Tree Service in Loveland, OH

Tree Service in Loveland follows the shape of the Little Miami valley. The city straddles the river, with its downtown in the valley on both banks and neighborhoods climbing the wooded hills on either side. It is also one of the few places around Cincinnati that sits in three counties at once: most residents live in Hamilton County, City Hall is in Clermont County, and part of the city is in Warren County.

Flood ground and hillside ground

Loveland's downtown has a long flood history. The March 1913 flood destroyed a corn mill and washed out the bridge, and after a 1959 flood a dike was built along the river in 1962 and 1963. Trees on low ground near the river, often sycamores, silver maples and cottonwoods, live with periodic saturation and can carry large, heavy limbs over streets and the bike trail. Up the hill, trees on slopes deal with the opposite: thin soil, water running off, and roots that hold the bank.

Both settings shape how we work. In the valley we watch for root decay from repeated wet soil and for big limbs with long horizontal reach. On the hills we plan for lowering wood downslope safely and avoid leaving bare ground that will wash in the next storm.

The trail corridor

The Loveland Bike Trail runs along the former Little Miami Railroad corridor and became part of the Little Miami Scenic Trail in 1984. Homes backing onto the corridor often have trees that lean toward it. If a tree on your property could fall across the trail, removal planning has to account for trail users. Any tree in the trail right-of-way itself is not yours to cut.

Who lives here

Census estimates show 74.6% of Loveland homes are owner-occupied, with a median value of $321,300, across about 5.0 square miles of land. Many homes have a mix of large native trees left from before the subdivisions and landscape trees planted since.

Common Loveland jobs

• Pruning or removing large valley trees over driveways and roofs
• Clearing storm damage after summer thunderstorms
• Removing dead ash, a problem across Ohio since emerald ash borer arrived
• Taking down leaning trees on wooded slopes
• Grinding stumps in lawns and along the edges of steep yards

Which county are you in?

The county matters for disposal. Hamilton County residents can use the free county yard trimmings drop-off sites from March 21 to December 6 for their own bundled branches. Clermont and Warren county residents should check their own options. For our work, hauling is part of the estimate whichever county you are in.

Call (513) 712-8578 or use the form. Tell us if you are near the river or up the hill. Get a free estimate