Tree Service in Troy, OH

Tree Service in Troy covers a city that keeps its residents. Census QuickFacts reports that 90.8% of Troy residents lived in the same house a year earlier, one of the higher figures in the area, and 65.5% of homes are owner-occupied. Troy was platted around 1807, became the county seat of Miami County, and sits on the Great Miami River about 19 miles north of Dayton. Owners here tend to want a tree company that can look after the same trees over many years.

The 2019 tornado south of town

On May 27, 2019, an EF0 tornado with winds near 70 mph traveled 5.7 miles south of Troy. NWS traced it from Monroe Concord Road across Peters Road just north of I-75, into a subdivision south of Swailes Road, where dozens of trees were downed or damaged along Linconshire, Fiesta, Greenlawn and Windmere Drives. It continued past County Road 25A, State Route 202 and Knoop Road. An EF0 is the weakest rating, which shows how much tree damage even modest winds can cause in a neighborhood of mature yard trees.

Downtown, Public Square and older blocks

Troy's Public Square is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the older streets around downtown have larger, older trees. The city also has 16 surviving Hobart Welded Steel Houses, an unusual set of homes built in Troy and listed on the Register. Older blocks with narrow lots and detached garages call for climbing and rigging rather than felling.

River and flood history

Troy was one of the cities hit hard by the Great Flood of 1913. Riverside trees here, as in other Miami Valley towns, are often fast-growing species that like wet soil, and they are prone to limb drop and root problems after floods. If you live near the river, look at the base of large trees after high water for soil loss or new lean.

What Troy homeowners usually need

• Cleanup pruning on mature maples, oaks and sycamores
• Removal of ash killed by emerald ash borer
• Storm cleanup after summer wind events
• Stump grinding and backfill
• Clearance pruning around driveways and roofs

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Working with older Troy lots

On the older blocks, fences, gardens and detached garages often sit right under big trees. We look at where each piece of wood will go before the first cut, and on tight lots we lower limbs on rope rather than drop them. If a neighbor's yard offers the only clear path, we'll say so in advance so you can talk with them first.