Tree Trimming Questions From Around Paris

The price of tree trimming depends on the size of the tree, what sits underneath it, and how easily a truck can reach it. Height matters far less than most people expect. A tree in an open yard is straightforward tree trimming, while the same tree beside a house with fences on both sides takes much longer. Prices quoted online for Ontario range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand, which tells you very little about your own tree. We provide a written price after seeing it in person, at no charge.

Late fall and winter suit most tree trimming. The leaves are down, so the structure of the tree is easy to see, and the tree is dormant and recovers quickly in spring. Oak trees are trimmed only in the dormant season, because a cut made while an oak is in leaf can attract the beetles that spread oak wilt. Dead branches and storm damage are handled at any time of year.

Access is the reason. The older streets above the river were laid out for a smaller century, so the lots are narrow, the houses are close together, and there is often no side entrance. Branches have to be lowered on ropes rather than dropped, and everything is carried out through the front. The same tree in an open yard is a much shorter tree trimming job.

Probably not. Silver maple grows quickly in the wet soil along the rivers, and quick growth produces soft wood that breaks easily. These trees shed branches more often than oaks or sugar maples. Regular dead branch removal manages this far better than one heavy tree trimming every fifteen years.

Ice does more damage in this area. Snow slides off a crown without much harm, but freezing rain builds a shell around every twig. A crown can end up carrying several times its own weight by morning, with no wind at all. Tree trimming to reduce a heavy crown before winter is the most useful thing you can do about it.

For a single tree in a residential yard, you usually do not. Woodlots, groups of trees, land under a development application and properties near the river fall under County of Brant rules. We are happy to check with the County before booking your work.

That is your choice, and all the options appear on your written quote. Branches are chipped and taken away as standard. The larger wood can be cut into firewood lengths and stacked where you want it, hauled away completely, or left in long pieces.

Tree trimming reduces risk but tree trimming cannot remove it. Taking weight off the outer branches eases the strain on the trunk and roots, which helps a great deal. It cannot repair decay inside the trunk, restore roots that have shifted, or undo the damage caused by topping.

It becomes more difficult and more expensive every year it is left. Once the wood is too brittle to climb, the tree has to come down using a bucket truck or a crane, which costs considerably more. An ash removed two years after it dies is a much simpler tree removal than the same tree five years later.

Yes, and there is no extra charge while we are on site. Trees on one property are usually of a similar age, grow in the same soil and face the same weather, so a problem on one is often present on others.