Brimfield acreage, rural-edge lots, and real tree work

Township lots and old fence rows

Brimfield sits between Kent and Tallmadge, but much of it still feels rural. Homes sit on larger lots, many of them carved from farmland, and the old fence rows and tree lines between former fields still run through backyards. Those tree lines are often a mix of whatever seeded in over the decades: ash, black cherry, box elder, silver maple and the occasional big oak or hickory.

That mix is uneven. Some of those trees are worth keeping for shade and privacy. Many are short-lived, already dead or leaning over fences, outbuildings and driveways. A walk along the tree line is usually where a Brimfield estimate starts.

Open ground, wind and storms

Trees on open Brimfield lots don't have the shelter of a neighborhood around them. A lone oak in a yard or a row of maples along a field edge takes the full force of every storm coming across open ground. Wind damage, split stems and uprooted trees are more common here than in sheltered suburbs.

On the plus side, open ground often means there's room to fell a tree instead of taking it down piece by piece, which can make removal faster and less expensive. It also means more space for wind-tolerant replacements and windbreak plantings that shelter the house over time.

Road trees and who handles them

Along township and county roads, tree responsibility works differently than in a city. Ohio law lets township trustees trim or remove vegetation growing in or encroaching on the right-of-way of township roads, and the county engineer has the same authority on county roads. Where a dead tree in the road right-of-way is dangerous, the trustees have a duty to deal with it.

If a tree near the road is your concern, we'll help you figure out whether it's likely in the right-of-way and who to call. Trees on your side of the line are yours to manage, and we can handle those whether it's one dead ash or a whole fence row.

Questions we hear locally