Tree Service & Landscaping in Melrose, MA

Tree service in Melrose starts with space, or the lack of it. The city’s streets are lined with Victorian and early-1900s homes on compact lots, and the tall maples and oaks between them grow close to houses, driveways, and overhead wires. There is rarely room to drop a big tree, so removals here mean careful rigging and, for the largest trees, crane-assisted work that lifts sections out without touching the house next door.

Above the neighborhoods, the wooded slopes of Mount Hood carry mature oak and pine, the Middlesex Fells, a state reservation in the care of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, runs along the west side, and Ell Pond sits right in the center of the city. Street trees on tight lots need regular pruning to stay clear of roofs and wires, and our 24/7 crew handles storm damage. On lots this size, thoughtful landscape design and construction matters as much as the trees.

On compact Melrose lots it is not always obvious where the public way ends and your yard begins. A tree in the public way is a public shade tree under MGL c.87, and removing it takes Tree Warden approval and a public hearing, even if you have mowed around it for thirty years. A tree clearly in your own yard usually needs no city permit, though lots near Ell Pond, the Fells, or other wetlands can involve the Melrose Conservation Commission. Before scheduling a removal near the sidewalk, ask city hall to confirm where the line falls. Our ISA-Certified Arborists can provide a tree report if one is needed.