Emergency Tree Cutting in Cleveland, OH

Urban Forestry permits are required for pruning, removal, planting, root pruning and stump grinding of trees on city-managed land, which includes most tree-lawn trees. Excavation near a city tree's trunk may also need a permit. Residents may not plant on the tree lawn themselves; a contractor plants with the City Forester's approval.

Callery pear: splits under snow and ice Norway and silver maple: dominant older street and yard trees; surface roots and breakage Ash: emerald ash borer losses; dead ash still common

Heavy snow, especially east of downtown, bends and breaks limbs; early storms on leafed trees do the most damage.

Strong winds off Lake Erie hit lakeshore neighborhoods hardest.

Large old maples and oaks planted close to houses need careful sectional removal.

Narrow lots with driveways down one side give limited access; wood often comes out by hand to the street. Overhead lines run along streets and backyards, so many removals need line clearance coordination.