Tree service in Windsor, CO

A young urban forest

Most of Windsor's residential tree population went in over the last twenty-five years, which means the town has relatively few of the overmature ash and elm problems that dominate older Front Range communities.

What it has instead is a large number of trees in the establishment and early-structure phase — and that is the window where a few minutes of work saves a fortune later.

Structural pruning is the high-value work here

A ten to twenty year old tree with a competing leader or a narrow, included-bark union has a defect that can be corrected with one cut. Left alone, that same union becomes the thing that splits in a wet spring snow twenty years from now, and by then the options are cabling or removal.

Windsor's newer subdivisions are full of trees at exactly this stage. See tree trimming and pruning.

Wind exposure

Windsor sits in open country with new subdivisions built on former farmland, which means very little established windbreak. Young trees on exposed lots take a beating, and it shows up as leaning trunks, one-sided canopies and root plates that never firmed up properly.

The fix is usually less staking rather than more. A tree that is allowed to flex builds a stronger trunk than one held rigid for three years.

The 2008 tornado

Windsor still carries tree damage from the May 2008 tornado. Trees that survived with major limb loss have been rebuilding for over fifteen years, and a lot of them have decay pockets at old wound sites that are only now becoming structural problems. If you have a tree that was damaged then, it is worth a look.

Newer landscape problems

Two things we see constantly in newer Windsor developments: trees planted too deep in their original container and never corrected, and turf irrigation running daily cycles that produce shallow, weak tree roots. Both are fixable, and both are invisible until the tree is fifteen years old.

What we do in Windsor

• Tree removal
• Tree trimming & pruning
• Stump grinding
• Emergency & storm damage
• Ash borer & ash removal
• Wildfire mitigation
• Arborist consultation

The City of Greeley requires applicable providers performing trimming or removal work on woody plants over 10 feet tall to hold a city tree-service license. Verify licensing and insurance with whoever performs your work.

Questions we get about this

Is Windsor covered?

Yes. Windsor has a population of about 40,000 and sits within the Greeley-area service radius. No travel surcharge.

Should I be worried about emerald ash borer in Windsor?

Worth paying attention to. Emerald ash borer is now confirmed in more than 20 Front Range cities, and the Colorado State Forest Service advises Front Range residents to assume the pest may already be present locally. Ash trees in and around Windsor are worth an annual look, and ash firewood should stay local rather than travelling.

Do I need a permit to remove a tree?

Rules differ by jurisdiction. In Greeley, trees on private property generally do not need a permit but trees in the public right of way do. Check with the Windsor town offices for local requirements before removing a street tree.

Do you charge for an estimate?

No. A local professional comes out, looks at the tree, and gives you a fixed price in writing before any work starts.

How soon can you come out?

Estimates are usually arranged within a couple of days. Scheduled work typically runs one to three weeks out depending on season. Hazardous trees and storm damage move to the front of the queue.