What tree services do we offer in Andover?
Shawsheen Tree Co. handles the full range of residential and commercial tree work across Andover, from routine pruning and clearance trimming to removals, stump grinding and long-term health care. The services on this page are grouped by the kind of problem they solve, so you can quickly find the one that fits your tree.
Most properties need more than one service over time. A big maple might need a reduction this winter, a cable next to it, and a health check in spring. Grouping work into one visit is usually cheaper and easier on the yard.
Which service fits your problem?
| What you’re seeing | Usually the right service |
|---|---|
| Limbs on the roof, gutters or driveway | Tree trimming |
| A tree that has grown too big for its spot | Crown reduction |
| Low branches blocking cars, paths or views | Crown raising |
| A V-shaped fork with a crack or seam | Tree cabling and bracing |
| A dead, dying or dangerous tree | Tree removal |
| An old stump or sprouts in the lawn | Stump grinding |
| Overgrown or browning hedges | Hedge trimming |
| Thin crowns, small leaves or slow decline | Tree and plant health care |
| Leaf spots, wilting or bands on leaves | Tree disease management |
| Many trees on an HOA or business property | Commercial tree service |
Not sure which one applies? The tree symptom checker helps you narrow it down, and the tree removal cost estimator gives a planning range if a tree may need to come down.
Clearance and shaping
Tree trimming keeps limbs off roofs, chimneys and driveways and removes deadwood before it falls. Crown raising lifts low branches for cars, plows and walkways, with extra margin for snow. Crown reduction shortens long, heavy limbs back to strong growth points so a large tree carries less weight in a nor’easter, without ever topping it. Hedge trimming keeps arborvitae, yew and other screens dense from top to bottom.
Structural support and removal
Cabling and bracing add support to weak forks and heavy limbs, often saving a mature tree that would otherwise come down. When a tree is dead, failing or in the wrong place, tree removal takes it down in controlled sections, lowered by rope over homes and gardens. Stump grinding then clears the stump and surface roots below grade, ready for lawn or a new tree.
Tree health
Plant health care is a seasonal program of inspections, soil care and targeted treatment for trees under stress. Tree disease management diagnoses and treats specific problems found in Massachusetts, including beech leaf disease, anthracnose, apple scab, fire blight, oak wilt and Dutch elm disease. Our guide to common tree diseases in Andover explains each one.
Commercial properties
Associations, office parks, schools and municipal grounds need planned, documented care. Commercial tree service covers inventories, risk inspections, scheduled pruning cycles and storm response, with records your board or insurer can file.
When should you book tree work?
Most pruning, reduction and cabling is best done in the dormant season, from late fall through winter, and oaks should only be pruned then. Plant health care follows the growing season, with most visits in spring and summer. Dangerous trees and storm damage should never wait for a season.
How every job works
- You callDescribe the tree and what you’re seeing. Photos help.
- On-site lookA tree professional inspects the whole tree, not just one branch.
- Clear quoteYou get the recommended work, the reasons and the price before anything is cut.
- Work and cleanupThe job is timed to the right season and the yard is left clean.
All services are available across Andover, including every neighborhood listed on our service areas page.
Call and describe it. We’ll point you to the right service.