Tree Removal in Elma, NY

Tree Removal in Elma is work in a town that takes its name from a tree. A large American elm once stood at what is now the corner of Clinton Street and Bowen Road, and when a resident proposed naming the local post office after it, the Elma Post Office was established in 1852. The town itself was formed in 1857 from parts of Aurora and Lancaster, the last town created in Erie County. Dutch elm disease later killed elms by the tens of thousands in Buffalo alone, but Elma still has a lot of big trees: maples, oaks, ash, spruce and pine on larger lots than most Buffalo suburbs.

Larger lots, different jobs

Elma covers about 34.5 square miles and had 11,721 residents in 2020. Census QuickFacts shows an 88.6% owner-occupied rate, a median owner-occupied value of $357,900 and 2.56 people per household, among the highest in the area. Houses here are often set back on deep or wooded parcels, which gives more room to work but also means longer distances to carry wood, softer ground, and more trees per property. A single visit commonly covers several trees: the dead ash by the driveway, the leaning spruce behind the garage and the big maple over the roof.

Snow loads

Elma sits in the path of the Southtowns lake-effect bands. In the November 2014 storm, the National Weather Service recorded 51 inches here, and numerous trees across the area gave way under the weight. On December 1, 2006, Elma also logged a 58 mph gust during a windstorm that left 50,000 to 75,000 customers without power. Evergreens split by snow, and hardwoods with old storm wounds, are the trees to watch here.

Creeks through town

Buffalo Creek flows west through the northern part of Elma, and Cazenovia Creek flows north through the southwest. Lots along them tend to have big, water-loving trees on soft banks. We rig creek-side removals back toward the yard so nothing ends up in the water, and leave stumps and roots in banks where they are holding soil.

Brush pickup is limited

The town runs a town-wide rubbish pickup twice a year, on the first Monday of April and October, with brush collected about two weeks later; material has to be at the curb by 7 a.m. Outside those windows, a removal's worth of wood has nowhere to go. That is why our estimates include chipping and hauling, or cutting firewood to length and stacking it if you burn wood.

How we work here

We walk the property with you, mark each tree, and write up a price for each so you can pick what to do now. Wires to the house are disconnected or covered by the utility before we cut near them. Get a free estimate