Tree removal across Culpeper — scaled to the property.

The removal list out here is dominated by two categories. First is dead ash. Emerald ash borer swept through this part of Virginia and killed essentially every untreated ash in the county, and those standing dead trees are the most hazardous thing we deal with — ash goes brittle quickly once it dies, sheds limbs without warning, and cannot be safely climbed after a couple of seasons. If one is within reach of a structure, a drive, or a fence line, it should come down.

Second is the old open-grown farmstead tree. White oaks, silver maples, and tulip poplars left standing when the fields around them were cleared grew wide, heavy lateral limbs with weak attachments. They are the trees people most want to save and the ones most likely to drop a limb the size of an ordinary tree.

Because Culpeper properties are large, we can often fell rather than rig, which costs considerably less than the sectional takedowns required in town. Tell us how much open ground surrounds the tree when you call — it is the single biggest factor in what the job will cost you.