“After the last windstorm, a big maple had a branch hanging over the deck. He came out same week, took it down safely, and chipped all the debris. Felt secure again.”
“My oak was growing lopsided from the wind pressure. He pruned it back to balance it out. You can see the difference already, it looks stronger.”
“Dead ash tree near the house was a hazard. He felled it cleanly, no damage to anything around it. Professional work, start to finish.”
“Left with a stump after the birch came down. He ground it out completely, no trace. Took maybe an hour, and the yard is usable again.”
Wood Chipping Service in Union
Union sits on the lake side where the wind does most of the pruning for me. After a summer blow, I find my phone ringing with the same question: what do I do with all this brush stacked at the back of the property. That is when I bring the chipper. The shoreline terrain here means shallow-rooted trees and wind-damaged limbs are the norm, and I have learned to move fast when the weather clears. I can chip through a season's accumulation in a few hours, and the job is done.
I chip my own cuttings from trimming work, and I chip whatever you have been stacking since the last blow. The chips stay on your property as mulch for the beds and around established trees, which holds moisture through an August dry spell and keeps the weeds down. If you prefer, I take them with me. This is the simplest work I offer, and it solves a real problem in a place where storms leave debris faster than most people can haul it away.
Call me for a free estimate and I will walk the pile with you, tell you how long the job takes, and answer any questions about what happens to the chips afterward. Reach The Windsor Arborist at (877) 386-7660.
Tree Planting and Transplanting in Union
Union sits on shoreline ground where the lake moderates winter and the wind shapes everything it touches. I have worked here long enough to know which species actually thrive in this microclimate and which ones fail an hour inland. The mild growing conditions mean I can plant stock here that would struggle elsewhere in the province. When I look at a space in Union, I assess the soil weight (Ontario clay holds water), how wet the spot gets through the year, the distance to your foundation and to the service wire overhead, then I suggest something built for that exact ground rather than a catalogue list. A spruce planted tight against a wall is a removal waiting to happen, and I have pulled enough of them down to know better.
For new plantings, I take time to explain the site and the species before I dig. For transplants, I move young stock with a proper root ball and set clear expectations for watering through two full growing seasons. That follow-up care is what makes the difference between a tree that limps along and one that establishes itself. I document what I plant and how it sits in the ground, so you have a record of the work.
If you are thinking about planting or moving a tree on your Union property, call me for a free estimate. I will walk the site with you and tell you what will work.
Tree Disease Detection in Union
When a tree starts to decline along Union's shoreline, people often blame the wind or the salt air. I get called out to look at trees that seem to be failing, and half the time the real culprit is something else entirely. I examine the crown for early colour change, the bark for cankers or bracket fungi at the base, the root flare where it meets the ground, and the soil around it. What I find tells the story: sometimes it is fungal disease, sometimes it is mower damage at the collar from years back, sometimes the tree is simply buried under mulch piled against the trunk, suffocating the bark.
Union's wind-pruned trees on the lake side face particular stresses. I look for the signs that matter: foliage thinning from the inside out, dead branches in the upper crown, oozing cankers on main limbs. I also check whether the tree is sitting in clay that holds water all spring, or whether it has been planted too deep. A tree that looks sick may just need better drainage or the mulch pulled back from its base. I tell you what I see, what is actually wrong, and what is worth doing about it.
I do not recommend removal unless the tree is genuinely declining and poses a risk. If it can be helped, I say so. If it needs to come down, I explain why. Call me for a free estimate and I will walk through what I find.
Tree Trimming in Union: Wind-Pruned Shoreline Maples
Union sits on the lake side where the wind does half the pruning for me. The shoreline settlement has old silver maples and other growth shaped by steady wind pressure, and I see most of my work here after a blow. Trees along the old streets have limbs that cross and rub each other raw, deadwood that needs to come out, and branches that hang over roofs or garages. I climb these trees myself instead of sending a crew with a schedule to keep, which is why nothing I touch comes back butchered. I take my time, keep the tree's own shape, and remove only what is genuinely dead or in the way.
On those big silver maples I would rather come back twice than strip a quarter of the canopy in one go. The limbs that look expendable now are often the ones that hold the tree upright in a July storm. I take out the deadwood first, then the rubbing branches, then anything that crosses and wears on itself. I work from the top down and leave the tree looking like itself, not like something was done to it. Everything gets chipped on site, and your yard is clean before I leave.
If you have trees along the shoreline or the old streets of Union that need attention after wind damage or that are crossing over the house, call me for a free estimate. I will tell you what actually needs to come out and what can stay.
Tree Removal in Union: Tight Spaces, Smart Solutions
Union sits on the shoreline where wind shapes everything. The silver maples and oaks here lean hard toward the lake, and after a blow they often end up over a house, a shed, or somewhere they should not be. I get the calls for the awkward ones: a tree listing toward your roof, a backyard you can only reach down a lane, limbs hanging over the pool. In those tight spots, I dismantle the tree in sections and lower every piece on a rope rather than dropping it. That takes longer and costs more, but it keeps your roof, your fence, and your neighbour's property intact. I do not charge you for a climb you do not need; if there is room to fell it straight and safe, I say so.
Permit rules shift between the City of Windsor and each county town around it, and I walk you through yours before we start. The City of Windsor may require a permit for a private tree removal, and an arborist report supports that application. I handle the paperwork side so you know exactly where you stand. Cleanup is in my price: I chip the brush, haul the logs, and leave the site ready. My truck and equipment fit most residential lanes, and if access is tight, I plan the route before I arrive.
Whether you have a dead ash that is risky to climb, a storm-damaged limb, or a healthy tree that has simply grown the wrong way, call me for a free estimate. I will tell you what the tree needs and what it will cost. Phone The Windsor Arborist at (877) 386-7660.
Union, as the arborist sees it
Union sits on the lake side with a character all its own. The shoreline exposure means the trees here grow differently from inland, wind-pruned, often asymmetrical, their branches reaching away from the water. Maples, oaks and birches line the properties, but they bear the marks of that constant pressure. When I drive through after a blow, I see the work waiting: broken limbs, bark stripped on the windward side, trees leaning hard against the force. The terrain itself is tight in places, with ravine lots that complicate access, and the clay soil holds water through the freeze-thaw cycles. I've learned to read these trees quickly because the damage pattern tells me what the wind did and what needs attention first.
Most of my calls here come after a storm passes through. A tree that looked fine in calm weather shows me cracks in the collar, or a limb hanging by fibres. I trim back the damage, brace what can be saved, and sometimes remove what won't recover. The work is lighter than in the city proper, but it's steady through the season. I document everything for insurance claims because the wind damage is real and visible. A free estimate lets me see the whole picture, what came down, what's at risk, and what just needs shaping to handle the next weather event.
