Tree Service in Rose City, Michigan

Camps, cabins and wooded parcels

Most of the calls from Rose City come from camp and cabin owners who are up for the weekend and have noticed a tree that was fine last year and is not now. Red pine and jack pine on the sandy ground die standing and start dropping tops. Aspen grows fast, rots at the base, and leans. Red oak holds on for years and then loses a big limb in a wind. We take those down, chip the brush, and cut the wood to length if you want it for the stove.

Lot clearing for a new cabin or a wider drive is common here too. We clear what is in the footprint, leave the good trees, and grind or pull the stumps so the site is ready for the builder.

Oak wilt and the ash

Oak wilt is confirmed in Ogemaw County, and Rose City is oak country. The DNR asks that nobody prune or wound an oak between April 15 and July 15. We schedule oak trimming for the dormant months and, if a storm wounds an oak in summer, we can seal it the same day. Do not haul oak firewood off a tree that died of wilt; the fungus travels with it.

Ash in the low ground around Rose City has mostly died from emerald ash borer, and the standing dead trunks are brittle. We drop them from the bucket truck and do not send anyone up a dead ash on a rope.

Storm calls and hazard trees

Because Rose City is this close, storm calls here get the fastest response we have. Call (989) 305-9731, day or night in storm season, for a tree on the house or across the drive. If the tree is on the service drop between the pole and the house, we get Consumers Energy to do a temporary disconnect first, since that wire is the homeowner's responsibility under their rules.

Stumps and firewood

We call MISS DIG 811 before every stump grind, which takes three business days for the locate. Firewood delivery to Rose City is one of the shortest hauls we make, so it is a good place to keep a cabin stacked for fall.