Tree Service in Okemos, MI

Okemos lots come with trees — big ones. The older subdivisions off Okemos Road and out toward the Red Cedar River were built into the woods rather than cleared flat, so mature oaks, maples, and pines tower over the houses here. It's some of the most attractive wooded property in Meridian Township, close to the Red Cedar and a short hop from the Meridian Mall, and keeping those trees healthy and safe over the homes they shade takes a careful, knowledgeable hand.

Hayworth Tree Service is family-owned, licensed and insured. We do a lot of work on exactly this kind of property — mature trees, tight access, and a nice home right underneath — and we treat it with the care it calls for.

Wooded lots and the trees that come with them

Big trees over a house are wonderful until one becomes a question mark. A heavy limb stretching over the roof, a tall pine with a lean, an oak with a co-dominant stem — these are the calls we get all over Okemos. The first step is often an honest look: our arborist risk assessment tells you which trees are sound, which need work, and which should come out. From there, most healthy trees just need pruning and trimming to clear the house and shed deadwood.

Cabling, reduction, and managing risk on mature trees

The goal on a wooded Okemos lot is usually to keep the trees, not clear them — so we lean on the techniques that preserve a good tree. Crown reduction and thinning brings an oversized canopy back into scale and cuts its wind sail, which matters when Michigan's ice and wind come through. Cabling and bracing supports a weak fork or a long limb so a valuable tree can keep standing safely. And when a tree really must go, our removal is done with the rigging and care that a landscaped lot deserves. With oaks, we schedule any pruning for the cold months to avoid oak wilt.

The services Okemos homeowners rely on

• Crown reduction and thinning for big canopies over the house
• Cabling and bracing to save weak-forked trees
• Pruning and trimming for clearance and health
• Tree removal and stump grinding when a tree comes out

We work the wooded suburbs all around here, so you'll find us next door in Haslett, over in East Lansing, and east toward Williamston.

Careful crews neighbors recommend

Okemos homeowners tend to care a great deal about their trees and their yards, and that's exactly the kind of customer we're built for. The reviews line up: fast free estimates, fair pricing, real care taken around the house and the landscaping, and cleanup that leaves the place looking untouched. Family-owned, and glad to be the crew you recommend over the fence.

If a big tree on your Okemos lot has you thinking, let's get a professional set of eyes on it. Call Hayworth Tree Service at (208) 635-2100 for a free estimate.