Tree Service in Eau Claire, WI

Old trees, tight lots, and two rivers shape tree care in Eau Claire

Eau Claire’s older neighborhoods, the Third Ward, Randall Park, and Putnam Heights among them, are full of mature oaks, maples, and elms standing over houses and garages on lots with little room to spare. Many of those same streets carry big boulevard trees, so the trees that need attention are usually the ones closest to the things you least want hit.

The rivers add a second layer. Homes along the Chippewa and Eau Claire River corridors sit on wooded lots that take the force of summer storms, and mature ash trees across the city face steady pressure from emerald ash borer.

What we handle in Eau Claire

Space is the first problem we solve. On tight in-town lots, tree removal usually means rigging the tree down in pieces rather than felling it whole, because the only landing zone is a roof, a garage, or the lot next door. Regular tree and shrub pruning covers clearance, deadwood, and long-term health for the mature yard and boulevard trees in the older neighborhoods. And once a tree comes out, stump grinding clears the stump so the spot can go back to lawn or a replacement tree.

The river corridors set the other half of the work. Because homes along the water take the brunt of summer storms, we provide emergency storm cleanup when a tree fails and tree risk assessment before one does, with a certified arborist checking the leaning or split trees that deserve a closer look. For ash trees caught between saving and losing, plant health care can protect a tree that still has good years left, while tree planting puts the right tree back once an ash is too far gone.

Storm season, winter pruning, and emerald ash borer

Summer storms do their worst along the water, where the biggest trees and the closest quarters overlap. After a storm passes, the downed tree is only part of the story. The ones left leaning or freshly split deserve a look before the next front.

Emerald ash borer is the slower threat. An ash marked with an orange dot has been flagged as a declining or hazard ash, and the choice from there is plain, treat a tree that still has good years left or replace one that does not. Winter has a quieter job here too. We keep oak pruning to the dormant window to lower oak wilt risk, so oak work in Eau Claire gets planned around the cold months.

Eau Claire tree service questions

My ash has an orange dot. What are my options?
The orange dot flags a declining or hazard ash. From there it is a judgment call between treatment, if the tree still has good years left, and removal with a new tree planted in its place. We will tell you plainly which side of that line your tree is on.

Can you remove a large tree on a tight Third Ward or Randall Park lot?
Yes. That describes much of our Eau Claire work. We rig big trees down in pieces to protect the house and the lots next door, and we plan the whole job around the space before anyone starts a saw.

When should oaks in Eau Claire be pruned?
During the dormant window, in the cold months. That timing lowers oak wilt risk, and it applies to the mature oaks in yards and along boulevards throughout the older neighborhoods.

We also provide tree service in Altoona, Chippewa Falls, and Lake Hallie, and in communities across Eau Claire County. See all service areas →