Tree Service in Princeton, MA

Tree Service in Princeton means rural lots, long driveways and trees that see the harshest weather near Worcester. Mount Wachusett, the town's landmark, straddles the Princeton and Westminster line, and the town itself sits at about 1,175 feet. Princeton had only 3,495 residents at the 2020 census on about 35.4 square miles of land, so nearly every home is surrounded by woods, fields and stone walls.

Old trees on the mountain

Forest ecologist David Orwig documented about 100 acres of old-growth forest on the western slopes of Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, in a 2004 evaluation for the state. That forest is a reminder that trees on this high, rocky ground can live a very long time. The same conditions, thin soil, ledge and wind, also mean that yard trees here root shallowly and can be uprooted when the ground is saturated.

Ice country

The NWS report on the December 2008 ice storm put the hardest-hit areas in the higher terrain of north central Massachusetts, with ice up to an inch and a half in places. Princeton is in that area. Ice pruning, removing dead and weak limbs, and cutting back long limbs over the house help reduce the damage the next time it happens.

The light department

Princeton has its own electric utility, the Princeton Municipal Light Department. Trees on or near power lines should be reported to the department, and nobody should try to clear a limb from a live wire. We work on private trees once the lines are safe.

Historic villages

The East Princeton Village Historic District runs roughly along Main Street and Leominster Road on Route 140, and the West Village Historic District is at the junction of Allen Hill and Hubbardston Roads. Older homes in these areas often have large maples planted along the road decades ago. Roadside shade trees fall under the tree warden.

Ash and the long driveway

All of Massachusetts is in the emerald ash borer quarantine, and the beetle has been confirmed in about 280 communities. On Princeton's long, wooded driveways, ash can line the route to the house. Infested ash dies and becomes brittle within a few years, and limbs falling across a driveway in winter are a real problem when it's the only way in or out. Removing declining ash before it gets that far is usually easier and safer.

Wood and brush

We can chip brush on site, cut logs to firewood length, or haul everything away. Princeton is outside the Asian longhorned beetle regulated area, but bringing in firewood from regulated towns like Boylston or West Boylston is still not allowed.

Princeton jobs

• Removing storm- and ice-damaged trees
• Pruning large maples near historic homes
• Clearing trees from long driveways
• Removing hazard trees at the edge of the woods
• Stump grinding

Call (508) 731-3691 or send the form. Let us know about your driveway and access so we can plan equipment. Your estimate will be in writing. Get a free estimate