Tree Service in Herkimer, NY

Tree service in Herkimer, NY covers a mix of owner-occupied houses and a large share of rentals. Census figures put the owner-occupied rate at 52.6%, which means close to half the homes in the village are rented. Whether you live in the house or own it as an investment, the trees on the lot are your responsibility, and a dead limb over a tenant's car or a neighbor's roof is a problem that lands on the owner.

Where two waterways meet

The village sits on the north side of the Mohawk River right where West Canada Creek flows in. That creek runs 76 miles down from the West Canada Lakes, and the USGS gauge at Kast Bridge recorded a peak of 25,300 cubic feet per second on June 28, 2013. High water like that undercuts banks and loosens roots. Willows, silver maples and cottonwoods on low ground near the creek or river can lean or topple after a flood even if they looked fine the week before. If your lot backs onto low land, it is worth having us look at bank-side trees after the water drops.

What we handle in Herkimer

• Tree removal for dead, leaning or crowding trees, taken down in sections when space is tight
• Trimming and pruning to lift limbs off roofs, wires and driveways
• Emergency storm tree service after ice, wind or heavy snow
• Stump grinding so the yard can be mowed, replanted or paved
• Hazard tree assessment for owners who want a second opinion before deciding
• Lot clearing for brushy back lots or overgrown parcels outside the village

For landlords and property managers

With nearly half the homes rented, a lot of Herkimer properties are managed by owners who do not live on site. We can walk the property with you or meet a tenant on site, photograph the trees in question and send a written quote you can approve without driving over. If a storm drops a limb on a rental, call (315) 743-5662 and tell us whether there is damage to the building, a car or a line so we can sort out what to handle first.

Snow, ice and a valley winter

Herkimer shares the Mohawk Valley climate that Utica, just up the river to the west, is known for. Utica averages 101.8 inches of snow a year and sits in USDA hardiness zone 5b, with single-digit and sub-zero nights not unusual. Heavy wet snow and ice coat long horizontal limbs, and weak crotches or old pruning wounds are where they split. Thinning the crown and removing deadwood in late fall or winter, while the leaves are off, reduces the weight a tree has to carry.

Ash trees on older streets

Emerald ash borer was first detected in New York in Randolph, Cattaraugus County, in June 2009. Its larvae feed in tunnels just under the bark and cut off the tree's water and nutrient flow, so branches die back and eventually the whole tree dies. DEC now reports it in every county except Hamilton and Lewis. Dead ash becomes brittle quickly, which makes it harder and riskier to take down the longer it stands. If you have an ash in the yard with a thinning top, D-shaped exit holes or sprouts along the trunk, have it looked at sooner rather than later.

Getting a quote

Call (315) 743-5662 or send photos. We will come out, look at the tree and anything around it, and give you a written quote that spells out what we will cut, how the wood and brush will be handled and whether the stump is included.

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