Tree Service in Clinton, MA

Tree Service in Clinton is mostly close-quarters work. The town has just 5.65 square miles of land and about 2,729 people per square mile, by far the densest town on our map outside Worcester. Lots are small, houses are close together, and the trees that do grow in a Clinton backyard often have nowhere to fall except onto something important.

Removing trees with no room

Most removals here are done in sections. A climber or lift works from the top down, and pieces are lowered on ropes into the space available. When a tree overhangs several structures or wires and climbing isn't safe, a crane is sometimes the safer way to lift pieces out over the house. We'll tell you if we think that's needed and explain why.

A mill town on the Nashua

Clinton was settled in 1654 as part of Lancaster and incorporated as its own town on March 14, 1850. The Nashua River powered its mills and made it an industrial town. Many homes date to that era and sit on small lots with trees planted long ago along property lines.

The dam and the reservoir

Construction of the Wachusett Dam began in 1897, and the reservoir had filled by 1908, flooding a large part of Clinton and neighboring towns. The reservoir lies south of the town center. Land around the dam and shoreline is protected watershed, and trees there belong to the state, not to neighboring homeowners.

Owners and renters

About 54.7% of Clinton homes are owner-occupied, according to the Census. A lot of the housing is multi-family, so we often work with landlords and condo associations as well as homeowners. When a tree is on a shared lot, we'll make sure the estimate goes to whoever has the authority to approve it.

Roots, sidewalks and foundations

In a town this compact, roots run under driveways, walks and foundations. A large tree close to a house can lift pavers and crack a driveway, though roots rarely damage a sound foundation on their own. If a tree has outgrown its space, removal and stump grinding is often the practical answer. If you want to keep it, root pruning carries risk and should be done carefully, if at all, because cutting major roots can destabilize the tree.

Wood handling

We chip brush on site and can haul it away, which matters on small Clinton lots with nowhere to put a pile. Clinton is outside the Asian longhorned beetle regulated area, but ash is under the statewide emerald ash borer quarantine and should stay local.

Typical Clinton work

• Sectional removals between houses
• Pruning limbs off roofs, porches and wires
• Removing trees cracking driveways and foundations
• Stump grinding in small yards
• Storm cleanup

Call (508) 731-3691 or use the form. Photos of the tree and the space around it help us plan. Get a free estimate