Tree Service in Union, OH

Tree Service in Union serves a small city with a river on one side and open country on the other. Union was founded in 1806, took its name in 1816 and became a city in 1982. The Stillwater River runs along its east side, and the city straddles Montgomery and Miami counties. With about 6,900 residents on roughly 8.3 square miles, Union has a mix of neighborhoods, larger lots and rural ground.

The Stillwater corridor

Trees along the Stillwater are mostly bottomland species, fast-growing and big. After heavy rain, soils near the river stay wet, and saturated roots grip less firmly. A large tree that leans toward a house after a wet spell, or that shows cracked or lifted soil at its base, should be looked at quickly. We check root plates and lean on trees in low ground before recommending any work.

Storm patterns

The 2019 Memorial Day storms produced tornadoes across the area, including the EF3 near West Milton, to the north, where NWS reported that nearly every property along Ditmer and South Shiloh Roads sustained tree damage. Summer thunderstorms with strong straight-line winds are more common than tornadoes, and they're the bigger risk most years. The trees that fail first are the ones with deadwood, decay or weak forks.

A practical approach

Union homeowners usually want a few things: deadwood out over the house, a dead tree removed before it falls, and the stumps ground so they can mow. We keep it simple. We look at the trees, tell you what we'd do and why, and put it in writing with the cleanup spelled out.

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Rural lots and fence rows

Outside the center of town, many Union properties have room for big trees, fence rows and small woods. Those trees need less frequent attention than yard trees over a house, but dead ash and storm-broken trees along fences and lanes still need to come out before they fall. We can clear fence rows, remove dead trees, chip brush and leave wood stacked if you'd like to keep it.

Emerald ash borer

Ash trees were common in yards and fence rows across Ohio. Emerald ash borer larvae feed under the bark in winding galleries, cutting off water and nutrients, and in an infested area untreated ash generally die within about ten years. A standing dead ash becomes brittle quickly, which makes climbing and felling it more dangerous. If you see D-shaped exit holes or bark peeling away on an ash, plan to deal with it soon.