Tree service in Snohomish and the river valley
Snohomish is one of the older towns in the county and the trees reflect that. On the streets around the historic district there are mature maples and conifers that have been standing longer than most of the houses around them have had their current owners, which means large trees very close to buildings and to each other. Down on the valley floor where the Snohomish and the Pilchuck run, it is farmland, wet ground and fast growing cottonwood and alder along the sloughs. There are also more old fruit trees here than almost anywhere else on our list, inherited with properties, unpruned for years, and worth far more than people assume once somebody opens them back up.
The work here splits fairly cleanly. In town it is mature tree management: deadwood out of big old crowns, clearance off roofs and wires, reducing end weight on limbs that have got long, and occasionally a removal where a tree has genuinely reached the end. Those are careful jobs on tight lots with neighbors close on both sides.
Out on the valley floor it is different work entirely. Cottonwood and alder growing fast in soft ground, shelterbelts along field edges, and hedge lines that have not been cut in a decade. And on both sides of that split there are apple and pear trees somebody's grandparents planted, fruiting badly because the middle has filled in, which is a three season job to bring back and one of the more satisfying things we do.
What we do in Snohomish
Removal, trimming, structural pruning, fruit tree pruning, hedge work, wood hauling, arborist reports and risk assessments throughout Snohomish.
Questions from Snohomish
I have an old apple tree that has stopped fruiting. Can it be saved?
Very often, yes, and it takes about three seasons rather than one afternoon. Year one we take out the dead wood, the crossing limbs and enough of the congested middle to get light back into the fruiting wood. Year two we bring the height down and thin what responded. By year three it holds a shape. Trying to do all of it at once triggers so much vertical regrowth that you end up further behind.
The tree is close to my neighbor's house. Is that a problem?
It is a factor, not a problem. It changes how the tree comes apart, because pieces get roped and lowered rather than dropped, and it usually means a slower, more deliberate day. It also means somebody should tell the neighbor when we are coming. If there is a disagreement about the tree itself, Devin can write an arborist report as an impartial qualified opinion.
Have a certified arborist look at it
Tell us what the trees are doing and we will come out, walk the property with you and write it up. The visit is free, it takes about 20 to 30 minutes, and you get an itemized estimate you can hold on to.
Call or text
(360) 842 7433Washington contractor licence WARRIBT777DF. Licensed, bonded and insured. Verify on LNI.wa.gov.ISA Certified Arborist PN 368801AEstimates are scheduled Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm Pacific.