See tree removal for the steps, and stump grinding for getting the ground back afterward.
Tree lawn trees belong to the city
In Worthington, trees and other woody plants growing on the tree lawn are city property, and the city has the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove them. Planting anything in the tree lawn needs written approval from the Director of Service and Engineering, and concerns about a damaged or dying street tree go to the Service and Engineering Department. We work on the trees on your side of the sidewalk. (City of Worthington, Street Trees and Tree Lawn)
The kind of work Worthington asks for
What Worthington callers ask us
Can you prune the tree in my tree lawn in Worthington?
No. Tree lawn trees in Worthington are city property, and the city handles their pruning and removal. Concerns about a damaged or dying one go to the Service and Engineering Department. We are glad to care for the trees on your side of the sidewalk.
My tree is over 100 years old. Should I be worried about it?
Age alone is not a reason to remove a tree. What matters is decay, how the big limbs are attached and how the roots have been treated. We look at all three and tell you plainly whether it needs pruning, cabling or removal.
Do you come as far as Worthington?
Yes. It is one of our longer drives from Reynoldsburg, so we schedule Worthington visits ahead, and your chosen time slot holds. If you have more than one old tree to look at, we can see them all on one visit and give you a single written price for the work.
How do you protect my yard during the work?
We clear and cover the drop zone before cutting, lower anything heavy on rope, and walk the brush out along the path that does the least harm. Beds and walls are planned around, not repaired afterward. If something does get disturbed, we tell you before we leave.
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Get a Worthington tree looked at properly, free
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.