Tree Trimming in Springfield

Springfield is the largest city in western Massachusetts and the urban core of the Pioneer Valley. Most of its housing stock dates from the late 1800s through the mid-20th century, meaning mature trees and aging root systems are everywhere. It has historic districts like Forest Park Heights and McKnight where large elms, oaks, and silver maples crowd old Victorian lots. Dense neighborhoods and overhead utility lines make routine trimming more complicated here than in the suburbs.

Overgrown trees in Springfield drop limbs on houses, fences, and cars — especially after the ice storms we get every few winters off the Connecticut River valley. A lot of the maples and oaks in the Forest Park and Six Corners neighborhoods were planted 60 or 70 years ago, and they have never been properly shaped. Branches that thick don't come down clean on their own — they crack where the wood is already rotting inside.

We start by walking the tree and looking at where the weight is sitting before we cut anything. In yards where the ground is soft from spring thaw — which is most of March and April around here — we bring in the right equipment so we're not tearing up the lawn or working from a bad angle.