Tree Removal is our specialty and at Tommy Trees and we always provide great tree care and other related tree services at an unbeatable price to New Milford NY home and commercial property owners alike.

Our goal is to earn your trust by delivering superior quality tree removal work along with great customer service at unbeatable prices! We wish to be the tree service for all your tree removal needs. We will complete your tree removal job with minimal impact on your lawn and landscapes. We also do jobs manually when required to protect your lawn.
We are committed to providing you the very best quote on your tree removal or other tree service work. If we fail to give you the best price we’ll meet or beat any competitor’s written tree removal estimate and provide equal or better quality work.

Please contact us and provide us the opportunity to make you another completely satisfied customer.
Free Tree Removal Estimates in New Milford NY – 845 590-9255.

We are a fully insured tree service company with the equipment to get your tree removal job done promptly with affordable pricing.
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Tommy Trees provides Tree Removal Services and more to: Arden | Balmville | Beaverdam Lake-Salisbury Mills | Blooming Grove | Bullville | Central Valley | Chester | Circleville | Cornwall | Cornwall-on-Hudson | Crawford | Deerpark | Firthcliffe | Florida | Fort Montgomery | Gardnertown | Goshen | Greenville | Greenwood Lake | Hamptonburgh | Harriman | Highland Falls | Highland Mills | Highlands | Howells | Kiryas Joel | Little Britain | Maybrook | Mechanicstown | Middletown | Minisink | Monroe | Montgomery | Mount Hope | Mountain Lodge Park | Mountainville | New Hampton | New Windsor | New Windsor | Newburgh | Orange Lake | Otisville | Pine Bush | Pine Island | Port Jervis | Scotchtown | Slate Hill | South Blooming Grove | Sugar Loaf | Thompson Ridge | Tuxedo | Tuxedo Park | Unionville | Vails Gate | Walden | Wallkill | Warwick | Warwick | Washingtonville | Wawayanda | West Point | Westbrookville | Woodbury | Woodbury

So why would you want to remove a tree anyway?  As a tree service| tree removal is a lot of what we do.  We love our job but we always want to remove trees for the right reasons. Below is a list of the most common reasons for tree removal in New Milford NY.

Dead| Dying| Diseased Trees:  One of the most popular reasons for tree removal is that the tree is dead| dying| and diseased.  This is also the most justifiable reason to for tree removal.  The tree is dead or near death and needs to be removed before it becomes a hazard to people and structures around it. (See Liability Issues below)

Storm Damaged or Injured Trees: Occasionally storm damage may just be a broken limb that doesn’t compromise the tree but it is still a good practice to have any specific tree that has lost a good sized limb examined by a tree professional who may do a risk assessment on the tree to ensure that more limbs aren’t injured and waiting to fall. We provide this service free of charge. Injured trees are most likely to fail/fall but injuries don’t always necessitate tree removal. We and almost all true tree service professionals offer free inspections.

Tree outgrows it’s area: Trees close to a home is a real “catch 22” state of affairs. On the one hand the shade which trees provide decreases cooling costs in the summer season and provides a buffer from the winter wind. On the other hand the drop in sunlight can contribute to mold and rotten wood causing maintenance bills to increase (this is dealt with in more detail in the maintenance paragraph below). Trees alongside houses can also make it possible for unwanted pests like squirrels and mice to get into the attic. A customer of ours had us remove some trees touching on his house because a family of squirrels which had penetrated his attic and tramped down his insulation and chewed electrical wires. He spent a bunch of money having somebody trap and remove the squirrels| repair the holes they chewed in the roof eaves| and afterwards needed to re-insulate and re-wire the loft. In cases where limbs are actually touching the house the continuous swaying of the trees can lead to damaged roof shingles or home siding.

Occasionally whenever a tree is too near to a property we can simply trim or prune the tree limbs away from the house but if several limbs need to be taken off it might cause the tree to no longer be aesthetically pleasing. In that case it may be far better to remove the tree and plant another more compact growing tree or just opt for a more suitable location.

