Tree Removal in Geronimo, OK

Geronimo is a town of about 1,158 people on roughly a square and a half miles of flat ground south of Lawton. Most homes here have a few big trees doing a lot of work: shading the west wall, screening the road, or anchoring the back yard. Tree removal in Geronimo comes in when a tree can no longer be kept safe, and we take it down cleanly; until then, our work is about keeping those trees sound and healthy.

Pruning as maintenance, not a one-time fix

A mature shade tree that has never been pruned tends to collect problems: dead limbs in the interior, branches growing toward the roof, two leaders splitting apart at a narrow crotch. A good pruning visit addresses those in order of risk. We start with dead and broken wood, then clearance over the house and driveway, then structure. We would rather do a moderate job every few years than a drastic one once a decade.

Elms, hackberries, pecans and oaks all respond well to proper pruning. Fast-growing trees like silver maple, cottonwood and Bradford pear need more frequent attention because they put on weight quickly and their wood is weaker.

After the storm

Geronimo shares the same severe-weather season as the rest of Comanche County, with the peak usually running from late April into early June. Straight-line thunderstorm winds break plenty of backyard trees, not just tornadoes. When a storm passes, the urgent jobs are trees or large limbs on a roof, across a driveway, or tangled with a service line. Anything touching a power line is the electric utility's job first; once the line is safe, we can remove the tree.

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Ice loads in winter

In January 2007 an ice storm led Oklahoma's governor to declare a statewide emergency, and well over 100,000 customers across the state lost power, many for more than a week. Storms like that are not every year, but when they come they strip limbs off trees all over town at once. Trees that were thinned and had deadwood removed generally come through with less damage.

Trees and fences on small lots

Most Geronimo homes sit on modest lots with chain-link or wood privacy fences, and trees planted along the fence line years ago now straddle it. Roots lift fence posts and trunks swallow wire. When one of these trees has to go, we cut it down to the fence, work the last section free without tearing out the panel, and grind the stump as close as we can without damaging posts. If you share the tree with a neighbor, both of you should agree to the plan before we start.

Removals and stump grinding

When a tree is dying, badly decayed or simply in the wrong place, we remove it in a way that fits the lot. Small yards with fences usually mean sectional removal with rigging. Afterward we can grind the stump below grade so the yard can be reseeded. If you want the wood, we can cut it to firewood length and stack it; otherwise we haul it off.