Tree Service & Landscaping in Saugus, MA

Tree service in Saugus is close-to-home work for us, since Saugus borders Lynn and our yard is only a few minutes away. The town runs from the tidal Saugus River and the wide Rumney Marsh on the east side to the wooded ridges around Breakheart Reservation in the north, where oak, white pine, and hemlock stand over whole neighborhoods.

Those big conifers and hardwoods take real punishment from wind coming across the marsh and from winter nor’easters. Leaning trunks and hung-up limbs are the usual result, and our 24/7 storm crew is a few minutes away. When a tall pine sits tight against a roof or the wires, we bring rigging or a crane so it comes down under control. Beyond removals and pruning, we handle full landscaping and hardscaping, from the Cliftondale streets to homes near the Saugus Iron Works.

A good share of Saugus sits in low ground near the Saugus River, its tributaries, and Rumney Marsh, and properties within the wetlands buffer can need Saugus Conservation Commission review before trees come down. Trees in the public way are public shade trees under MGL c.87, so removal goes through the Tree Warden and a public hearing. Trees in a dry backyard usually need nothing from the town. Breakheart Reservation is state parkland, so a tree past your property line there is the business of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, not yours. If your lot is anywhere near water, call town hall before booking the work. Our ISA-Certified Arborists can document the tree’s condition for any filing.

Saturated soil is the quiet factor behind a lot of Saugus tree failures. When the ground near the marsh or a brook stays wet through a nor’easter, a shallow-rooted pine can tip over roots and all, even if the trunk looks healthy. Signs to watch for are soil heaving on one side of the trunk, a new lean, or cracks in the ground after a storm.

On the Breakheart side, the issue is more often ledge and thin soil under big oaks and hemlocks. Hemlocks across Massachusetts are also under pressure from the hemlock woolly adelgid, a small insect that leaves white, cottony tufts on the undersides of needles. If you see those, have an arborist look before the tree declines further. When water is the problem in the yard itself, grading and drainage work can move it away from the house. Our checklist on what to do when a tree comes down is worth reading before storm season.

Breakheart also reaches into Wakefield, and Saugus borders Lynn, where our yard is. See those pages for their local offices, or the full service area for everywhere else.