Tree roots cause a problem: Unfortunately tree roots may clog up your septic system| or they might crack your driveway| sidewalk| pool or property. Since there is no way to prevent this other than tree removal it is always prudent to conduct some research or consult with a landscape professional when choosing on a location for trees around a building or driveway. Often people fail to understand the mature growth size of a tree before they plant it or they might plan to sell the home before it reaches maturity leaving the new owner to require to hire a professional tree service to remove the tree.

Impact on surrounding landscape: Thanks to their scale trees can overshadow much smaller plants. Property owners should certainly go with bushes or shrubs which will tolerate the competition for direct sunlight and water or they will have to tolerate a landscape not performing at it’s best potential. Grass that isn’t performing well under a tree could be assisted by increasing water and fertilizer but some lawns only flourish in full sunlight. Although it may be less expensive to take out the tree| if you enjoy the tree you could seek advice from a landscape company about changing to a different kind of grass to spare the tree.

Impact on home value:  While the right tree in the most appropriate location can easily improve a homes worth the inappropriate tree can hurt property’s value. Often times we can greatly improve the curb appeal of a building in the woods by raising the tree canopy which is simply clearing away the lower limbs which are blocking the view of the house from the road. Having said that at times to enhance the curb appeal we have to resort to tree removal.

Additions or Renovations: When it comes to trees at times two things can not occupy the very same spot. This is the instance of a tree and your brand new garage| home expansion| driveway| etc. Oftentimes in these circumstances tree removal is the sole choice and if you are really feeling depressed about extracting your beloved tree you can always plant another one. Even though it doesn’t mature in our life time our kids or somebody else’s children may well take joy in it.

Liability issues: Our people are not attorneys but here is how falling trees are normally translated based upon the law. On the assumption that the tree was not obviously dead or unhealthy you are not deemed to be negligent or to blame for the tree dropping down. You dispose of the section of the tree that falls on your property and your next-door neighbor is obligated with respect to tree removal and repairs to his premises. You are actually only responsible for your property in this particular instance. If the tree that falls is perished or unhealthy the next-door neighbor could file suit and a few insurance policies have a provision stating that these companies are not responsible for dead or diseased trees. If this were to happen you may be held accountable for damage to the neighbor’s residential property and your insurance will not pay if they have a stipulation about dead or diseased trees. On the flip side if you have a neighbor with a dead tree the very best way to protect yourself is to advise them in writing and let them know 99 % of professional tree services will give a free evaluation. Then if the tree falls on your house you can use the written notice to position the fee of removal on your neighbor.

Maintenance: I do not know many individuals who like to clean gutters. We really could start a gutter maintenance operation with the amount of phone calls we get searching for a good inexpensive gutter cleaner. Everybody wants a cheap gutter cleaning service but all the inexpensive ones I know typically aren’t insured and consequently I refuse to refer them. At the same time clogged gutters are more frustrating compared to not possessing gutters at all. Clogged up downspouts cause the water to overflow onto the face(fascia) boards and water trapped behind the gutters causes them to rot. So that requires you to put in a gutter cap like http://www.leafguard.com or http://www.gutterguardian.com. Or else clean them yearly right after all the leaves have fallen and if you get fed up with that we are a tree removal expert.

Peace of Mind: We frequently remove trees because some people lay awake on blustery night-times due to a particular tree or trees that shake in the wind and looms over their residence. The fact is the only way to guarantee a tree does not fall on the home is to take out all big trees inside of striking distance. It could be downright costly to remove a lot of trees near your New Milford NY residence and often this eliminates the fear but leaves behind some regret. Typically fears could be appeased by having a tree service expert evaluate the trees to make certain none of them have any flaws that would make them a more than normal threat. In the event that a tree has to be cleared away you do not need to beat yourself up for being a tree executioner. Simply plant a brand-new native tree at a more desirable location on your property and you are doing your part to restore the growth cycle. If you do not have space on your property but still would like to make a contribution you can provide a donation to http://www.plantit2020.org They grow a tree for every dollar donated and you can even choose the location by US State or country. Fell a tree in your yard and have a couple seeded in a non harvest site within New York and even choose to replant rainforests in Africa and Latin America.

We are happy to provide free tree care estimates in the New Milford NY and Orange County New York area. Call Tommy Trees on 845 590-9255 for a tree removal appointment today.

Topic: Tree Removal Service & Tree Care in New Milford New York and Orange County NY