Tree Service in Colerain Township, OH

Tree Service in Colerain Township spans one of Hamilton County's largest pieces of ground. The township covers about 43 square miles in the north of the county, with roughly 59,000 residents, and its landscape is described as gentle wooded hills separating the Mill Creek and Great Miami River basins, sloping down to the Miami floodplain and rising toward the north. A job in a Northgate subdivision and a job on an older property near the river can look like different worlds.

Ten census-designated places cover most of the township, including Dry Ridge, Dunlap, Groesbeck, Mount Healthy Heights, Northbrook, Northgate, Pleasant Run, Skyline Acres, Taylor Creek and White Oak, which extends into Green Township. Each has its own mix of lot sizes and tree ages.

Old farm trees, new subdivisions. Where subdivisions replaced older farm properties, lots often kept a few large trees from fence rows or farmyards. Those old oaks, walnuts and maples are often the biggest trees on the street and were never shaped for a yard. Newer plantings around them, such as ornamental pears and fast maples, bring the usual problems of weak forks and crowded spacing. We also note any fence rows that cross property lines, since an old boundary tree is often shared, and both owners should agree before it is removed.

Floodplain trees. Near the Great Miami, sycamores, cottonwoods and silver maples grow quickly on deep, moist soil. They can drop large limbs, and repeated saturation can weaken roots. If you own land in the floodplain, check those trees after big rain events for new leans or soil heaving.

Ash. Emerald ash borer has spread throughout all of Ohio. Colerain's woods and fence rows had plenty of ash, and many are now dead standing trees. The longer they stand, the more brittle and dangerous to remove they become. A dead ash that could still be climbed safely last year may need a lift or careful rigging this year, so it pays to schedule removals before they become urgent.

Disposal close to home. The north site of Hamilton County's free yard trimmings program is at the Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, 3800 Struble Road, in the township. It is open Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon, March 21 to December 6. Branches must be bundled under 50 pounds, at most 4 feet long and 12 inches thick, and only residents' own material is accepted. For removals we do, chipping and hauling are in the price.

Typical Colerain jobs

• Removing dead ash in woods and along fence rows
• Pruning large old farm trees that now overhang homes
• Removing split ornamental pears after storms
• Taking down trees on ridges and slopes above creeks
• Stump grinding and cleanup

A long history. Surveyor John Dunlap laid out the village of Colerain in 1790, naming it after Coleraine in Ireland, and the township was organized in 1794. Interstates 74 and 275 now cross it, and Colerain Avenue runs north to south.

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