Tree Service in Spencer, MA

Tree Service in Spencer has to account for something many homeowners discover only after a storm: the town compost area at 17 South Spencer Road accepts leaves, grass clippings and previously composted material only. Brush and logs are not on the list. Using the compost area also requires a valid transfer station sticker and a key signed out from the attendant. If a limb comes down or a tree needs removing, the branches have to be chipped, burned under the state's open burning rules where allowed, or hauled away.

Chipping on site

For most Spencer jobs we chip the brush right in the yard. Chips can be left in a pile for garden paths and beds, or we can take them with us. Larger wood can be cut to firewood length. Because the brush question comes up in almost every job here, we include it in the estimate from the start.

A big, high town

Spencer covers almost 33 square miles of land at an elevation of about 925 feet, with about 365 residents per square mile. Many homes sit on large lots with woods behind them, and long driveways lined with trees. Storms that bring ice or heavy wet snow to the hill towns affect Spencer too. In October 2011, wet snow on trees still in leaf knocked out power to about 420,000 Massachusetts customers, and roadside trees across central Massachusetts were part of the reason.

Older owners and lots of land

About 26.0% of Spencer residents are 65 or older, one of the highest shares near Worcester, and 94.3% lived in the same house a year earlier. Deferred tree work is common, and several trees often need attention at once. We can prioritize the work so the most urgent trees are done first.

Forests and inventors

Spencer State Forest and Howe State Park mark the birthplace of Elias Howe, who perfected the lockstitch sewing machine. His family included William Howe, who developed a wooden truss bridge design. Burncoat Pond has a wildlife sanctuary protected by Mass Audubon. Homes bordering conservation land often deal with leaning trees and falling limbs from the wooded edge.

Ash at the woods' edge

All of Massachusetts is under the emerald ash borer quarantine, and the state reports the beetle confirmed in about 280 communities. On big Spencer lots, ash often grows along the edges of fields and woods, sometimes near a house or a driveway. Infested ash thins from the top down and turns brittle within a few years. Taking it down while it is still sound is safer and usually costs less than waiting.

Spencer work we do

• Removals with brush chipped on site
• Pruning heavy limbs over houses and outbuildings
• Clearing driveways and trees threatening the house
• Stump grinding
• Storm cleanup after ice and snow

Call (508) 731-3691 or send the form with photos if you can. Your written estimate will say exactly how brush and wood will be handled. Get a free estimate