Tree Service in Fort Thomas, KY

Tree Service in Fort Thomas is shaped by the reason the city exists. In 1887 the Army needed a replacement for Newport Barracks, which kept flooding, and General Philip Sheridan picked a site on the high ground above the Ohio River. The post was named Fort Thomas, and the city grew up around it. Today Fort Thomas sits at about 781 feet, on the southern bank of the Ohio in Campbell County, in country described as relatively large hills and valleys.

That terrain is the first thing we look at on a Fort Thomas estimate. Many homes sit at the top or partway down a slope, with mature trees growing in the ravine behind them. Some streets wind along ridges, with yards dropping off steeply on one side. Removing a big tree on that kind of ground is not a matter of picking a direction and felling it. Pieces are cut and lowered on ropes, crews set up where they can stand safely, and the wood is carried or winched back up to the street. Because hillside jobs take more rigging and more hands than flat-yard work, our written estimate explains the method for each tree so the price makes sense before anything is cut.

Settled neighborhoods

Census estimates show 71.2% of Fort Thomas homes are owner-occupied, with a median value of $335,000, and 89.0% of residents lived in the same house a year earlier. The 2020 census counted 7,301 housing units. With owners staying put, trees around the house grow along with the family, and we often meet owners who want a long-term plan rather than a one-time cut: deadwood out now, a reduction on the big oak in a couple of years, the dead ash removed before it falls into the ravine.

Ravine trees and storms

Trees on slopes grow toward the light, which often means leaning out over the ravine or toward the house. Summer thunderstorms load those leaning crowns with wind and water. After a storm, look for fresh cracks in the soil on the uphill side of a leaning tree, torn bark at branch unions and hanging limbs. Those are the signs that a tree needs attention soon.

Common Fort Thomas work

• Removing dead or leaning trees on steep backyard slopes
• Pruning large shade trees back from roofs and gutters
• Removing dead ash; emerald ash borer has spread through much of the eastern U.S.
• Storm cleanup on driveways and in ravines
• Selective stump grinding, leaving stumps on slopes where roots still hold the soil

What to do with the wood and leaves

For work we do, chipping and hauling are included, or wood can be left for firewood. For your own garden waste, Campbell County residents are eligible for a free compost bin and education through the UK Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service at (859) 572-2600.

A landmark tower

Tower Park, on the old military grounds, is marked by a 102-foot stone water tower, the 16th structure built at the post.

Call (513) 712-8578 or use the form, and tell us how steep the yard is. Get a free estimate