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Tree Service in North Olmsted, OH

What the city's Forestry crews do, and what they leave to you.

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Where the City Stops and We Start

Tree Service in North Olmsted fits around a city program that does more than most. North Olmsted's Forestry division plants, trims and prunes tree lawn trees across the city, planting in spring and fall and doing most trimming in winter. Residents are allowed to trim their own tree lawn trees too, and the Service Department (440-716-4151) can help. What Forestry will not do is trim trees near power, cable or phone lines, and it does not work on private trees in yards. Those are the calls we take.

Free chipping, with limits

North Olmsted offers curbside brush chipping to homes all year. From January through March and October through December, crews sweep the whole city once a month. From April through September, they go one ward per week on a posted schedule. Leftover chips are even delivered to homes for personal use, undyed and untreated. For light pruning, that program is a real help, and we can stack brush at the curb for it if you prefer and the timing works. For large removals, a month is a long time to have a pile in the front yard, and logs are a different matter, so most owners have us chip and haul on the day.

Trees and wires

The city points residents to FirstEnergy for any tree growing too close to, on top of, leaning on or twisted into power lines. FirstEnergy takes reports through an online form, and its crews leave door tags after the work: green for scheduled maintenance, orange after storms. If you see an orange tag, the utility has cut what it needed to restore service, and the rest of the tree is still your responsibility. We can come back to clean up ragged cuts, take down what is left of a damaged tree, and haul debris. We do not cut near energized lines.

A brief history of the lots

Aaron Olmsted bought the land in 1805 for $30,000, and the area went through several names, including Plum Creek, Kingston and Lenox, before becoming Olmsted in 1826. North Olmsted became a city in 1909, but it stayed small for decades: 1,030 people in 1910, then 16,290 in 1960 and 34,861 by 1970. The population peaked at 36,480 in 1980 and was 32,442 in 2020, in 14,390 housing units. That means much of the city's housing, and many of its yard trees, date from the 1950s through the 1970s. Trees of that age are often big enough to threaten roofs and are entering the stage where decay at old pruning wounds and in main forks becomes common.

What we look at on a visit

Whether the tree is in the tree lawn (city) or in the yard (yours)
Any contact with wires, which goes to FirstEnergy first
Deadwood, cracks, cavities and fungus at the base
How the brush and wood will leave the property

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North Olmsted Specifics

City Forestry. North Olmsted Forestry plants, trims and prunes tree lawn trees, planting in spring and fall and trimming mostly in winter; residents may trim their own tree lawn trees.
Year-round chipping. Curbside brush chipping runs all year: monthly citywide sweeps January-March and October-December, and one ward per week April-September; leftover undyed chips are delivered to homes.
Wires go to FirstEnergy. City Forestry does not trim near power or cable lines; FirstEnergy takes reports online and leaves green door tags after scheduled work and orange tags after storm work.
Growth era. North Olmsted grew from 16,290 people in 1960 to 34,861 in 1970, peaked at 36,480 in 1980, and had 32,442 residents in 14,390 housing units in 2020.

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North Olmsted Questions

Can I use the city's brush chipping for my tree removal?

For small amounts, yes, if you can wait for your ward's turn or the monthly sweep. A whole tree produces more brush than most people want sitting at the curb, and logs are another matter, so most removals include chipping and hauling.

FirstEnergy left an orange tag on my door. What does it mean?

Orange tags mark storm work. The utility cleared what was needed near its lines. Anything else on the tree, including hanging limbs away from the lines, is the owner's responsibility.

Am I allowed to trim my tree lawn tree?

North Olmsted allows residents to trim their tree lawn trees. Keep cuts small and clean; for anything larger, contact the Service Department at 440-716-4151.

My tree was planted when the house was built in the 1960s. Is it at risk?

Age alone is not the issue, but trees that old often have decay at old wounds or weak forks. A walk-around inspection will show whether pruning will do or whether it is time to remove it.

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