Tree Service in Riverside, OH

Tree Service in Riverside has to account for an unusual map. Riverside incorporated on January 1, 1995, after merging with Mad River Township the year before. Because Dayton, Huber Heights and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base had already annexed parts of the township, the city ended up in six disconnected sections. That means a Riverside address could be on a postwar street near Page Manor, on a lot near the Stillwater River, or close to the base fence line, and the trees in each place are different.

Two tornado tracks on one night

On May 27, 2019, Riverside was the meeting ground of two separate tornadoes. The EF4 that started near Brookville finished its 20-mile path in Riverside; NWS surveyors found trees along the Stillwater River east of Riverside Drive debarked and snapped to the trunk, and later found damage in a subdivision north of Burkhardt Road. The same night, the EF3 that went on to Beavercreek began in the Page Manor subdivision. Few cities in the region saw that much tree damage from two separate storms in one evening.

What storm-damaged trees need now

Years later, the questions are different from the first week of cleanup. Trees that lost large limbs have had time to sprout heavily from the wounds, and decay may have moved in behind them. We see three common outcomes:

• Restorable: a sound trunk with sprouts that can be thinned to a few strong new leaders over two or three prunings.
• Manageable: a tree with some decay that can stay with reduced size and regular checks.
• Done: a tree with a cracked trunk, extensive decay or a lean toward the house, where removal is the right call.

We'll tell you which group your tree falls into and why.

Housing and owners

The 2020 census counted 11,427 housing units in Riverside. Census QuickFacts lists a 55.8% owner-occupied rate, so many homes are rentals, and 89.9% of residents lived in the same house a year earlier. Landlords often call us when a tenant reports a dead tree or a limb over the roof; owner-occupants more often call to plan pruning for trees they intend to keep for a long time.

Common Riverside jobs

• Removing trees weakened in 2019 that have since declined
• Crown restoration pruning on storm survivors
• Removing dead ash and grinding stumps
• Clearing limbs off roofs and fences after summer storms
• Pruning young trees planted after the tornadoes

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Near the base fence line

Parts of Riverside border Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and some lots back onto open ground or wooded strips beside it. Trees along those edges take more wind than trees sheltered among houses. If you have a tall tree at the back of a lot like that, look at it from a distance after every major storm: a crown that suddenly looks lopsided, or a broken top hanging in the branches, is worth a call.