Providing the Washington DC Area With Quality Tree Service For Over 30 Years!
General Info
Northern Woods Tree Service strives to add value to your landscape and provide you with the very best tree care possible utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and procedures at a competitive price.
Northern Woods Tree Service offers a comprehensive services package that encompasses all of your arboricultural needs. These services are essential for your Plant Health Care initiative. Consult & Diagnose Are you starting a construction project? Do you have insects of fungi? Is your tree looking sick? For a fee, we can provide you with a consultation to discuss or diagnose your special arboricultural concerns. Estimates for pruning and removal are generally free. Pruning Services Trees require pruning for health, safety, and visual purposes. This is not only the most common tree service practice, but also the most incorrectly performed. "Lion tailing" is the unsightly practice of stripping out the interior branches of the tree's canopy. Improper cuts can jeopardize the health and beauty of your trees. The size of the pruning wounds are relative to the risk of infectors and time it takes a tree to consume the wound. Time of the year may be critical depending on the size and amount of foliage and tissue removed. Bracing & Cabling Bracing and/or Cabling is used to provide additional support when trees have structural issues that need to be addressed. Some of these issues include codominant branches or stems, split or decayed crotches. Root Services Lets not forget the most important structure of the tree, the roots. Look at issues affecting root structures and how to properly maintain them. Vista Clearing Vista Clearing is the process of gaining a better view of that lake, river or valley. Tree Removal Unfortunately trees die, fail, are crowded, or sometimes are in the way of construction and we have to remove them. We can effectively take down any tree regardless of the degree of difficulty. Stump Grinding Stump Grinding is the art of removing those unsightly stumps. Sometimes this is also necessary in order to break ground for a construction project or plant another tree. We can get our machines into extremely tight spaces to remove those stumps.
Consult & Diagnose tree problems Tree Pruning Services Tree Bracing & Cabling Services Tree Root Services Vista Clearing Tree Removal Services Stump Grinding Services
Location
Northern Woods Tree Service proudly serves the Washington DC metro area.
Amenities
Northern Woods Tree Service is your Washington DC metro area's experienced tree service provider with over 30 years of experience.
Accreditation
International Society of Arboriculture, ISA
Maryland Licensed Tree Expert
Tree Care Industry Association, TCIA
Associations
Tree Care Industry Association, TCIA International Society of Arboriculture, ISA Marlyand Licensed Tree Expert
When all else fails and a tree need to be removed, it should be done by an experienced professional. Our staff of skilled arborists has dealt with every possible tree removal scenario. Using state-of-the-art equipment and procedures, we can safely and efficiently cut any tree regardless of the degree of difficulty. Our crane can carefully lift heavy, dangerous tree sections, thereby protecting structures underneath and preventing further collateral damage.
Stump Grinding and Removal
Tree stumps can be unattractive and consume valuable space in your landscape. They can cause damage to lawn equipment and be dangerous tripping obstacles. We have a complete assortment of machines, equipment, and techniques that allows us to remove any stump regardless of its size or location.
Crown Reduction
Crown Thinning: Practice that begins with crown cleaning and adds the selective removal of specific branches to increase sunlight penetration and reduce wind resistance.
Since 1977, the focus of Northern Woods Tree Service has been the preservation of trees in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. "Our Commitment, Your Legacy" is an adage that we subscribe to and live by each and every day. Our "Commitment" is to provide the best tree care possible utilizing decades of in-house corporate knowledge and experience, state-of-the-art equipment and procedures, at a competitive price. The "Legacy" is our shared responsibility to care for trees and insure they will be testimonials of life for future generations.
Tree Cabling and Bracing
Bracing and/or cabling are procedures used to provide additional support to trees that have structural weaknesses that could cause them to split apart. These weaknesses may be genetically related or induced by decay or excessive growth and weight.
Arborist Services
Since most of the root system is underground and consequently cannot be seen, developing problems are often overlooked or not given enough attention. Our arborists understand the dynamics of how roots grow and function, what causes decay, and how best to handle root issues to protect them and keep them healthy so the tree can grow and flourish.
Tree Mulching
2. Excess mulch at the base of the tree (root crown) retains moisture on the trunk, prevents oxygen exchange, and causes fungal and bacterial growth and insect problems.