Tree Service in Paterson, NJ

A Tree Crew That Knows Paterson's Trees

Paterson has some of the most mature tree stock in Passaic County — and some of the most neglected. The big pin oaks and silver maples lining the streets of Hillcrest and the Totowa section were planted decades ago, and many are now at the age where they start dropping serious limbs. Pin oaks are notorious for it: they hold onto dead lower branches for years, and every ice storm or wet spring snow turns those branches into projectiles. If you've got a pin oak overhanging your driveway in Hillcrest, it's not a question of whether it needs attention — it's when.

Down in the denser neighborhoods — the Eastside, Lakeview, South Paterson, Sandy Hill — the challenge is different. Lots are tight, houses sit close together, and the trees that remain are often wedged between a garage and a fence with no room to drop anything. These jobs can't be done by a guy with a chainsaw and a ladder. They need sectional dismantles: a climber working the tree from the top down, lowering every piece on ropes, or a crane lifting sections out over the roof. We do this kind of work weekly in Paterson, and it's exactly the work that separates a real tree company from a landscaping crew with a saw.

Then there's the emerald ash borer aftermath. Paterson had a significant ash population, and the borer killed most of them. Dead ash is uniquely dangerous — it becomes brittle and unpredictable fast, and it doesn't take a big storm to bring one down. If you have a standing dead ash on your property, move it up the priority list. We remove dead ash constantly across Paterson, and the sooner the better: the longer they stand, the more dangerous the removal gets.

Tree problems we see most in Paterson

Storm-damaged limbs and split trunks are our number-one Paterson call. Nor'easters, summer microbursts, and ice storms all hit Paterson's older canopy hard. A split crotch or a limb hanging by bark fibers is an emergency — don't wait for the next wind to finish the job.

Dead and dying ash trees from emerald ash borer. Bark peeling off in sheets, heavy woodpecker activity, and thinning crowns are the classic signs. Dead ash should come down before it becomes a hazard to people and property.

Trees overhanging roofs and power lines in the older neighborhoods. Limbs rubbing on a roof will destroy shingles and give squirrels and raccoons a highway into your attic. Clearance pruning solves it — but only with proper cuts, never topping.

Stumps from old removals that were never ground out. They rot, grow mushrooms, attract termites and carpenter ants, and eat your mower blades. We grind them below grade and you can sod right over.

• Free on-site estimates — firm written price before any work starts
• Crane and rigging capability for tight lots and trees over structures
• 24/7 storm response: trees on houses get priority dispatch
• Full cleanup — chipped, hauled, raked, and blown off
• Stump grinding and root chasing included in removal quotes on request