Tree Service in Standish, Michigan

Town trees and farm trees

The old neighborhoods in Standish have maples and oaks that were planted when the houses went up and have long since outgrown the lots. Taking one down means working over the house, the garage and the wires, which is bucket truck work. Outside town, the calls are dead ash in fence rows and along the lanes, storm-broken shade trees at the farmsteads, and clearing for pole barns and new houses.

We chip the brush on site, haul the wood or cut it for the stove, and grind the stump after the removal if you want the spot back.

Ash borer and oak wilt in Arenac County

Emerald ash borer has taken nearly all the ash around Standish, and the flat wet ground here grew a lot of it. Standing dead ash is brittle and drops limbs without warning. We take it down from the bucket rather than by climbing, and the sooner it comes down the safer and cheaper the job is. Oak wilt is confirmed in Arenac County, so we do not prune or wound oaks between April 15 and July 15, the DNR window, and we keep oak trimming to the dormant months.

Storm cleanup

Open farm country around Standish takes wind straight on. If a storm puts a tree on the house, the barn or the drive, call (989) 305-9731, answered 24 hours a day in storm season. Trees on structures come first. If a tree is down on the wire from the pole to the house, that service drop is the homeowner's job under Consumers Energy's rules, and we arrange a temporary disconnect with Consumers before we cut.

Stumps and utilities

Before every stump grind we call MISS DIG 811 for a utility locate, which takes three business days. Lots within 500 feet of a creek or a lake can also need a soil erosion permit from Arenac County before grinding or grading, and we check that before we quote.