Tree Service in Webster, MA

Tree Service in Webster usually falls into one of two settings: the shores of Webster Lake, or the denser streets near downtown. Webster Lake, also known as Lake Chaubunagungamaug, is described as the third-largest lake in Massachusetts, and its shoreline is lined with homes and former summer cottages on small, often sloping lots. The town's old mill neighborhoods have houses close together with big trees in small yards.

Trees by the water

Lakeside trees grow toward open water and light, and many lean over the lake. A lean isn't automatically a problem, but a tree that is leaning more than it used to, or has cracked soil on the side away from the water, could be about to fail. Shoreline lots also tend to have limited access for equipment. We plan how pieces will be lowered and carried out before the job, and we keep debris out of the water.

Slater's town

Webster was incorporated on March 6, 1832. Samuel Slater, the textile pioneer, founded several mills in the area, one of which was taken over by Cranston Print Works in 1936. Homes built for mill workers still stand close together near the center, often with large trees planted generations ago.

Density and ownership

Webster has about 12.4 square miles of land and about 1,438 people per square mile, according to the Census. About 59.8% of homes are owner-occupied, so we work with landlords and property managers as well as homeowners.

Webster work

• Removing trees on tight lots near the lake
• Pruning limbs over cottages, decks and docks
• Sectional removals near houses in the older neighborhoods
• Stump grinding
• Storm cleanup
• Checking ash trees for emerald ash borer damage

Ash and the quarantine

All of Massachusetts is in the federal emerald ash borer quarantine, which restricts moving ash firewood and other ash materials. The state recommends chipping ash debris or leaving it on site. Ash infested by the borer dies within a few years and becomes brittle, so removing it while it's still sound is safer and often cheaper.

Wood and chips

We chip brush on site and haul it away or leave it for mulch. On small lake lots with little storage space, hauling is usually the better option. Logs can be cut and stacked if you have room. Webster is outside the Asian longhorned beetle regulated area, but ash should stay local under the statewide quarantine.

Older lake cottages

Many houses on Webster Lake started as small summer cottages and were later expanded into year-round homes. Additions often went in close to trees that were already there, cutting roots and leaving big trees within a few feet of the new walls. Trees in that situation sometimes decline slowly over years. Thinning crowns, dead limbs at the top or new cracks in the trunk are worth a closer look.

Get a quote

Call (508) 731-3691 or use the form. For lakefront jobs, tell us about access from the road and the slope to the water. Get a free estimate