Tree Service in Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Tree Service in Cuyahoga Falls has one twist most Summit County suburbs don't: the power lines on many streets belong to the city. Cuyahoga Falls Electric Services trims trees along its lines using contractors who follow Tree Care Industry Association standards, and the city has held Tree Line USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation since 2001. If a tree has grown into the lines or branches are resting on them, the city asks residents to call its electric department at 330-971-8050. That's the first call. Ours comes after.

Two kinds of Falls property

The older part of the city grew up along the Cuyahoga River and the falls that gave it its name. It was founded in 1812, first called Manchester, and incorporated in 1836. In 1986 it merged with Northampton Township, the first city-township merger in Ohio, which brought in large tracts of land to the northwest. Today that means a split: compact older lots near the river and downtown, and newer subdivisions and wooded parcels toward Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which borders the city on the northwest. A removal on a 50-foot lot off Front Street and a removal on a wooded acre in the former township are very different jobs, and we price them that way.

Brush from your own pruning versus ours

The city's sanitation program has historically taken small bundled brush at the curb, with strict size limits on bundle length, diameter and weight. Those programs are built for homeowners trimming shrubs, not for a tree crew taking down a 70-foot oak. When we do the work, we chip the brush and haul the wood unless you want firewood left behind, so nothing ends up at your curb waiting for a pickup it doesn't qualify for.

Common requests

• Raising canopy limbs over driveways, sidewalks and roofs
• Thinning trees near city-owned lines after the utility has cleared its side
• Removing trees on steep, wooded ground near the valley edge
• Taking down ash trees that died from emerald ash borer, which is now confirmed in every Ohio county
• Grinding stumps left behind after storm damage or old removals

Steep ground and the valley edge

Near the river and toward the national park, many backyards drop away into ravines. Trees on slopes tend to lean toward light and downhill, and their roots work against gravity in clay soils that stay wet in spring. Removing them safely often means rigging pieces back uphill instead of letting them fall toward the creek or a neighbor's fence. We look at the slope, the lean and the target area before we commit to a method.

How to start

Call (330) 325-4776 or use the form. Tell us whether the tree is near city electric lines, near the street or on a slope; a couple of photos help. We'll visit and give you a written estimate. Get a free estimate