Tree Service in Brookville, OH

Tree Service in Brookville has a specific starting point. On May 27, 2019, the tornado that became the EF4 that crossed Trotwood, Northridge and Riverside first touched down just west of Brookville at 10:41 p.m., and the south side of town sustained heavy damage. The storm went on to travel 20 miles with winds estimated at 170 mph. In Brookville, many yards lost trees outright, and many of the trees still standing carry damage from that night.

Recovery, years on

Trees that survived storms often look healthy for a while and then decline as decay works into wounds. Signs to look for now:

• Dead branches high in the crown
• Bark that has split or fallen away from old wounds
• Mushrooms or conks on the trunk or roots
• Sprout clusters where large limbs broke off
• A crown that leafs out thinner each year

We can tell you whether a tree is recovering or failing, and what to do about it.

A small city with a long history

The first pioneers arrived around 1814, the town was platted in 1850, and it was named for a small brook near the site. Brookville covers about 3.8 square miles, with older homes near the center and newer neighborhoods and farmland around the edges. Census QuickFacts reports that 29.7% of residents are 65 or older, one of the highest shares in the Dayton area, and 91.8% lived in the same house a year earlier.

Helping longtime residents

With so many older residents, we often hear from people who handled their own trees for years and now want help. We do the climbing, the cutting and the cleanup, and we can plan ongoing work so the trees on your property stay in good shape without you having to keep track.

What we do in Brookville

• Assessing and removing storm-weakened trees
• Crown restoration pruning on survivors
• Removing dead ash
• Stump grinding for old and new stumps
• Storm cleanup and limb removal

Call (937) 884-1695 or send the form, and we'll come out for a free look. Get a free estimate

Replanting after storm losses

Many Brookville yards that lost trees in 2019 replanted soon after. Those young trees are now at the right age for their first structural pruning, which sets up a strong branch structure for the future. It's a quick, inexpensive job at this stage, and it does more to prevent future storm damage than almost anything else you can do for a young tree.