Tree Service in Clinton, NY

Tree Service in Clinton covers two very different kinds of property. Inside the village, which spans only about 0.63 square miles, the work centers on large, older trees around homes near the village green and the Clinton Historic District. Out in the rest of the Town of Kirkland, about 33.9 square miles with hamlets like Clark Mills and Franklin Springs, the jobs lean toward clearing fence lines, opening up overgrown acreage and dealing with storm damage on wooded lots.

Higher ground, more wind

Clinton sits at about 604 feet, and the Town of Kirkland is listed at about 690 feet, with named high points including College Hill, Crow Hill and Prospect Hill. That is noticeably above Utica's 456 feet. Exposed hilltop and open-field properties catch more wind. During the February 25, 2019 high wind event, the National Weather Service recorded a 53 mph gust 4 miles southwest of Clinton. Trees that grew up sheltered and then lost a neighbor tree, or that stand alone in a field, are the ones that fail first in gusts like that.

Working in the historic village

Clinton became an incorporated village in April 1843, and its center is a park, the village green, where the summer farmers market and the August art and music festival are held. The Clinton Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Older homes here often have big trees close to slate or older roofs, porches and stone walks. On these properties we favor careful pruning and sectional removals with ropes, and we keep equipment off lawns and walkways where we can. If your property falls under any local review, ask the village whether tree work needs approval before we schedule.

Out in the Town of Kirkland

The town includes Clinton, the hamlets of Clark Mills, Franklin Springs, Chuckery Corners, Farmers Mills and Kirkland, and the 1,350-acre Hamilton College campus on College Hill. Properties outside the village tend to be larger, and the work is different:

• Clearing brush and saplings from overgrown fields and fence lines
• Removing dead ash from woodlots and hedgerows
• Cutting back trees crowding driveways, barns and outbuildings
• Storm cleanup on wooded parcels after wind or ice
• Stump grinding to reclaim lawn or pasture

Dead ash along hedgerows

NYS DEC reports emerald ash borer in every county in New York except Hamilton and Lewis. Rural hedgerows and woodlots often hold many ash trees, and dead ones along a driveway, road or fence line are a liability. DEC notes infested trees do not have to be removed unless they could fall on a structure or road, which lets owners of larger lots focus spending on the trees that actually threaten something. We can walk the property and mark which ones those are.

Firewood from your trees

If you want to keep wood from a removal, we can leave it cut to length. Keep in mind New York restricts moving untreated firewood of any species more than 50 miles from its source, according to DEC, so wood from your Kirkland lot is best burned close to home.

Estimates

Call (315) 743-5662 or request a visit. For larger parcels, we walk the land with you and give a written quote broken out by area, so you can tackle the most important parts first.

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