Dead, broken and hanging branches come down safely with Stratford Tree Service, working across Stratford and the surrounding townships. Insurance covers every job, whether it is one branch or a tree that has lost most of its crown to dieback.
Call (226) 602-0607.
By the time a branch actually falls, the tree cut off its supply to that branch a long while ago. Season after season the wood dries and grows brittle, and eventually gravity takes it, which is the exact point where dead branch removal stops being something you can put off.
Booking dead branch removal ahead of that point is cheaper and safer than waiting for the branch to land on a car, a roof or a walkway on its own schedule.
Perth County first confirmed the emerald ash borer in 2010, and the beetle has since wiped out the large majority of ash locally. Because ash was such a common choice for streets and yards here for decades beforehand, the dead and dying trees show up all over ordinary residential properties, not tucked away in woodlots.
Give it a couple of years after the tree dies and the wood has gone genuinely brittle, failing right at the joints where climbing gear depends on a solid grip. Catch it early and dead branch removal on that ash stays a manageable, on-rope job; wait too long and a bucket truck usually becomes the only safe option.
Not all dead wood is equally pressing, and sorting out what goes first is just part of dead branch removal. A branch that already snapped but is still tangled in the canopy above will drop sooner or later; what matters is what happens to be underneath when it does. These situations jump ahead of the line:
- A limb that has snapped but is still hung up in the branches above, holding on by nothing more than a sliver of bark - Deadwood positioned over anywhere people walk, park a car, or come and go through a door - Deadwood hanging above a public sidewalk or street - A branch that is resting on, or close enough to reach, a power line
A dead branch over open lawn with nothing underneath it can usually wait for a scheduled visit, and we will tell you plainly when that is the case rather than treating every call as an emergency.
A few warning signs are visible from ground level without needing a ladder, and spotting any single one is reason enough to call:
- One branch sitting bare in the middle of summer while everything else on the tree is leafed out - Bark peeling back to reveal grey, dried-out wood - Fungus, shelf-shaped or otherwise, growing out of the branch or the trunk base - Woodpecker holes on an ash, usually a sign the borer has already moved in
Unsure whether it actually needs attention? Have us take a look before deciding; there is no charge for that visit.
We start by walking the whole tree rather than heading straight to the one limb you mentioned, because dead wood rarely shows up in just one spot, and dealing with it all in a single visit beats paying for two.
Branches are lowered carefully on rope rather than dropped, so nothing underneath is damaged during dead branch removal. Everything is chipped and hauled off, and the site is raked clean before the crew leaves.
Hanging or broken branches do not get safer by waiting. Dead branch removal is what Stratford Tree Service does with whatever is loose, snapped or storm-battered up there, across Stratford and the surrounding area, and the written quote for dead branch removal never costs a thing.
Call (226) 602-0607, or send details through the contact page instead. Everything else we do is on the home page.
A property usually needs more than one kind of tree work sooner or later. Below is the rest of what we offer.
Homes and businesses across Stratford and the surrounding area rely on Stratford Tree Service for tree trimming and pruning, insured on every job and sized to handle any tree. A tree kept on a regular tree trimming and pruning schedule costs less to maintain over its life and is far less likely to lose a limb when a storm rolls through.
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When a storm brings a tree down, Stratford Tree Service handles emergency storm damage cleanup across Stratford and the surrounding area, day or night when the situation calls for it. Every job is insured. A tree touching a hydro line is the power company's problem first, so call them before you call us.
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Stratford Tree Service provides tree removal for trees of any size across Stratford and the surrounding area. Every tree removal job we take on is fully insured, and we handle difficult access on the older, tighter lots near downtown as readily as an open backyard. You get that quote in writing before a single cut is made.
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Mature trees across Stratford and the surrounding area get crown thinning and canopy reduction from Stratford Tree Service, insured on every job. We plan each visit around what keeps the tree healthy for years, not just what solves today's complaint, and you get that plan in writing before we cut anything.
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A tree can be otherwise sound with just one weak point worth reinforcing, and that is exactly the gap Stratford Tree Service fills with tree cabling and bracing across Stratford and the surrounding area. Every job carries insurance, and we tell you plainly whether hardware will actually help before a dollar figure ever comes up.
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Left-behind stumps come out with Stratford Tree Service's stump grinding and removal, offered across Stratford and the surrounding area. All of our work carries insurance, and grinding is quoted apart from any tree removal, so grinding the stump stays entirely your call.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalGive us a sense of what is going on with the tree and roughly your location, and we will get a visit scheduled. What you get back is a written price laying out our approach to the work, where the cut material ends up, and anything left out of the number.
Knowing the species and a rough height lets us quote tree trimming or tree removal more accurately, and your street matters just as much, because how easily equipment can reach the tree changes the cost more than its size does. Note what the tree is positioned over, and flag the urgent box if storm damage is why you are writing in. Realistically, a working phone number or email is the only field we genuinely cannot skip. Prefer to talk it through instead? Call (226) 602-0607 directly.
