Tree down in your Cortland yard? We work the lake side first.
Cortland sits right off the east shore of Mosquito Lake — which means when a summer line of storms crosses the water, your streets are often the first ones in Trumbull County to lose a limb. We run a storm line 24/7 and we're a short drive up from Bristolville. Call when it comes down; we'll have it off the house and out of the drive.
Why the lake side gets hit first.
Mosquito Lake is ten miles long and a mile wide, and there's nothing between the open water and Cortland's eastern neighborhoods to slow a storm down. When a summer cell builds to the west and rolls across the lake, the gusts come ashore with nothing to break them. The older streets off Main and the woodsy lots near Pearl and Willow parks take the brunt of it.
Cortland is a tidy town — 1970s homes, manicured quarter-acre yards, Lakeview schools, mature deciduous trees lining most of the streets. Those big maples and oaks are beautiful right up until a wet, heavy limb tears loose over the garage. A lot of them were planted around the same time, and a lot of them are reaching the age where the upper canopy gets brittle.
We've cleared enough storm jobs on this side of the county to know the pattern. The call usually comes the morning after — a limb across the driveway, a leader split out of a maple, a whole tree leaning on the porch roof. We bring the bucket truck for the high work, rope down what we can't drop, chip the brush on-site, and rake the yard before we pull out.
If a tree's already on your house, don't wait for the next storm to finish the job. Call the storm line, and if it's still standing but leaning the wrong way, get us out for a free look before the next front comes through off the lake.
Cortland tree questions, answered.
A tree came down in my Cortland yard after the storm — who do I call?
Call us at (330) 240-5839. Cortland sits right off the east shore of Mosquito Lake, so the lake-effect storms that roll across the water tend to hit your neighborhoods first. We run a storm line 24/7. Tell us where the tree landed — on the house, across the drive, hung up in another tree — and we bring the saws, the bucket truck, and the chipper to clear it and haul it the same day when we can.
How fast can you get to a storm-down tree near Mosquito Lake?
We're based in Bristolville, a short drive north of Cortland, so the lake side of the county is close to home for us. If a limb is across your driveway at 6am, call by 7 and we are usually on-site by mid-morning. Roads near the lake and the older streets off Main get hit hard when the wind comes off the water — we know which ones to expect calls from.
How much does tree removal cost in Cortland?
It depends on the tree — height, trunk diameter, how close it is to the house or power lines, and whether the crew can drop it clean or has to rope it down piece by piece. Lakeside lots and the woodsy quarter-acre yards around Cortland often have big mature maples close to the house, which takes more rigging. We come out, look at the tree, and hand you a written estimate for free. No charge to find out.
Do you do storm damage cleanup, not just the takedown?
Yes. Cleanup is part of the job, not an add-on. We cut, drag, chip the brush, and rake the yard before we leave. After a Cortland storm you should be able to walk out your back door the next morning and not know a tree was ever down there — except the hazard is gone.
Can you grind the stump after you take the tree out?
We grind stumps below grade so you can re-seed, sod, or plant over the spot. A lot of Cortland yards are tidy and well-kept — nobody wants a stump sitting in the middle of a manicured lawn. We can do the removal and the grinding in one visit or come back for just the stump.
Tree down by the lake?
Free estimate, insurance paperwork in your hand before anyone climbs, and a crew that shows up when we say we will. Storm-down trees: 24/7.