Tree Service in Whittemore, Michigan

Farm trees and woodlots

The old farmsteads around Whittemore have the big yard maples and oaks that were planted for shade a long time ago. When one of those starts dropping limbs over the house or the barn roof, it comes down in pieces from the bucket truck. Fence rows are the other steady job: ash grew up along every fence in this township, emerald ash borer killed nearly all of it, and now those dead trunks are leaning into the fields and over the wire. Clearing a fence row of dead ash before it falls on the fence is cheaper than fixing the fence.

Woodlot owners call us for hazard trees along a lane or a food plot, for opening up a building site, and for cutting storm-damaged trees into firewood lengths.

Oak wilt, the no-prune window and dead ash

Oak wilt is confirmed in Iosco County. The DNR window to stay off oaks is April 15 through July 15, and we hold oak trimming around Whittemore for the dormant months. Oak wilt also moves through root grafts between oaks in a woodlot, so a wilting oak in a stand is worth looking at before it spreads. Dead ash is brittle and unpredictable; we take it down from the bucket, not by climbing.

Storm damage in open country

Open farm country takes wind straight on, and the shade trees and windbreaks catch the worst of it. If a storm puts a tree on the house, the barn or the drive, call (989) 305-9731. That is the storm line, answered 24 hours a day in storm season. Trees on the service drop from the pole to the house are the homeowner's job under Consumers Energy's rules; we arrange a temporary disconnect with Consumers so it is safe to work.

Stumps and utilities

Stump grinding on a farm lot is straightforward, but we still call MISS DIG 811 before every grind for a utility locate, which takes three business days. If you want the stump pulled instead of ground, say so and we will quote it both ways. Whittemore is near the edge of our firewood delivery range, so ask when you call.