Recent Work Across Middlesex County
Real jobs in real towns. Here is a sample of the tree removals, prunings, and stump grinding McDonald Tree Service has handled since 1995 — town by town, with how we actually got each one done.
Tree Removal in Chelmsford, MA
We removed three large white pines from a Chelmsford, MA backyard, two of them leaning over the roof. The crane lifted each section out over the house instead of dropping it, so nothing came down where it could do damage. One day, full cleanup, no ruts in the lawn.
Storm Damage Tree Removal in Wilmington, MA
After a spring nor’easter, a red oak near the Route 93 corridor in Wilmington, MA lost its root plate and came down across a driveway. We cleared the access first, sectioned the trunk, and hauled it the same day. The phone rang at first light and we were already loading the truck.
Tree Service in Lexington, MA
A Lexington, MA homeowner called for a removal quote on a mature sugar maple they assumed was dying. We walked the trunk, found sound wood, and recommended structural pruning instead of removal. The tree stayed. The bill was a fraction of a takedown. Sometimes the right job is the smaller one.
Tree Removal in Bedford, MA
We removed a hazardous red oak from a Bedford, MA property and handled the town permit ourselves. Bedford’s Tree Preservation Bylaw protects any tree 10 inches or more across at 4.5 feet, so a protected-tree removal needs paperwork before the first cut. We have been through it dozens of times.
Stump Grinding in Burlington, MA
We ground four old stumps on a Burlington, MA property, including two another crew had left behind. We called Dig Safe to mark utilities first — Burlington’s older residential streets hide lines where you would not expect them — then ground each stump 8 to 10 inches below grade so the homeowner could seed the lawn over them.
Tree Removal in Lowell, MA
We removed a large Norway maple squeezed between two triple-deckers in Lowell, MA. No yard to drop into and a neighbor’s porch six feet away, so the whole tree came down on rigging lines, piece by piece. Tight-access Lowell jobs are about patience, not horsepower.
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