Tree Service in Remsen, NY

Tree service in Remsen, NY looks more like forest work than yard work for many of the properties we see. The village is small, with 431 residents at the 2020 census, but the Town of Remsen around it runs up to the border of the Adirondack Park and covers about 36.9 square miles, with Kayuta Lake on the Black River along its north side and part of Hinckley Reservoir in its southeast corner. Lots are bigger, trees are closer to buildings and access can be a gravel drive through the woods.

In the village. Remsen village covers only about 0.37 square miles, and Cincinnati Creek runs through it from north to south. Homes here deal with familiar problems: big maples over roofs, spruces crowding a driveway, a tree too close to the creek. We prune for clearance, remove trees that have outgrown their space and grind stumps so the yard can be reclaimed.

On wooded acreage and camps. Out in the town, owners often want to open up a building site, widen a driveway for plow trucks, cut back trees threatening a camp roof, or thin a woodlot so the healthiest trees can grow. Land and lot clearing, done carefully, means picking which trees stay rather than flattening everything. Tell us your plans for the land and we will lay out the work around them.

Heavy snow at higher elevation. The village sits at about 1,184 feet, well above the Mohawk Valley floor. Utica, to the south and lower down, already averages 101.8 inches of snow a year. Evergreens with dense crowns and hardwoods with long side limbs collect snow and ice, and when they break they often land on roofs, sheds and power drops. A winter check of trees over buildings and the driveway can head off a lot of trouble.

What we do in Remsen

• Tree removal near homes, camps, garages and outbuildings
• Trimming and pruning for roof, driveway and line clearance
• Emergency storm tree service after ice, snow load or wind
• Stump grinding for lawns, driveways and building sites
• Hazard tree assessment for big trees over structures
• Land and lot clearing and woodlot thinning

Firewood and ash. If you heat with wood, we can leave logs cut to stove length. New York restricts moving untreated firewood to no more than 50 miles from its source, a rule meant to slow pests like emerald ash borer, which was first detected in the state in 2009. Ash is common in mixed woods, and declining ash near a house or trail should come down before the wood turns brittle.

A long history on this land. The town was formed in 1798 from part of the Town of Norway, and in September 1795 five families from Wales settled in the area, the start of a sizable Welsh presence that the village still notes in its motto. The village itself was incorporated in 1845. Old farmsteads here often come with tree lines and sugar maples that are as old as the houses.

Estimates. Call (315) 743-5662 with your address and a description of the job, or send photos. We will set a time to walk the property and give you a written quote.

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