Pro Tree Service handles tree service in Ogden Dunes, IN and across Porter County. That covers removals, trimming and pruning, stump grinding and 24-hour storm response. Additionally, an ISA Certified Arborist leads our crews. We have worked northwest Indiana since 1989.
Why Tree Service in Ogden Dunes Is Not Ordinary Tree Work
Ogden Dunes sits on the dunes themselves, and that changes almost everything about how a job gets done. The Indiana Geological Survey puts the sand here at roughly three-quarters quartz. Specifically, it holds a stable face only above about a 32 degree angle. On a slope like that, the vegetation is doing structural work. Therefore, take the wrong tree out and you remove more than a tree. In fact, you remove what is holding the face together.
Access is the second problem. Narrow streets, steep drives, and houses set into slopes mean a bucket truck often cannot reach the work. Consequently, we climb and rig a good share of the jobs here rather than working from a boom. That takes longer and prices differently. However, we would rather tell you up front than discover it on the day.
Moreover, the town takes lake weather first. Storms arriving with northwest flow off Lake Michigan hit this side before anything inland.
Tree Trimming and Pruning in Ogden Dunes
Clearance over roofs and drives, deadwood out of mature trees, weight reduction on over-extended laterals. In practice, we prune to ANSI A300 standards, and we do not top trees. For full detail, see our tree trimming services page.
Removals
On dune ground we plan removals around what the roots are holding. Where the tree will fall matters just as much. Where we can fell a tree safely, we fell it. Often here, though, we cannot. Instead we rig it down in sections under control. Additionally, every removal includes haul-away of wood and brush. See tree and bush removal.
Stump Grinding
We price stump grinding separately. Our crews grind four to eight inches below grade. On a slope, though, we will talk through whether grinding a stump out is the right call. In fact, sometimes the root plate is worth leaving. See stump removal and grinding.
Storm Damage in Ogden Dunes
We answer the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call and describe what you are looking at. Then we will tell you honestly whether it needs a crew that night or can wait for daylight.
If there are wires involved, stay away from the tree. First call 911. Then call NIPSCO’s electric emergency line at 1-800-464-7726. For more on how we work storms, see emergency and storm response.
Tree Service in Ogden Dunes: Rules and Our License
Because the town sits on the dunes, Ogden Dunes regulates vegetation removal more closely than most. Read the ordinances yourself at the Town of Ogden Dunes ordinance page. However, the town is the authority on its own requirements, and nothing here is legal advice.
In addition, we hold a contractor’s license with the Town of Ogden Dunes and keep it current.
Get an Estimate for Tree Service in Ogden Dunes
Tell us the address and what you are looking at. Especially on a slope, a photo helps a great deal. Estimates are free, any day of the week.
Call 708-424-5885 or request one online.
Ogden Dunes is part of our Porter County service area. We work all of northwest Indiana.